Christmas ships will be parading again this year on the Columbia at Parker’s Landing Marina! Please join us for cookies and cider and view the parade from the warmth of the Port meeting room. The doors will open at 5:00 pm and the parade begins at 6:00 pm.
Indoor seating is limited!
The Christmas Ship Parade started in 1954 with one lone sailboat from Portland Yacht Club. Bows of green with some ribbon where tied along the rails and it paraded on the rivers. The next year the parade started to grow. Today, The Christmas Ship Fleet averages about 55 to 60 boats between the Columbia and Willamette River fleets. Things have changed from the first lone ship. Now the displays are brightly lit and can be seen from bank to bank on each river.
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