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2023 Boat Parade: Celebrating 61 Years … The Power of Music

Rain or Shine the 61st Annual Huntington Harbour Boat Parade will go on.

2023 Theme

The Power of Music…Celebrating 61 Years

Grand Marshal: Weikko Wirta

It is that time of year when we get excited about the upcoming boat parade, where we have the opportunity to view our traditional favorites, while adding new and unique entries.  

The all-volunteer Huntington Harbour Boat Parade is the non-profit Huntington Harbour Philharmonic Commitee's way of saying "thank you" to the Harbour residents for decorating their homes.

Unlike many other boat parades, the Huntington Harbour Boat Parade is not produced or managed by a marina company, City, or Chamber of Commerce. It is an entirely volunteer effort.

Please note public viewing areas at the beaches fill up quickly with very limited parking. One of the best ways to see it is to be in it by entering your boat!

VOTE FOR THE 2023 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS

BOAT:

Vote for your favorite boat by “liking” the boat’s displayed number seen during the parade on Facebook on Saturday, December 9. Voting ends at 8 a.m. Sunday, December 10.

HOMES:

There are also People’s Choice Awards for the Home Decorating Contest! Voting for both on-and-off water homes will be based on the Facebook “likes” of decorated homes who’ve entered and submitted photos.  Voting is open now until 7:00 p.m., Thursday, December 7th. 

AWARDS PRESENTATION

Watch the virtual awards presentation live at 11 a.m. on Sunday, December 10.

BOAT PARADE

Watch Boat Parade Live 6:00 pm Saturday, December 9.

Who We Are

The Huntington Harbour Philharmonic Committee supports the Philharmonic Society of Orange County, the county’s oldest non-profit music organization. We have joined them in their mission to foster, promote and increase the knowledge and appreciation of the arts through the presentation of performances by musical artists of national and international stature and the development and implementation of a wide variety of music education outreach programs.

More than a quarter of a million Orange County students, from kindergarten through high school, participate yearly in the Youth Programs provided by The Committees of the Philharmonic Society. The volunteers of The Committees create, provide and fund an extensive array of programs. Over 1,500 presentations are offered by professional musicians and trained docents at no charge to all public and private schools in the county.

There are six groups in the Huntington Harbour Philharmonic Committee: Admiralty, Islander, Marina-Windjammer, Sandpiper, Seal Beach and Trinidad. Each member volunteers time with the Youth Programs and with fundraising. The reward is seeing our young people light up to the sights and sounds of music. Interested in joining one of our groups? Please call (714) 840-7542 for more information.

Our main funding project is the annual December Cruise of Lights®. For this year’s holiday celebration, we are encouraging all our Harbour neighbors to decorate their homes and participate in the decorating contests so that we can carry on the spirit of the Cruise of Lights®. Thank you for your continued support for our music education programs.
 

2021 Boat Parade

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2018 Boat Parade: A Space Odyssey

2017 Boat Parade: Musical Kicks on Route 66

2016 Boat Parade: Symphony Of Lights

2015 Boat Parade: Songs From the Silver Screen, A Tribute to Hollywood

2012 Boat Parade: 50th Anniversary Golden Memories