Downtown Kingston will be glowing tonight as the 21st annual Nighttime Santa Parade rolls down Princess Street at 5 p.m., followed by the city’s Tree Lighting Ceremony in Springer Market Square.
This year’s parade is the biggest yet, featuring 102 floats, with roughly a quarter participating for the first time. Sandi Griffiths, Events Manager with the Downtown Kingston BIA, says interest has grown so quickly that organizers had to introduce a waitlist for the first time.
The parade also highlights community giving, with Partners in Mission Food Bank collecting non-perishable donations, Canada Post gathering letters to Santa, and MBC Media and Salvation Army supporting Toy Mountain collecting new, unwrapped toys.
The full event details and route information are available at downtownkingston.ca.
