Toronto 
Events Description
You won’t want to miss what the 2026 Parade has in store!
Officially kicking off the Christmas season, this 122nd edition of the Original Santa Claus Parade will feature a stunning array of diverse, beautifully decorated floats, lively bands, spirited marchers, and Celebrity Clowns.
Since 1905, the Santa Claus Parade has kicked off the Christmas season, first in Toronto, then for the whole country as it has grown in popularity and importance throughout the years. The Parade brings people together, regardless of their background, celebrating hope, family and love. It’s part of the fabric of our community.
Every year we bring hundreds of thousands of people on the streets of Toronto, and millions more watching at home, together to celebrate this joyous season. We’ve been doing so uninterrupted for more than a centuary, and that’s exactly what we will be doing again this year, bringing Santa’s magic to town.
n addition to our fabulous hosts, beautiful floats, and special guests, the 2025 parade featured amazing holiday music and entertainment by some of the greatest groups around. Join us in thanking the bands who joined us in 2025:
Queens University Pipes and Drums Band
North Toronto Collegiate Institute
Attica Senior High School Marching Band
St. Joseph-Scollard Hall Secondary School
Banda Do Senhor Santo Cristo of Toronto
Ridley College Cadet Corps Band #162
University of Western Ontario Marching Band
Father Bressani Catholic High School Marching Band and Drumline
Mariachi Los Gallos from Canada
McMaster Marching Band
Lady Godiva Memorial Bnad
Salvation Army Band
Philippine Heritage Band
Gayly Forward
Toronto All Stars Steel Orchestra
Malvern Collegiate Institute
De La Salle Oaklands
Burlington Teen Tour Band
And more.
Who is it for?
All ages – Family
Free
WHEN & WHERE
Date & Time:
Sunday, November 22, 2026 | 12:30 PM
90 minutes for the Parade to go by you.
Santa’s Treats & Twinkles Zone: Opens at 10 a.m. at Christie Pits.
Santa’s Magic Zone: Opens at 11 a.m. at Sankofa Square.
Parade Route:
- Christie Pits: The parade starts at 12:30 p.m. near Christie Street and Bloor Street West.
- Bloor Street West: Travels east along Bloor Street, passing Bathurst Street and St. George Street.
- Royal Ontario Museum: Continues east on Bloor Street past the ROM and Bay Street.
- Bloor-Yonge: Reaches Yonge Street and turns south.
- Yonge Street: Travels south, passing Wellesley Street, College Street and Sankofa Square (formerly Yonge-Dundas Square).
- Richmond Street West: Turns west from Yonge Street onto Richmond Street West.
- University Avenue: Turns south onto University Avenue.
- Wellington Street West: Turns east from University Avenue onto Wellington Street West.
- Bay Street: Turns south onto Bay Street toward Union Station.
- Front Street: Turns east onto Front Street, passing Union Station.
- St. Lawrence Market: The parade finishes near Front Street East and Jarvis Street.
Various Paid Parking along Route.
Public Transit Accessible.
