Thousands of people lined Newport Avenue on Dec. 6 for the annual OB Holiday Parade, which started with the traditional Christmas tree lighting. (Photo by Mike McCarthy/Special to Peninsula Beacon)
Thousands of people lined Newport Avenue on Dec. 6 for the annual OB Holiday Parade, which started with the traditional Christmas tree lighting. (Photo by Mike McCarthy/Special to Peninsula Beacon)

The 46th annual Ocean Beach Holiday Parade headed west down Newport Avenue last Dec. 6 with a “Galactic Holiday Beach Bash” theme, bringing out all things aliens, spaceships, and cosmic holiday fun throughout the 106 floats.

The parade, put on by the Ocean Beach Community Foundation in partnership with Love Thy Neighborhood, was the biggest in its long history.