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2023 Theme: Christmas Traditions around the World Dec. 10 and 17, 2023 The San Diego Bay Parade of Lights is a time-honored holiday tradition brought to San Diego by the boating community. Continuing its long-standing San Diego tradition, the 53rd annual San Diego Bay Parade of Lights promises to dazzle and entertain bayfront crowds during 2 evenings on December 10 and December 17, 2023. Participants in this year’s highly anticipated holiday boat parade will decorate their boats to fit this year’s theme. The San Diego Bay Parade of Lights brings more than 100,000 San Diego residents and visitors to the shores of San Diego Bay each year. The procession of approximately 80 lavishly decorated boats has become one of the most iconic events in the region. There is no cost to view the parade. This year, for the 6th time, the parade will proceed to the pier at Cesar Chavez Park before making the turn to Coronado, giving spectators another area to view the parade. The procession will start at 5:30 p.m. and will follow the predetermined parade route. The parade takes approximately one hour to one and a half hours to pass any given point along the parade route. The approximate arrival time of the parade at various locations are: Shelter Island (start of parade) 5:30 p.m. Harbor Island 6:15 p.m. The Embarcadero 6:45 p.m. Seaport Village 7:15 p.m. The Pier at Cesar Chavez Park 7:30 p.m. Ferry Landing on Coronado 7:45 p.m. San Diego Bay Parade of Lights on Facebook / Instagram

Our picks for pop culture, comics, music, art, food, drink and fandom events to get a taste of Comic-Con without a badge.

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There are concerns that a new election data system that's being pushed by conservative activists and is fueling many mass challenges of registrations could kick legitimate voters off the rolls.

Stories are spun with a hint of Scottish highland atmosphere in Tales and Legends of Scotland, and woven into a fine tweed of drama, highjinks, selkies replete with heroes, scoundrels, mythical creatures and their kin. Storytellers of San Diego kick off the venerable Vista Scottish Highland Games on the Friday night. Ages 12 and up are best. Traditional storytelling with no notes--Moth style. Told by Marilyn McPhie, James Nelson-Lucas, Melanie Lococo, Lissette Ryan with harp, Mindy Donner, Aunt Li-Anne, and Catherine Bonin. Fine fiddling by Rachel Amov. This evening is sure to be you in the mind of attending during the weekend for highland dancing, sheepdogs dogging, pipe and drum, and caber toss. Please bring your own tasty tidbits and drinks. No sales Friday evening. We provide tables, chairs and awnings.

Fall in love with your home again with these feng shui-inspired decorating tips from architect Cliff Tan. They focus on creating an environment that feels happy, harmonious and full of good energy.

Seniors, youth, Medicare recipients and disabled transit riders have until Sept. 30 to verify their eligibility for discounted fares.

California health officials say granting the licenses prevents the eviction of hundreds of residents from their homes and provides oversight provisions — including a two-year monitoring period.

Join us on Free Third Thursday, November 16 for My Barbarian, a collective consisting of Malik Gaines, Jade Gordon, and Alexandro Segade, who will perform a staged reading of "The Mother and Other Plays, " previously presented at the Whitney Biennial 2014, among other venues nationally. This live adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s "The Mother" (first performed in 1932), includes original musical numbers and improvised content, and also maintains the Brechtian concept of the Lehrstück, or learning-play, by inviting audience members to participate in select scenes. A play about the revolutionary potential of motherhood, My Barbarian's "The Mother and Other Plays" offers audiences a theatrical, and critical, performance experience.  Refreshments will be available for purchase from The Kitchen. About My Barbarian | My Barbarian (Malik Gaines, Jade Gordon, and Alexandro Segade) is a collective whose theatrical work often references the legacies of California’s countercultural era , drawing on a multitude of sources to establish the richness of matrilineal creative inheritance. Two of the collective’s members, Malik Gaines and Alexandro Segade, are faculty in the University of California, San Diego’s Department of Visual Arts.