“Comic-Con on the Bay” is announced as theme for 2019’s San Diego Parade of Lights

SAN DIEGO—The holidays are creeping ever closer now that it’s August. Now is the time to start planning a schedule around the best Christmas boat parades – starting with one of the West Coast’s best, the San Diego Bay Parade of Lights. Organizers announced the theme of San Diego’s popular boating event and, as it turns out, another major annual event that takes place in San Diego inspired the theme. Comic-Con, one of the top pop-culture in the country that revolves around films, comic books and more, will be the focus of the boat parade in 2019. Drawing more than 130,000 visitors each year and selling out quickly, “Comic-Con on the Bay” will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the much loved event. “The San Diego Bay Parade of Lights gives boat enthusiasts and owners an opportunity to demonstrate their creativity in a fun way and we can’t wait to see what they come up with to celebrate Comic-Con’s 50th Anniversary this year. I’m sure the thousands of spectators who visit the bay to view the dazzling lighted boats will get a kick out of this year’s theme,” said Parade Chairman Larry Baumann. Marking 48 years of the San Diego Bay Parade of Lights, this year’s event will...