Oceanside Harbor Parade of Lights
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: Oceanside Harbor, Oceanside, California
When: typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting)
Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM
Cost: free
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Boats strung with holiday lights circle Oceanside Harbor in an annual parade organized through the Oceanside Yacht Club.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in Oceanside is around 4:44 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:11 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 45°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 2 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 15 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- Quarter Horse Circle Pixel Show
- Snead Drive Lights
- Medford Court Pixel Show
- Rockfield Court Show Selector
- Willow Walk Road Digital Light Show
- Thoroughbred Street Display
- Edgehill & Foothill Drive House
- Jingle Terrace Nights at Brengle Terrace Park
Make a night of it. This is stop 3 on our 5-stop Oceanside lights loop — about 18.9 miles and 65 minutes of driving in total.