Carol Ships ‘Parade of Lights’ Society began over 50 years ago with one boat decorated with Christmas lights in Coal Harbour off the Bayshore Inn (now the Westin Bayshore Resort & Marina). On peak evenings, this holiday tradition has grown to more than 50 decorated boats, with in excess of 100,000 lights, and carries over 30,000 people during the month of December festival. Thousands of people have enjoyed the many community-based shore-side celebrations and the Carolships Parade of Lights.
December 2 – Inner Harbour Circle Tour Parade Night
– Circle tour 7:30 PM to 8:00 PM off Canada Place
– Lonsdale Quay 8:15 PM circle to 8:30 PM
– Second narrows 9:00 PM
– Canada place 9:20 PM
December 3 – Lonsdale Avenue and Canada Place Parade Night
– Canada Place 7:15 PM
– Lower Lonsdale Ship Builders Square 7:30 PM
– Circle till 8:30 PM
– Head to Second Narrows and then return
December 9 – False Creek and Science World Parade Night
– Lions Gate Bridge 7:20 PM
– English Bay 7:30 PM
– False Creek 8:00 PM
– Cambie Street Bridge 8:20 PM
– Science World 8:30 PM
– English Bay 9:10 PM
– Lions Gate Bridge 10:10 PM
December 10 – Science World Parade Night
– Lions Gate Bridge 7:20 PM
– English Bay 7:30 PM
– False Creek 8:00 PM
– Cambie Street Bridge 8:20 PM
– Science World 8:30 PM
– English Bay 9:10 PM
– Lions Gate Bridge 10:10 PM
December 16 – Inner Harbour Tour Parade Night
– Canada Place at 7:10 PM
– Second Narrows 7:30 PM
– Roche Point 8:00 PM
– Reed Point Marina/Port Moody 8:35 PM
– Roche Point 9:10 PM
– Second Narrows 9:30 PM
December 17 – Deep Cove and Panorama Park Parade Night
– Canada Place at 7:10 PM
– Roche Point 7:55 PM
– Deep Cove and Bonfire 8:30 PM
– Roche Point 9:15 PM
– Second Narrows 9:30 PM
– Lions Gate 10:30 PM
December 18 – Inner Harbour Tour Parade Night
– Canada Place 7:15 PM
– North Shore 7:40 PM
– Second Narrows Bridge 8:10 PM
– South Shore to Canada place 8:45 PM
December 21 – False Creek Parade Night
– Lions Gate Bridge 7:20 PM
– English Bay at 7:30 PM
– False Creek 7:55 PM
– Science World 8:20 PM
– English Bay 8:40 PM
– Lions Gate Bridge 9:10 PM
December 22 – False Creek Parade Night
– Lions Gate Bridge 7:20 PM
– English Bay at 7:30 PM
– False Creek 7:55 PM
– Science World 8:20 PM
– English Bay 8:40 PM
– Lions Gate Bridge 9:10 PM
December 23 – False Creek and RVYC at Jericho Beach Parade Night
– Lions Gate Bridge 7:20 PM
– English Bay at 7:30 PM
– False Creek 8:00 PM
– Cambie St Bridge 8:20 PM
– Science World 8:30 PM
– English Bay 9:10 PM
– RVYC at 9:20 PM
– Lions Gate Bridge 10:05 PM
