Santa Claus Parade

badly organized — we were near the end of the parade on Front St — there were gaps of 15 minutes between some floats and another 15 minute wait for the Santa Claus float at the end which just flew by with barely enough time to take a photo — a big disappointment — we arrived on Front St at 1 pm and had to wait until past 3 30 pm to see Santa — next year we are going to Oakville’s Santa Claus parade which is much smaller and only takes one hour — this was a waste of time

Very cool event, love that everybody there were so excited to see Santa.
The 2015 Santa Claus Parade was held on Sunday Nov 16^th. The parade began at 12:30pm starting at Christie station. The route was begin at Christie/​Bloor and continue east, the turn south at Bloor/​University, then turn east again at University/​Front, and end around the St. Lawrence Market. I arrived at the University/​King corner at around 12:45pm to get a good spot. Ended up waiting until 2:30ish when the head of the parade finally arriving.
The scene on the audience side was chaotic when the parade arrived. There were kids sitting on blankets at the front and the parents would get defensive whenever they see people blocking the children’s view. One mom was swearing the entire time to get the crowd to move away lol. So just be careful of angry parents.
The parade itself was pretty fun, there were marching bands, people walking in costumes, clowns that you could take pictures with, and of course the colorful floats. I wish there weren’t many large gaps between different sections of the parade. The gaps made the parade around 1 hour long and my legs were so tense when the event was over.

Ho Ho Ho. Merry Christmas.
‘Twas the Night before Christmas, when all thru the House
Not a Community Manager was Unilocaling, not even a Mouse;
The Unilocal Swag were hung by the Chimney with flare,
In hopes that an Elite Event soon would be there;
The Elites were nestled all snug in their Beds,
While visions of Unilocal Mints danced in their heads;
And Evelyn in her Unilocal’kerchief, Kris in his Sweats,
Had just settled down for a needed Winter’s Rest,
When out on Toronto there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the Bed to see what was the matter.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a spirited Boozy UYE, and Eight drunk* Unilocaleers.
…
Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-​night!
(*) Please do not Drink & Drive.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town!
Thanks for all the volunteers, the sponsors and participants making the parade so memorable and successful
Nothing beat seeing the faces of all the kids lit up when all these awesome floats paraded by.
Just be patient, Santa will show up eventually…
Ho Ho Ho!
PS I wish I am much much taller!