The event in Kitchener is happening at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium on Nov. It was very successful under the circumstances,” said Jack Bishop the chair for the Lions Club of Kitchener and chair of the Kitchener-Waterloo Santa Claus Parade.īishop adds the parade committee is looking forward to adding new floats this year. “We're still doing the reverse parade in both cities this year. The big man in red is booked for parade appearances in Kitchener and Waterloo in a drive-thru format. In Hespeler, the usual parade has been cancelled, but they are hoping to host a drive-thru style event.Īccording to the City of Cambridge, their parade committee is still working with public health on a plan. The parade committee tells CTV News in part, ”we are currently investigating an alternative way to bring Santa to the village of Ayr and surrounding township.” In North Dumfries, their usual parade has also been cancelled. Instead, Santa will appear at the Sparkle in the Park event in Riverside Park, organized by the rotary club during the last week of November. “The idea of trying to keep people social distanced, in family bubbles or everybody wearing masks, it's just a logistic nightmare,” said Marty Williams, the Executive Director of the Downtown Guelph Business Association and parade committee. In Guelph, for a second year in a row, there will be no parade. With ongoing pandemic restrictions, Santa's appearances will once again either look different, or have been cancelled. There are 71 days until Christmas, but Santa Claus parades are often the unofficial community start to the festive season.
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