Santa Claus Parades in Ontario 2015 Check Cities, Dates and Times
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The holiday season is very magical for children and many communities kick of the holiday season with their annual Santa Parade.
Most small and all large cities in Ontario are offering their own Santa Parades or Festival of Light Parades, starting as early as mid-November.
In smaller rural communities (like mine) the Santa Claus Parades are comprised of school floats, local marching bands, local Food Banks and community floats. For several years, my children have helped decorate the floats for their schools and clubs and had the honour of being on one of the floats during the Parade.
If you live in a large city like Windsor or Toronto, your Parades may be quite a bit more elaborate with professional decorations and balloon animation.
Small or big, I am sure the Parades mentioned will be enjoyed by everyone. Each year old and young are crowding the sidewalks, waiting to see Santa and Mrs. Claus roll by in their sleigh, spreading a jolly Hohoho Christmas cheer.
Are you looking to attend a Santa Parade in your area? On my Events calendar page, you can find all the 2015 Parade dates and times. If your city is not mentioned, please drop me a line, and I will gladly add it.
Please view the Events Calendar here. to get all the dates and times
Update: dates for the 2015 Santa Parades in Ontario keep coming in. Parades dates that are unconfirmed are marked with na. Please come back and check for updates on these cities and events.
To make locating your favourite Santa Parade easier we have decided to list Parades alphabetically rather than by dates. Simply scroll down to find your city.
Santa Parades in Southwest Ontario and GTA
Acton – Sat, November 21, 2015, 1pm downtown Acton, free photo with Santa from 11 am to 1 pm
Ajax – November 28th, 2015 6 p.m. to 9pm
Amherstburg – November 28th
Angus
- November 21st 10 a.m.
Arthur – November 29th 7 p.m.
Aurora – November 28th, 2015
Bolton – December 5th
Bowmanville – Nov 14th, www.bowmanvillesantaclausparade.com
Brampton – Nov 21, 2014 www.bramptonsantaclausparade.com
Brantford – November 28th, www.brantfordsantaclausparade.ca
Brussels – November 28th 5 p.m.
Burlington – December 6th 2 p.m.
Cambridge – November 21st 6 p.m. www.cambridgesantaparade.com
Chatham – November 20th downtownchatham.com
Chatsworth – December 19th 10:30 a.m.
Clinton – December 4th 7 p.m.
Dundalk – December 5ht,
Elora
- Nov 28th
Essex – December 12th 6:30 p.m.
Etobicoke – December 5th 10 a.m.
Flamborough – November 28th, 6:30pm – www.flamboroughsantaclausparade.com
Fergus – December 05, 01:30 PM to 03:00 PM
Forest – November 28, 2015 at 7pm
Frankford Saturday, November 28th, 2015 2:00 p.m.
Georgetown – November 21st, 5 p.m.
Goderich – November 21
Guelph – November 15th at 1.30pm
Grand Valley – November 28th www.townofgrandvalley.ca
Hanover Kinsmen – na
Harrow – December 6th 7 p.m.
Hespler – na hespelersantaclausparade.ca
Kincardine – December 5th
Kingsville – November 21st
Kitchener Waterloo – November 21st
London – November 14th, www.londonsantaclausparade.ca
Lucknow – November 27th 7 p.m.
Markham – November 28th 11 a.m. www.mainstreetmarkham.com/santa-claus-parade
Meaford –n.a.
Milton – November 15th 1:30 p.m. www.miltonsantaclausparade.ca
Mississauga – November 29th 1 p.m., www.mississaugasanta.com
Mount Forest – December 5th 7 p.m.
Newcastle – na
Newmarket – November 15th 11 a.m..
Oakville – November 21th 9 am www.oakvillesantaclausparade.ca
Orangeville – November 14th 5 p.m.,
Oshawa
– November 21nd 6 p.m.
Owen Sound
– November 21st 10 a.m., www.owensoundsantaparade.com
Paisley – November 27th, 7pm
Pickering – November 28th 10 am
Port Elgin – November 28th 7 p.m.
Port Perry – December 6th 5 p.m.
Richmond Hill – November 22 1:30 p.m., www.richmondhill.ca
Rockwood Parade of Lights – December 10th 7 p.m., www.rockwoodfarmersparade.org
Sarnia – December 5th 6 p.m., Sarnia Kinsmen Christmas Parade Of Lights
Schomberg – December 6th 4 p.m. Main Street Christmas, www.schomberg.ca
Seaforth –
Southampton – December 4th 7 p.m.
St. Mary’s Kinsmen Club Parade of Lights – November 13th 7 p.m.
St. Thomas – November 21st, 6 p.m., www.optimistsantaclausparade.com
Stoney Creek – December 5th 2 p.m., www.santaparadestoneycreek.com
Stratford – November 22rd 4:30 p.m.
Sutton – December 5th 5 p.m.
Toronto – November 15th 12:30p.m., www.thesantaclausparade.com
Tobermory –
Uxbridge – November 21st 11 a.m., www.uxbridgesantaclausparade.com
Vaughan – November 22nd 2 p.m., www.santafestinmaple.com
Walkerton – November 28th 7 p.m.
Whitby – December 5th 10 a.m., www.whitbyparade.com
Wiarton – December 5th 7 p.m.
Windsor – December 5th 6 p.m.
Woodstock – November 21st, 6 p.m.
Zurich Lighted – November 30th 5:30 p.m.
view our Ontario Events Calendar
Santa Parades are highlighted in red on the calendar. Some of the Parades start around 10 or 11 am, while many Parades are in the evening.
Santa Parades in the Hamilton and Niagara Region
Fort Erie – November 21nd 12 p.m.
Grimsby – December 5th 5:15 p.m., www.grimsbyparade.ca
Hamilton – November 21st 2 p.m., hamiltonsantaparade.com
Niagara Falls – November 14th 11 a.m.
Niagara on the Lake – December 12th 11 a.m.
Pelham – December 12th 1 p.m.
Port Colborne – December 5th, 6:30 p.m.
St. Catherines – November 22 2:30p.m.
Thorold – November 28th 4 p.m., thorold-santaparade.com/
Welland – November 21st 4 p.m.
West Lincoln – November 28th 2 p.m.
Santa Parades in East Ontario Region
Pembroke of Lights – November 28th 5:30 p.m.
Kingston – November 21st 5 p.m.
Almonte – December 6th 5 p.m.
Belleville – November 15th
4:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Brockville – November 28th 2 p.m.
Bloomfield
- November 27th 6:30 pm
Carleton Place – November 28th 5 p.m.
Cornwall – November 21sth 5 p.m.,www.cornwallsantaclausparade.com
Deep River of Lights – December 5th 5:30 p.m.
Gananoque – November 28th 4:30 p.m.
Merrickville –
Napanee – December 5th
Pakenham – December 5th 1 p.m.
Perth
– December 5th 5 p.m.
Picton
– November 29th 2 p.m.,facebook.com/PictonSantaClausParade
Prescott Light Up The Night Christmas Parade – November 20th 7 p.m.
Smiths Falls – www.smithsfalls.ca
Stittsville Parade of Lights– November 28th 6 p.m.
Trenton, November 29th, 2015 4:30 p.m.
Northern Ontario, Muskoka & Algonquin Santa Parades
Alliston – November 21st 6 p.m.
Apsley – November 22nd 2 p.m.
Bala – November 15th 1 p.m.
Barrie
– November 15th 5 p.m.
Bancroft
- Lions Club December 5th
Madawaska Valley November 21st Lions Club,
Bobcaygeon – December 12th 5 p.m.
Bracebridge Kinsmen
– December 6th 1 p.m., bracebridgesantaparade.com
Bradford West Gwillimbury – November 15th 6 pm
Cobourg
- November 16th 2 p.m.
Coldwater – December 6th 5 p.m.
Collingwood – November 22nd 500 pm
Cookstown -
November 15th 6 p.m.
Espanola – November 29th 7 p.m.
Dryden – December 5th 6:30 p.m.
Gore Bay – December 6th 7 p.m.
Fenelon Falls – November 28th 5 p.m. www.santaday.ca
Gravenhurst
- November 28th 11 a.m.
Huntsville – November 27th 7 p.m.
Kenora – Kinsmen November 28th 5:30 p.m.
Kirkland Lake – November 27th 7 p.m.
Lindsay – November 22nd 2 p.m., www.lindsayparade.com
Midland – November 28th 11 a.m.
Minden Hills– November 21st
North Bay – November 22nd
Orillia
- November 22nd
Parry Sound
– November 28th .
Peterborough
– December 5th
Port Carling – November 21st
Port Hope – November 28th www.porthopesantaclausparade.ca
Sault Ste. Marie Rotary –
November 21st.
Sudbury
– November 21st
Thunder Bay Rotary – November 21st .
Timmins – November 7th 6 p.m.
Wasaga Beach
– November 28th
Ottawa Area Santa Parades
Arnprior – November 29th 6 p.m.
Eganville – December 13th
Ottawa Parade – November 21st , www.toyparade.org
Kanata – November 14th 10 a.m.
Barrhaven – November 23rd 5:30 a.m,www.santaclausbarrhaven.com
Gatineau – November 28th 7 p.m., www.paradehohoho.com
Orleans – November 28th 6 p.m., www.paradeoflights.org
Some of the cities also offer a seasonal Holiday of Lights show , which may start on or around the same time.
Try to take in some of these beautiful displays that illuminate a park or street. They are a fun, free and seasonal tradition for many Canadians
Thank you very much, Henry
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