41st Spirit of San Pedro Holiday Parade
Last year, everyone joked that 2020 was the longest year on record due to the COVID pandemic. But it’s been 21 months since we’ve been able to gather and celebrate in a holiday street parade.
Fortunately, the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce was able to pull it together to make this year’s holiday parade happen. In past years, more than 9,000 spectators lined the streets to view the holiday floats, little league teams, classic cars, boy and girl scouts, high school bands, equestrian units, and volunteers through downtown San Pedro.
This year’s theme is a generic holiday theme and the number of participants are fewer than in 2019. But the headliners that made the last parade special are participating in this one, including Timmy, the beloved oversized rubber ducky who first made an appearance at the Tall Ships Festival in 2014, who will be on a float. The parade will carry this inflated creature of cuteness through the streets of San Pedro, starting at 13th and Pacific and ending at 6th and Palos Verdes. Fans can take
pictures with Timmy the Rubber Duck in front of Crowne Plaza Hotel immediately after the parade.
Other parade highlights include: the award winning San Pedro High School Golden Pirate Regiment, Dana Middle School Band and equestrian units; Charros de Zacatecas, and the Palos Verdes Equestrian Drill Team.
This year’s grand marshals are Pam Costa, Representative Nannette Barragán, California State Senator Steve Bradford, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn, Los Angeles mayoral candidates Mike Feuer and Joe Buscaino and Los Angeles 15th District City Council candidate Tim McOsker.
The parade lineup is in alphabetical order and is subject to change before the parade on Dec. 5.
Time: 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 5
Cost: Free Details: www.spholidayparade.com; 310-8327272
Venue: Downtown San Pedro
2021 Parade Lineup:
Alma de Oro: Folklorico Dancers Bayview Baptist Church
Beach Cities Shrine Club
Boy Scouts of America Cub Scouts Boys and Girls Club LA Harbor Brave Creations Bridge Cities Alliance
CA State Senator Steven Bradford, 35th District
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
Carson High School Marching Blue Thunder Charros De Compton
Charros de Zacatecas
Commissioner Anthony Pirozzi - Port of Los Angeles
Congresswoman Nanette Barragán, 44th District
Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council LA City Council Member Joe Buscaino, 15th District
Dana Middle School STEM Magnet
Dance Tech DoubleTree by Hilton San Pedro
Encore Theater Group
Folklórico Las Perlitas
Grupo Folk. Misantla
Haley Clark Dance Company
Harbor Occupational Center
Honorary mayor of San Pedro Pam Costa
Jesus Movement Christian Coalition
Kona Ice of South Carson
LA Harbor Dragon Boat Club
Los Angeles City Fire Department
Los Angeles City Fire Department Historical Society
LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn, 4th District Los Angeles Harbor College
Los Angeles Maritime Institute
Los Angeles Police Emerald Society Pipes and Drums
Los Angeles Police Department Capt. Jay Mastick
Los Angeles Port Police
Mary Star of the Sea Elementary
Mike Feuer for mayor
Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council Palos Verdes Junior Drill Team
Point Fermin Marine Science Magnet
Port of Los Angeles - Timmy the Duck
Port of Los Angeles High School
Prestige Princess
Providence Aztec Dancers
San Pedro Bay Historical Society
San Pedro Cafe
San Pedro City Ballet
San Pedro CPR Group
San Pedro Girl Scouts
San Pedro High School Marching Band
San Pedro High School Marine Science Magnet
San Pedro High School Volleyball
San Pedro Lions club
South Bay Divas
South Bay Young Marines
San Pedro High School Squad
The Garden Church & Feed and Be Fed
The Hitchens Team at Keller Williams Realty Timothy McOsker for City Council
Waterfront BNI
Willenberg Career & Transition Center