Santa Claus will be riding his sleigh through the streets of Toronto this weekend under sunny skies.
The 121st year of the parade will feature several marching bands, beautiful floats that take all year to complete, and Santa alongside Mrs. Claus bringing it home as per usual.
The weather for the parade is forecasted to be 8 C and mainly sunny with no rain on Sunday.
The route begins at Christie Pits at 12:30 p.m. and ends at St. Lawrence Market.
Santa Claus Parade route. Photo credit: The Original Santa Claus Parade
Prior to the floats and marching bands, runners will be taking part in the Holly Jolly Fun Run. Starting just 45 minutes before the parade begins, around 2,000 runners will run five kilometres through the parade route.
All proceeds from the run will support the Santa Claus Parade. If you would like to participate, you can sign up on their website.
You can also purchase 50/50 tickets ahead of the parade and through December with the draw being held on December 19. Tickets can be bought here and there are prizes for early bird tickets.
If you can’t make the parade, it will be streamed live on Citytv, Citytv+ and on CityNews.ca. Live coverage begins at 1 p.m.
Road closures for Sunday can be found below:
Santa Claus Parade road closures for Sunday. Photo credit: The Original Santa Claus Parade
TTC service
The TTC says it will be running extra subway service on Line 1 and Line 2 on Sunday to help people get to the parade.
Service on streetcar routes, including the 501 Queen, 504 King, 505 Dundas, 506 Carlton, 509 Harbourfront and 510 Spadina, will be operating through gaps in the parade.
The following bus routes will be diverting during the Santa Claus Parade and the Holly Jolly Fun Run:
- 13 Avenue Road
- 19 Bay
- 75 Sherbourne
- 94 Wellesley
- 97 Yonge
- 114 Queens Quay East
- 121 Esplanade – River
- 126 Christie
- 300 Bloor-Danforth (from 7 a.m. Sunday)
- 503 Kingston Road
