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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; 310-832-7272

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
Terelle Jerricks

During his two decade tenure, he has investigated, reported on, written and assisted with hundreds of stories related to environmental concerns, affordable housing, development that exacerbates wealth inequality and the housing crisis, labor issues and community policing or the lack thereof.

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