Community Corner
Encinitas Holiday Parade Next Saturday
This year's turnout is expected to be the biggest yet.
Thousands of people will be on floats and in bands with tens of thousands more cheering them on as the rolls along Coast Highway 101 on Saturday, Dec, 3.
The 5:30 p.m. parade is preceded by a 5 p.m. tree-lighting ceremony at the Lumberyard (near Starbucks).
Grand Marshal (of Hansen Surfboards) will lead the approximately 100 entries, all reflecting this year’s theme: Encinitas 25-Celebrating our Beginning.
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As this year celebrates the city’s 25th anniversary of incorporation, the parade will feature additional judging categories for Best Representation of Community (New Encinitas, Old Encinitas, Cardiff, Leucadia, Olivenhain) and Best Representation of the Year 1986 (think Madonna attire, Magnum P.I., big hair).
The Encinitas Holiday Parade is a 54-year tradition and this year it looks to be bigger and better than ever.
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Free parking shuttles will run from 4- 8:30 p.m. from on Santa Fe Dr. (ADA accessible bus) and from the parking lot at 200 Saxony Rd. Avoid congestion, come early and stay late, enjoying Coast Highway 101 shops and restaurants.
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