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: