Santa Claus Parades to Watch this Season

Many parades ran earlier in November including Kitchener-Waterloo (November 16), Cambridge (November 16), and Puslinch (November 24). Fear not, there are still several parades to come ahead of the holiday season.

The Santa Claus Parade will visit the Township of North Dumfries on November 30 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
New Hamburg will host a parade on December 1 at 6 p.m., while Hespeler’s Santa Claus Parade will take place on December 7 at Noon.

In Fergus, Santa will be at the Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree Parade starting at 1:30 p.m. on December 7.
Finally, Santa will then head to Guelph for their Santa Claus Parade at 5:30 p.m., also on December 7.

More Holiday Events to Circle on the Calendar

Bingemans in Kitchener hosts the annual Gift of Lights drive-thru experience. It began on November 22 and will be available for viewing until January 4. More details are available on their website: https://bingemans.com/giftoflights/

In Waterloo Park, the Wonders of Winter lights display will run from November 30 until January 4: https://www.wondersofwinter.ca/ You can catch the official Opening Ceremonies at 5:30pm on November 30 in front of the log house.

Winterfest in Cambridge runs from November 15 to January 1 and has several events including Winter Ice and Lights with beautiful light displays in Central Park in Preston. More details can be found on their website: https://www.cambridge.ca/en/parks-recreation-culture/winter-ice-and-lights.aspx

Even More Holiday Options

Destination Ontario has a comprehensive list of holiday light festivals throughout the province available here: https://www.destinationontario.com/en-ca/articles/holiday-light-festivals-ontario