Etobicoke Lakeshore Christmas Parade

Saturday, December 5 from 10am

It’s your second chance at a Santa Parade. If you missed the big one, or if you’re just clamoring for more parade magic, consider checking out the Etobicoke Lakeshore Christmas Parade. (Colum asked if we were going to see the Santa parade again the very next weekend. He said, “But you said it happens every year.” We’re working on chronology.)

I have never been to this parade and I’m going to be out of town this Saturday, too, but Irina Yu of Junction Parents swears by it. She claims that it’s less crowded and more laid back and the kids actually get a chance to interact with the performers.

From the parade web site:

When: Sat, Dec 05 from 10am
Where: Starts at Dwight Ave. (1 block west of Royal York), travels west along Lakeshore Blvd. W. , ends @ Thirty Sixth St. (Just before Browns Line). Download the map of the parade route.

HIGHLIGHTS:
10 Marching Bands:15 Professionally built floats, including a “Choir of Mice”, “MadHatter Tea Party”, Penguin Fantasy, “The Flintstones”, “Sylvester &Tweety”, “Dudley The Dragon”, “Bugs Bunny”, “Yosemite Sam”, “Snow Whiteand the Seven Dwarfs”, “Cinderella & her carriage”, “Bigger thanLife size Snowmen”& “Polar Bears” , a“Christmas Train” + a Host of other entries from schools, Boy Scouts & Girl Guides, Businesses& Service Clubs and Corporate Neighbours…and of course, SANTACLAUS