Who’s ready to see jolly old St. Nick this weekend?  The Santa Claus Parade is set to begin Sunday (Nov. 20) around 12:30 p.m. at Christie Pits Park and will travel east along Bloor Street until it arrives at University Avenue.  However, set up for road closures will start 45 minutes prior to the parade, roughly around 11:45 a.m.

 

Floats will then depart from Christie and Bloor and head east on Bloor towards Queens Park.  Once there, the parade will make its way south on University Avenue towards Wellington Street, turning east and then heading south on Yonge towards Front Street.  Front Street East will be the parade’s final stretch, coming to an end at St. Lawrence Market.

 

 

 

See the route below.

 

Santa Claus Parade Toronto

 

 

 

Here are the road closures during the Santa Claus Parade:

 

 

  • Bloor Street from Ossington Avenue to Christie Street at 7:00 a.m.
  • Bloor Street from Christine to Bathurst Street at 10:00 a.m.
  • Bloor Street from Bathurst Street to Bay Street at 10:30 a.m.
  • Avenue Road/Queens Park, from Davenport Road to College Street at 10:30 a.m.
  • University Avenue, from College Street to Dundas Street at 11:00 a.m.
  • University Avenue, from Dundas Street to Front Street at 11:15 a.m.
  • Wellington Street, from University Avenue to Jarvis Street at 11:30 a.m.
  • Front Street, from Bay Street to Jarvis Street at 11:45 a.m.
  • Front Street, from Jarvis Street to Sherbourne Street at 11:00 a.m.

 

Roads are expected to be reopened by 6:00 p.m.

 

 

As for TTC service changes, here’s are all the affected routes:

 

  • 19 Bay
  • 72 Pape
  • 75 Sherbourne
  • 94 Wellesley
  • 121 Esplanade – River
  • 126 Christie
  • 161 Rogers Road
  • 300 Bloor-Danforth

 

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