Game Tickets Parade & 5K Bowl Week Events Visit San Diego Shop PORT OF SAN DIEGO HOLIDAY BOWL PARADE Bands, floats, balloons, drill teams and more! Port of San Diego Holiday Bowl ParadeHoliday Bowl 5K Walk/Run America’s Largest Balloon Parade DECEMBER 28, 2021 10:00 AM | DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO Presented by Kaiser Permanente The scenic, bayside streets of downtown San Diego will come alive with the Port of San Diego Holiday Bowl Parade presented by Kaiser Permanente! As always, this exciting family event brings together world-class marching bands, magnificent floats, entertaining drill teams, and a procession of enormous balloons – more than any other parade! Over 100,000 street-side spectators will enjoy the parade along with a nationwide television audience. Street side viewing of the parade is free! Parade festivities will begin in the television area with the Holiday Bowl 5K Run/Walk. For street closures, times and answers to common questions, see the Parade FAQ’s page. Grandstand Seats Grandstand seats are available for purchase. Reserve your grandstand seat today for the best seat on the route! Sitting in the grandstands gives you the best view of the entries. And since it’s the television broadcast area, parade entries are sure to perform for you as they march by. A limited number of grandstand seats are available for $25 each. Accessible seating is available. Children 3 and over need a ticket. Purchase Grandstand Tickets Holiday Bowl Parade Day – Event Timeline 9:45 a.m. Holiday Bowl 5K 10:00 a.m. Port of San Diego Holiday Bowl Parade presented by Kaiser Permanente Transportation & Parking To avoid parking and traffic delays, we advise that parade goers take the trolley! For information about parade-day transportation, visit www.sdmts.com. Where should I park? Park in one of the many metered or pay parking lots in the downtown area or take the trolley. Download the parade route map for all parking locations around the parade. Some close locations include: BRIC North and South (corner of West Broadway & Pacific Highway) Wyndam San Diego Bayside (access from Pacific Highway) Hilton San Diego Bayfront – 1 Park Blvd, San Diego, 92101 (15 minute walk) San Diego Convention Center – 111 West Harbor Drive, San Diego 92101 (10 minute walk) B Street Pier or Navy Pier – Note that both of these lots will have no entry/exit from 12:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Get involved! Specialty Units Be in the parade! The parade is accepting specialty unit applications for parade participants: specialty units, dance troops, drill teams, etc. Entries will be judged on originality, uniqueness and entertainment value. The parade’s entry review committee will review all entries and their decision is final. Click here for the 2021 Specialty Unit application. Volunteer Have you ever wanted to carry a giant balloon down a parade route? Now is your chance. The parade is accepting volunteer applications through December 2. Positions include: Balloon Handlers (ages 15 & up) Banner Handler (ages 5 & up) Radio Host Liaison 5K Volunteer Click here for the 2021 Volunteer application. Parade Route Click here to view parade route. THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT PARTNERS Catch all the action Sign up to receive exclusive offers and breaking news from the Holiday Bowl About Us Media RedCoat Center Contact Us @2021 San Diego Bowl Game Association. All rights reserved.