Photo gallery: Ocean Beach flocks to holiday parade

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Newport Avenue lights up all the way to the sea for the Ocean Beach Holiday Parade on Dec. 4. (Milan Kovacevic)

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Both sides of Newport Avenue fill with spectators for the 42nd Ocean Beach Holiday Parade. (Milan Kovacevic)

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Ocean Beach’s “crooked tree” leans into the holidays at the beach end of Newport Avenue. (Milan Kovacevic)

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Grateful Dead tribute band Electric Waste Band casts some good vibes on the Ocean Beach Holiday Parade. (Milan Kovacevic)

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The OB Holiday Parade marches down Newport Avenue on Dec. 4. (Milan Kovacevic)

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The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department rolls through Ocean Beach during the Dec. 4 holiday parade. (Milan Kovacevic)

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Musicians play atop the Wonderbus during the Ocean Beach Holiday Parade. (Milan Kovacevic)

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Volkswagen buses take Ocean Beach parade-goers down memory lane. (Milan Kovacevic)

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The Taco Tour bus whets the crowd’s appetite at the OB Holiday Parade. (Milan Kovacevic)

Dec. 7, 2021 7:49 PM PT

The Ocean Beach Holiday Parade made a popular return to Newport Avenue for its 42nd renewal Dec. 4 after last year’s drive-through event in the Dog Beach parking lot, prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The theme of this year’s parade was “Rockin’ Around the Crooked Tree,” in honor of Ocean Beach’s traditional holiday tree, which is in its customary spot at the beach at the end of Newport Avenue.

The trees, typically donated annually, get their nickname because they often lean to one side.

— Point Loma-OB Monthly staff

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