BAYWOOD lighted boat Parade!

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2026

DETAILS BELOW!

5:00 - 9:00 - Baywood Lighted Boat Parade!

The Baywood Lighted Boat Parade is back!  Join us Sunday, September 6th for our 5th annual community float, an evening of creativity, connection, and fun out on the bay.  The Baywood Lighted Boat Parade is free and open to boaters/floaters and any folks who’d like to come out to enjoy this magical night of twinkling lights, live music by the Cimo Brothers, and quintessential Los Osos/Baywood Park homegrown community fun.  We’ll also be awarding prizes (some of those gorgeous trophies from Emrick Studios!) and honoring local luminaries for their contributions to our community.

The event starts at 5:00 pm at the blue pier in Baywood Park and runs until the sun goes down.

The details:

  • Create, assemble, or decorate something you’d like to float, paddle, or sail out on the bay.  Creativity and lights encouraged!

  • Or, plan to bring some comfy chairs and friends to hang out on the shore and enjoy the fun.

  • Embrace the spirit of kindness and community

  • Look out for yourself and each other - on the beach and on the water

  • Exercise safety (participate at your own risk)

  • At the end of the event, help pack up anything you’ve brought and help tidy up the beach together

Timeline:

  • 5:00 - Assemble on the shore and get your boats, floats, or chairs ready

  • 6:00 - Music by the Cimo Brothers

  • 6:30 - Presentations for Local Luminary Awards

  • 7:00 - Community Float! And Music by the Cimo Brothers

  • 8:30 - Boat Awards

Tide info:

High tide: 5.9’ at 7:20 PM
Low tide: -0.5’ at 2:55 AM

What does this mean? Well, you’ll be able to launch & navigate your kayak, canoe, SUP, etc. all day! For bigger boats, depending on your draft, you should be able to get in and out by mid afternoon and…

EVERYONE should be off the water by 11:00 PM if you don’t want to get stuck on the mud as the tide goes out.

LOADING IN & OUT: We’ll have a loading zone open by the Baywood Pier. Please be as efficient as possible in loading in and out - we’re expecting LOTS of boats. You can also help by boating over from Cuesta Inlet, Pasadena Point, State Park Marina, etc.

Do not miss what some are calling the best little community event EVER!  

Get creative with your watercraft & see you there!!!!

Who will be the most creative?

We will be awarding some very nice trophies, fresh from Emrick Studios. These highly coveted sea glass awards by glass artist Ted Emrick celebrating 40 year creating art and working for the community of Baywood Park. Since 1986, Ted has made his life as an artist in Baywood, while also supporting the community through coaching, teaching at Cal Poly & Cuesta, hosting the production of Gumby’s last films, and co-producing some of Baywood’s best art & community events like ClimateFest.

Awards include:

  • Most Creative Boat

  • People’s Choice

  • Local Luminary (Organizations who have had a big impact on our community)

Highlights from last year: