‘Tis the season! The fun begins Saturday, November 12th, 2016 at 4:00 pm with the Santa’s Block Parties and then at 5:00 pm for the start of the parade.

Don’t worry if you can’t make it downtown; you can watch it live here.

But if you are planning on watching in person instead of one YouTube, the seventeen blocks of the Santa Parade route mean that a number of road closures will be in effect to accommodate the Santa Claus Parade though.

Beginning at 1:30 p.m. until approximately 8:00 p.m. the following closures will be in place:

  • Portage Avenue will be closed from Sherbrook Street to Main Street
  • Portage Avenue East will be closed from Main Street to Westbrook Street
  • Hargrave Street, Colony Street, Vaughn Street, Kennedy Street, Edmonton Street, Garry Street, Fort Street, Carlton Street, Donald Street, and Smith Street will be closed at Portage Avenue
  • Main Street southbound will be closed between McDermot Avenue and Graham Avenue
  • Main Street northbound will be closed between St. Mary Avenue and Portage Avenue
  • Pioneer Avenue westbound will be closed between Main Street and Westbrook Street
  • Westbrook Street southbound will be closed between Portage Avenue East and William Stephenson Way
  • William Stevenson Way eastbound will be closed between Main Street and Waterfront Drive

Winnipeg Transit will re-route all buses operating in the vicinity of the Santa Claus Parade. The re-routes will be in effect from approximately 12:30 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. For route and schedule information, visit Winnipeg Transit or contact 311.

Visit Winnipeg Santa Claus Parade for more information.

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