| YEAR | THEME | GRAND MARSHAL |
| 2018 | Holiday Water Wonderland | Supervisor Janice Hahn |
| 2017 | Let’s Dance | Carol Costello (Journalist) |
| 2016 | An Animated Holiday | KK Clark (Olympic medalists) |
| 2015 | Adventures On the Sea | Florence Henderson |
| 2014 | Happy Birthday Marina del Rey | Leon “the mortorman” Kaplan |
| 2013 | Holiday Magic | Jeanie Buss/Phil Jackson |
| 2012 | Celebrating 50 Years: A Solid Gold Christmas | Kerri Walsh Jennings (Olympic medalists) |
| 2011 | Christmas Carnival | Mike Sakellarides (94.7 FM Wave) |
| 2010 | Rock-n-Roll Christmas | Larry Morgan (100.3 FM) |
| 2009 | Christmas in Paradise | Zac Sunderland |
| 2008 | Santa Claus is Coming to Town | Santa (Pat Davis) |
| 2007 | Holiday Magic | Garth Kemp (TV weatherman) |
| 2006 | Water Winter Wonderland | Stefanie Powers (Actress) |
| 2005 | Star Light, Star Bright | Frank Fetta (Conductor) |
| 2004 | Sights and Sounds of the Holidays | Bill Sharman (Former Laker Coach) |
| 2003 | Through the Eyes of a Child | Supervisor Don Knabe |
| 2002 | Holiday Lights Across America |
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| 2001 | Holiday Lights Around The World |
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| 1999 | Lights Through the Century | Connie Stevens |
| 1997 | Holiday – Stone Age Through Space Age |
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| 1996 |
| Tony Danza (Actor) |
| 1994 |
| Glenn Yarbrough (Folksinger) |
| 1993 |
| Jean-Michel Cousteau (Ocean explorer) |
| 1992 |
| Fred Roggin (Sport announcer) |
| 1991 |
| Florence Henderson (Actress) |
| 1990 |
| David Wolper (Producer) |
| 1989 |
| Howard Keel (Actor) |
| 1988 |
| Cloris Leachman (Actress) |
| 1986 |
| Ed McMahon (TV host) |
| 1984 |
| Ernest Borgnine (Actor) |
| 1983 |
| Mark Spitz (Olympic medalists) |
| 1982 |
| Dick Van Dyke (Actor) |
| 1979 |
| Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke |
| 1978 |
| Robert Goulet (Singer) |
| 1977 |
| Dick Whittington (Radio) |
| 1976 |
| Stuart Whitman (Actor) |
| 1975 |
| Tim O’Connor (Actor) |
| 1974 |
| Barbara Rush (Actress) |
| 1973 |
| Ann B. Davis (Actress) |
| 1972 |
| Joey Bishop (Actor) |
| 1971 |
| Buddy Ebsen (Actor) |
| 1964 |
| Leif Erickson (Actor) |
| 1963 |
| David Jennings (Developer) |
