Now that Halloween is out of the way, it is time for us to move on. The stores have been prepping us for months now (Black Friday in August – say what?) And so, without further ado, it’s parade season!
For the third year in a row, here is my good deed for the year (this appears to becoming a habit). I sure hope that Santa is paying attention because this actually took some WORK, plus I added even more parades to the list this year. Because I’m a giver. But, of course, you should always check and confirm dates and times for yourself (most of the information is linked to an official page of one type or another) before bundling up your family and heading out. Because I also sometimes tell lies.
Some of these parades include Christmas or Santa or Light Festivals. Make sure to check out the event page so that you don’t miss out on any of the fun. Listed (mostly) alphabetically, not by date.
Daytime/Earlier Start Parades:
Beach (Kingston Rd) – November 25 – 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Beeton – December 1 – 3:00 pm
Bobcaygeon – December 2
Bolton – December 1 – 11:00am – 12:30 pm
Burlington – December 2 – 2:00 pm
Cannington – November 24 – 11:00 am
Coboconk – December 2
Etobicoke (Lakeshore) – December 1 – 10:00 am
Fenelon Falls – November 24 (Santa Day)
Kinmount – Christmas in the Village – December 8 (full day of Santa events)
Keene – December 8
Keswick – November 17 – 1:30 pm
Kitchener – November 17 – 10:30 am
Lakefield – November 18 – 1:00 pm
Lindsay – November 18 – 2:00 pm
Maple (Vaughan)– November 25 – 2:00 pm
Markham – November 24 – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Millbrook – December 8 – 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Milton – November 18 – 1:30 pm
Mount Albert – November 18 – 2:00 pm
Newmarket – November 17 – 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Oakville – November 17 – 9:00 am
Orillia – November 25 – 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Pickering – November 24 – 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Port Hope – November 24 – 1:00 pm
Sharon (East Gwillimbury) – November 18
Streetsville – November 23-24 – No parade this year – festival instead on the 23rd and 24th. See link.
Toronto – November 18 – 12:30 pm
Tottenham – November 24 – 3:00 pm
Weston Village – November 25 – 2:00pm
Whitby – December 2 – 10:00am – 12:00pm
Night Time/Later Start Parades:
Ajax – November 24 – 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Alliston – November 24
Aurora – November 24 – 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Barrie – November 17 – 5:00pm – 10:00pm
Beaverton – November 17 – 7:00pm
Bradford – November 17 – 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Brampton – November 17 – 5:00pm
Cambridge – November 17 – 6:00pm
Collingwood – November 17th – 5:00 pm
Flamborough – November 24 – 6:30pm
Hamilton – November 17 – 4:30pm
Omemee – December 1
Orangeville – November 17 – 4:30pm
Oshawa – November 17 – 6:00pm
Peterborough – December 1 – 4:45pm
Port Perry – December 1 – 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Richmond Hill – November 18 – 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Schomberg (King City) – December 1- 4:00pm (Farmer’s Parade of Lights at 8:00pm)
Sunderland – December 8  – 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Sutton – December 1 – 5:00pm
Unionville – December 7 – 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Wasaga Beach – November 24 – 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Woodville – December 2 – 6:30pm
So, there you have it. If you know of another parade that should be added to the list, send it to me, or leave a comment below and I’ll see that it’s added.
Ho! Ho! Ho! Prepare thee now, post-haste, to prance merrily along the path of least resistance to your desired parade, spike thou hot chocolate with some peppermint schnapps (non-drivers only!) and Christmas on, my friends!
~A. ????
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