Parade Route and Closures

The Santa Claus Parade Route will begin at the intersection of Collier Rd. and Sullivan Ave. heading east on Sullivan Ave. The parade will then turn left onto Pine St. N. ending at the corner of Pine St. N. and Ann St. Sidewalks will be open for spectators to view the parade along Sullivan Ave. and Pine St. N. Follow our social media for available parking locations for the Santa Claus Parade.

A full road closure map is available at the button below which includes the staging and tear down areas for the holiday floats. 

Some important notes:

●      The staging area along Sullivan Ave. will be temporarily closed on Saturday, November 28 starting at 1 p.m.
●      The Sullivan Ave. section will be temporarily closed starting at 2 p.m.
●      The Pine St. N. section will be temporarily closed starting at 3 p.m.
●      The Sullivan Ave. / Collier Rd. and the Sullivan Ave. / Pine St. intersections will be temporarily closed starting at 3:30 p.m.

Please note: The parade is expected to be done at 7:00 p.m. Roads and intersections will be opened progressively as the parade finishes and pedestrian traffic clears. 

The Santa Claus Parade Temporary Road Closure will be in effect on Saturday, November 28, 2026

  • The parade route is shown highlighted in the full road closure map with a purple dash. It runs along Sullivan Ave. and Pine St. starting at Collier Rd. and Sullivan Ave. and finishing at Pine St. and Ann St. 
  • Road closures are highlighted in red for the parade route and starts at 12:00 p.m. for preparing the floats until the parade has cleared the area
  • Collier Rd. from Broderick Ave. to Elgin St. will be closed from 3:00 p.m. until the parade has cleared the area
  • Barricades will be present on streets surrounding the parade area to close access for public safety

 

 

 

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3540 Schmon Parkway, PO Box 1044, Thorold ON, L2V 4A7

Phone: 905-227-6613

Email: contact@thorold.ca 

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