Watercraft glittering with holiday cheer dazzle on opening night of the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade

A boat decorated like a gingerbread house makes the turn at the Balboa Island Bridge on opening night of the 2024 Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade, themed “Christmas across the Decades.” About 100 vessels of all sizes decked out with Christmas lights, inflatable holiday figures and more dazzled spectators during the opening night of the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade Wednesday. A boat with traditional Christmas holiday characters cruises towards Balboa Island Bridge during the 2024 Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade, “Christmas Across the Decades,” in Newport Harbor on opening night, Wednesday. Colorfully decorated boats make the turn at the Balboa Island Bridge during the 2024 Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade, “Christmas Across the Decades,” in Newport Harbor on opening night. A small boat makes the turn at the Balboa Island Bridge during the 2024 Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade.