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Ocean Beach Community Foundation Inc

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Volunteer Registration - 2026 OB Holiday Parade

Ocean Beach

San Diego, CA, USA


Parade HQ/ Judge's Area Set-Up
Free
Available until Dec 1

Volunteer Opportunity Time Commitment: 7am-9am [3 Hours]

Assist our Parade team by helping us to set up Parade HQ & stage tables and chairs at up the Holiday Parade Judge Seating Areas.

Tow-Warning Team - Verbal Warnings on Newport Ave.
Free
Available until Dec 1

Volunteer Opportunity Time Commitment: 1pm-2pm [1 Hour]

Assist our Parade Team by volunteering to be a member of our Tow-Warning Team! You will be tasked with:

  • Walking along Newport Ave. to provide verbal warnings to businesses, workers, pedestrians, and anyone else who might be parked along the parade route and surrounding streets that will be closed for the event.
Tow-Warning Team - Placing Tow Warning Notices on Vehicles
Free
Available until Dec 1

Volunteer Opportunity Time Commitment: 1pm-2pm [1 Hour]

Assist our Parade Team by volunteering to be a member of our Tow-Warning Team! You will be tasked with:

  • Walking along Newport Ave. placing paper tow warnings on parked cars along the Parade Route and surrounding streets that will be closed for the event.
Sandbag Team - Covering Storm Drains w/t Tarps & Sandbags
Free
Available until Dec 1

Volunteer Opportunity Time Commitment: 3pm-4pm [1 Hour]

Assist our Parade Team by helping to:

  • Place blue tarps, held in place with sandbags, in the storm drains along Newport Ave. to help prevent garbage from running off into them during and after the event!
Garbology Team - Setting Up Trash & Recycling Boxes
Free
Available until Dec 1

Volunteer Opportunity Time Commitment: 2pm-4pm [2 Hours]

Assist our Parade Team by helping to:

  • Place additional Trash & Recycling Bins along Newport Ave. to help reduce trash overflow and keep our community clean during and after the holiday parade!
Parade Float Staging - Section Captain
Free
Available until Dec 1

Volunteer Opportunity Time Commitment: 3pm-8pm [5 Hours]


Assist our Parade Team by signing up to be one of our Parade Staging Section Captains! You will be our Parade Teams direct point of contact with your assigned Parade Section responsible for:

  • Greeting, checking-in, & helping each float in your section find their correct placement in the parade line up!
  • Answering any questions from Float Marshals in your assigned section, and passing them off to the Parade Staging Lead if necessary.
  • Getting the Fire-Extinguisher Check-Off for each float from your Staging Support and provide it to our Staging Team Lead.
Parade Float Staging - Section Support
Free
Available until Dec 1

Volunteer Opportunity Time Commitment: 3pm-8pm [5 Hours]

Help our Parade Team by signing up to be a part of our Staging Team! You will support 1 of 6 parade staging sections & its assigned Section Captain by:

  • Helping to check-in and direct floats to their place in the parade line up.
  • Answering any questions float participants might have or directing them to our Staging Team Lead.
  • You will be responsible for making sure each float has a fire extinguisher on it and reporting that back to your Section Captain.
Post Event Clean-Up
Free
Available until Dec 1

Volunteer Opportunity Time Commitment: 8pm - 10pm [2 Hours]
Assist our Parade Team by signing up to lend us a hand with cleaning up after the 2026 OB Holiday Parade! You will assist our team with post event clean-up including:

  • Pulling Road Closure Barricades to Street Corners for Pick-Up
  • Removing Sandbags and Tarps From Storm Drains
  • Helping Tear Down Parade HQ
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