Ottawa’s 50th Help Santa Toy Parade the first of many holiday celebrations across the region
Posted Nov 15, 2019 04:23:00 PM.
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A busy Christmas parade season is getting underway with Ottawa's 50th Annual Help Santa Toy Parade up first.
The downtown parade, which starts at Ottawa City Hall at 11 a.m., Saturday, and wraps to at TD Place, is just one of four holiday parades in the region this weekend.
Members of the Professional Fire Fighters' Association will be walking Ottawa's parade route with stockings to collect money, as well as a toy cart to collect new, unwrapped gifts for local kids.
Katie Clattenburg, chair of the parade, says the amount of families the association helps grows every year — the number is now in the tens-of-thousands.
Other Santa Claus parades set for this weekend include events in Hazeldean, Barrhaven and Cornwall.
Several other parades in the captial region and beyond will be held in the coming weeks. Find the full list below:
- Ottawa Help Santa Toy Parade – November 16 at 11 a.m.
- Cornwall Santa Claus Parade – November 16 at 5 p.m.
- Hazeldean mall Santa Claus Parade – November 16 at 10 a.m.
- Barrhaven Santa Claus Parade – November 17 at 5:30 p.m.
- Downtown Carleton Place Santa Claus Parade – November 23 at 5 p.m.
- Kemptville Kinsmen 46th Annual Santa Claus Parade – November 23 at 5 p.m.
- City of Pembroke Santa Claus Parade of Lights – November 23 at 5:30 p.m.
- Santa’s Parade of Lights Orleans – November 30 at 6 p.m.
- Stittsville Parade of Lights – November 30 at 6 p.m.
- Arnprior Santa Claus Parade – November 30 at 6 p.m.
- Aylmer Santa Claus Parade – November 30 at 6 p.m.
- Casselman Santa Claus Parade – December 1 at 5:30 p.m.
- Richmond Santa Claus Parade – December 7 at 5:30 p.m.
- North Dundas Parade of Lights – December 7 at 7 p.m.
- Pakenham Santa Claus Parade – December 7 at 1 p.m.
- Carp Christmas Parade – December 14 at 12 p.m.
