Encinitas Holiday Parade

This IS Encinitas Life!

Thousands of people will be on floats and in bands with tens of thousands more cheering them on as the 2015 Encinitas Holiday Parade rolls along Coast Highway 101 on Saturday, December 5th.

The parade begins at 5:30 PM. It is preceded by a 5:00 PM tree lighting ceremony a the Lumberyard (near Starbucks coffee).

If you are interested in participating in the Encinitas Holiday Parade as an entry (float, vehicle, walking group or other entry), download the 2015 Encinitas Holiday Parade Entry Application here.

For additional information, please email nbuck@encinitasca.gov.

2015 Theme

“This IS Encinitas Life!” – Go all out, find something interesting, unique, fun, amazing that shows off what “Encinitas Life” means to you. Like farming? Maybe surfing? Yoga? Like to “Keep it Funky”? or are all about the Cardiff Kook or a great Donut? We want to see your creativity and also invite you to show it off and share it with everyone using the hashtags #EncinitasLife and #EncinitasHolidayParade. This year’s parade promises to be a night of fun and already has a ton of interest and participants pouring in.

Parade Program

Look for our 2015 Encinitas Holiday Parade Program in the weeks leading up to the Parade.

Parking Shuttles

Don’t stress over finding a parking space downtown, take advantage of our FREE parking shuttles that run from Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas off of Santa Fe Drive (just look for the signs pointing you there) or from they YMCA/Ecke Sports Park parking lot on Saxony Road.  Both shuttles start running at 4pm and go until 8:30pm.  The ADA accessible bus runs from the Scripps location.  Shuttles run approximately every 20 minutes and will drop you off at the NCTD bus station on Vulcan Avenue, just a half block from the Parade route.

More Information

For info, email nbuck@encinitasca.gov or call 760-633-2760.