The Grand Marshall of the Sunset Beach holiday parade is a self appointed position.  If you don't want the job, don't put the sign on your cart.

There's an annual parade in Sunset Beach attended by a handful of happy people celebrating the the winter holidays. One participant in a recent annual parade declared himself or herself the Grand Marshall. Shown in the picture above are folks discussing this self appointed position.

The NO Parade is an annual event that includes a fire truck, usually some bicycles, a few cars and thatt's it. If you watch the parade, you don't want to blink because you might miss it.  It might just as well be called a drive up and down Pacific Street in Sunset Beach.   It is so small, in fact, we have to wonder what would happen if no one showed up.

The greenbelt where it is held lacks commerce and is primarily residential. Running parallel to the road, however, there's much happening on a Saturday before Christmas in Sunset Beach. The restaurants and clubs with live music range from Mother's Bar, Irish Mist, Brix, J. King Neptune's, Captain Jack's, Sam's Seafood, Harbor House Cafe, Woody's Diner, Taco Surf, Roman Cucina and half a dozen more.

While the NO Parade brings out mostly residents to participate, a Woody car club and anyone else who wishes to watch or join in is welcome. There's one hotel, the Ramada Ocean View Limited, that sits at the start of the parade route. From your hotel room balcony you may be able to see the event but don't blink, or you'll easily miss it.