# Tacoma Lighted Boat Parade

Tacoma Yacht Club leads a parade of decorated boats along the Tacoma waterfront and down the Foss Waterway to Dock Street Marina. Saturday from 5:30pm.

Canonical URL: https://tacomairl.com/events/tacoma-lighted-boat-parade-2026/
Section: events
Area: Ruston Way waterfront
Published: 2026-11-03
Event status: Upcoming or ongoing
Start date: 2026-12-19
Start time: 17:30
End time: Not confirmed
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Venue: Tacoma waterfront
Address: Tacoma, WA, US
Price: Free
Age policy: Not confirmed
Reservations: Not confirmed
Organizer: Tacoma Yacht Club
Organizer URL: https://tacomayachtclub.org/Public_Events/Lighted_Boat_Parade

## Why go

Tacoma Yacht Club's bridge officers lead the parade, and the club invites boats from outside its membership to join.

## What happens

Saturday, December 19. Boats gather in front of the Point Defiance docks, near Anthony's, around 5:30pm. The parade runs along the Tacoma waterfront and down the Foss Waterway, ending at Dock Street Marina.

## Good to know

The route follows the waterfront, so it can be watched from shore along the way. The yacht club's page lists no spectator fee.

**Next year:** a Saturday in December.

## Sources

- [Tacoma Yacht Club: Lighted Boat Parade, Saturday Dec. 19, 2026](https://tacomayachtclub.org/Public_Events/Lighted_Boat_Parade)