Kodiak Harbor Lights Festival 2024

December 14, 2024

The 2024 Harbor Lights Boat Parade begins at 6 p.m. Saturday December 14, sponsored by the Kodiak Maritime Museum. Participating vessels should rendezvous one mile north of the Near Island Bridge, proceed south though the Near Island Channel, and disburse in St. Paul Harbor between Uski Island and Pier II. Participating vessels should stand by on VHF Channel 68.

The parade can be viewed from anywhere along the Near Island Channel, including the ferry dock and Oscar’s Dock. Free cookies and hot drinks will be served at the KANA Marketplace on Center St. from 5 to 9 p.m.

“Vote Your Boat,” for best decorated boat in person at the community reception or online here: https://kodiak-maritime-museum.webnode.page/best-decorated-boat-vote/

Participating vessels are advised to keep clear of the ferry Tustumena, which will be departing Kodiak to the north at 5:15 p.m. December 14. The Tustumena should be well clear of the parade route by 5:40 p.m. The Kodiak Fire Marshal advises vessels to refrain from discharging fireworks in the channel and harbor to prevent mishaps involving the fuel docks and moored vessels.

Should high winds make a parade unsafe, decorated boats are advised to remain in their harbor stalls, allowing for the public to view them from the harbor floats. Notice of a parade cancellation will be via Channel 68 and social media.

For more information, contact KMM at 907-486-0384, info@kodiakmaritimemuseum, or visit the Kodiak Maritime Museum Facebook page.