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Yaquina Bay Lighted Boat Parade 2025

Yaquina Bay Lighted Boat Parade 2025

12/6/2025 - 12/7/2025

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Join us for an evening of lights!  This annual event is held the first Saturday of December each year, this is a fantastic tradition and a great way to start your holiday season.

There are lots of ways to enjoy the Lighted Boat Parade - decorating and entering your own boat; viewing from the piers along the shoreline or from the many restaurants along the Bayfront.

Started in 1994 by Fran & Don Mathews with Marine Discovery Tours, this event has been a local favorite for many years. Don Mathews died in 2018, but the Marine Discovery crew rallied, and the lighted boat parade went on. And then came COVID and the parade was canceled. Locally beloved, the Yaquina Bay Yacht Club sponsored an "unofficial" parade in 2021, 2022 & 2023 and the Newport Chamber resurrected the event in 2024 to continue it's tradition in our community.

Yaquina Bay

Newport, 97365 United States

Best places to view the Boat Parade are on the Historic Bay Front at a number of Restaurants and businesses or from the Piers.

Event Contact
Newport Chamber of Commerce
(541) 265-8801
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12/6/2025 - 12/7/2025
The parade will start about 5pm and last approximately 1 to 1 1/2 hours
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