Featuring a fleet of brightly lit vessels of all shapes and sizes, the Santa Barbara Harbor Parade of Lights capped a day of holiday beachside activities Sunday evening.
There was festive Christmas music at the Santa Barbara Harbor and a tree-lighting on the waterfront.
At dusk, about 30 decorated and illuminated boats made their way from Leadbetter Beach east to the Cabrillo Pavilion and back to Stearns Wharf for the city’s 36th annual holiday Parade of Lights.
Warmly dressed onlookers watched from the wharf, the breakwater and along the beaches and waterfront.
The boat parade and festivities followed a weekend storm that disrupted other local community parades. There was no rain Sunday evening, but the passing cold front left frigid temperatures in its wake.
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Decorated boats in Santa Barbara’s 36th annual Harbor Parade of Lights. Credit: Mike Eliason photo 
Decorated boats in the Santa Barbara’s 36th annual Harbor Parade of Lights. Credit: Mike Eliason photo 
Decorated boats joined Santa Barbara’s 36th annual Harbor Parade of Lights. Credit: Mike Eliason photo 
A decorated boat cruises past Stearns Wharf in the Santa Barbara Parade of Boats. Credit: Mike Eliason photo 
A decorated boat in Santa Barbara’s 36th annual Harbor Parade of Lights. Credit: Mike Eliason photo 
Decorated boat n the Santa Barbara Parade of Boats. Credit: Mike Eliason photo 
A power boat in the Santa Barbara Harbor Parade of Lights. Credit: Mike Eliason photo