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Best Places to View Sea San Pedro Boat Parade.


SAN PEDRO, Calif. -- Boats of all kinds will parade down the Port of Los Angeles The Port of Los Angeles is located on San Pedro Bay in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, approximately 20 miles (30 km) south of downtown. Also called Los Angeles Harbor and WORLDPORT LA  Main Channel on Saturday, October 16, to kick off Sea San Pedro. The ships will congregate con·gre·gate  
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1. Gathered; assembled.

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 near the Angels Gate entrance to the Port beginning at 10 a.m. They will parade down the Main Channel from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Participating boats include tugs, fireboats, tall ships, U.S. Coast Guard boats and more!

Places to go for the best view include:

Ports O' Call Village -- Enter from Sampson Way and 6th Streets in San Pedro

Los Angeles Maritime Museum The Los Angeles Maritime Museum is a non-profit museum operated by the City of Los Angeles. The Museum
The Los Angeles Maritime Museum is located on the main channel in Los Angeles Harbor, San Pedro, California, in the former Municipal Ferry Terminal building.
 -- 6th Street and Sampson Way

S.S. Lane Victory -- Berth 94 in San Pedro, adjacent to the World Cruise Center in San Pedro (the S.S. Lane Victory is an operating museum and there is a $3.00 per-person charge to visit)

Point Fermin -- South Gaffey Street at Paseo del Mar Del Mar is the name of several places in the United States of America:
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  • Del Mar High School, located in San Jose, California
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 in San Pedro (limited view)

Angels Gate Park (Korean Bell) -- Gaffey Street and 37th Street in San Pedro (limited view)

Sea San Pedro will continue at the Port of Los Angeles throughout the weekend. Hours for boat viewing and activity booths are Saturday 12:00-6:30 p.m. and Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week.  10:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Tickets for day sails aboard the tall ships on each day are available, for a charge, near the Los Angeles Maritime Museum during boat viewing hours.

Free parking is available at Ports O' Call Village, 22nd Street and Miner, and 22nd Street and Signal. Shuttle shuttle: see loom.
shuttle

In the weaving of cloth, a spindle-shaped device used to carry the crosswise threads (weft) through the lengthwise threads (warp). Not all modern looms use a shuttle; shuttleless looms draw the weft from a nonmoving supply.
 buses from the parking lots to event locations will be provided, or visitors may ride the Red Car free of charge to the event locations. For more information on Sea San Pedro, call 310-833-6055 or 888-44-PEDRO
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