Huntington Beach Christmas Boat Parade Dec. 8 & 9, 2012

This will be the 50th Boat Parade and the first with a woman serving as Grand Marshal. The theme this year is island serenade . Think Beatles from the British Isles, Pirates of the Caribbean, Fantasy Island, Gilligan's Island, South Sea Islands, Hawaiian Islands, or the Greek Isles. Ireland is an island, so is Manhattan. Have fun with this. hhboatparade.org

Huntington Harbour Cruise of Lights Dec.   Huntington Harbour Cruise of Lights will be held December 15-23, 2012  with times each night at 5:30, 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. Cost is $17 adult, $10 kid.  Tickets are available  by calling the Cruise of Lights office. cruiseoflights.org