Festive floats, marching bands, and Christmas magic to return to the streets of Toronto this Sunday with the return of the annual Santa Claus parade. On Sunday, december. 25 Torontonians can expect the festivities to ensue downtown to celebrate the start of the holiday season. RECAP: Santa Claus Parade takes over downtown Toronto to mark holiday season start(opens in a new tab) The parade has been taking place in Toronto since 1905, making this its 119th year. RELATED STORIES Volunteers a key part of the magic at annual Toronto Santa Claus Parade A 114-foot-tall Christmas tree, the Barenaked Ladies and Santa Claus at the Eaton Centre next week ‘Tallest tree ever’ at this year’s Distillery Winter Village CHANGES TO THE PARADE ROUTE Attendees should expect changes to the parade route this year. Instead of heading south along University Avenue as it has in past years, the route will head down Spadina Avenue before travelling east on Harbord Street and south on Queen’s Park circle. It will...
