Santa is coming to town Saturday, Nov. 16 for the annual parade to help kick-off the holiday season.
Sixty festive floats will make their way through downtown Winnipeg early Saturday evening and will last about an hour.
There are also family friendly activities in the area leading up to the parade start time of 5 p.m.
The parade will start on Portage Avenue at Young Street and then turn south onto Main Street and will then make its way to William Stephenson Way. The parade ends at Westbrook Street.
Road closures and parking restrictions
With a parade going through the downtown core, it means numerous road closures and parking restrictions.
The first parking restrictions will be begin Saturday morning around 8 a.m. with more trickling in as the day progresses.
Road closures, close to the beginning of the route at Portage and Young will start around 1:30 p.m. and continue to trickle throughout the parade route leading up to the start.
- 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 Bannatyne 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
Some closures and parking restrictions are expected to last until late Saturday night. Signs will be posted. More details can be found here.
Organizers suggest giving yourself lots of time if you’re heading to the area and say it may be best to use public transit.
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