Christmas Ships On The Columbia River

The vessels don intricate and creative displays shining bright for guests along each riverbank to enjoy.

Christmas ships on the columbia river. The fleet cruises between both the willamette and columbia rivers. We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us. On december 10th the northwest christmas ships will send it s combined flotilla along the vancouver waterfront. Boats from 14 to 65 feet long will begin their cruise in north portland harbor sailing down the willamette.

You ll want to come to any salty s before during or after the show. I ve read that the parade may be cancelled due to inclement weather. All sizes of ships will be decked out with lights and holiday decor for the next 15 nights. The year 2004 marked the 50th anniversary of portland s christmas ships.

But not only do our neighborhoods light up but so does the columbia river. We re in the lucky position to greet the parade of christmas ships fleet every year in portland at salty s on the columbia river. For the past 65 years local vancouverites look forward to the fleet of christmas ships that cruise by on the columbia river in december. Each year the christmas ship parade averages 55 to 60 boats between the columbia and willamette river fleets.

This is located between portland oregon ory gun and vancouver washington usa. The christmas ship parade is a 64 year tradition on the columbia and willamette rivers. What constitutes inclement weather in the area. Vancouver the columbia and willamette river fleets for christmas ships will begin on the evening of nov.

We re wanting to visit the portland area to see the christmas ship parade. Christmas ships on the columbia river on december 17th 2019. I see rain is in the forecast this week and. The longtime tradition started in 1954 with a single sailboat adorned with a wreath and now attracts eager visitors to vancouver usa s waterfront restaurants and shoreline trails.

What began in 1954 with one sailboat decorated in bows of green with ribbon tied on the rails now consists of 55 60 boats sailing nightly for two weeks up and down both the columbia river and the willamette river each night they sail a different section of rivers from washougal washington to scappoose oregon. Choirs on board the argosy christmas ship sing twenty minute performances to guests who gather on the beach and at our restaurants. The volunteer organization started with one decorated boat.