Santa Claus is coming to town

WINNIPEG — For the past 103 years, good ol’ St. Nick has made his way to Winnipeg for the Santa Claus Parade and this year is no different.

Portage Avenue shut down at 2 p.m. Saturday so 96 floats and walking groups could make their way from Young Street to William Stephenson Way.

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“We are going to have close to 2,000 people in the parade itself,” parade executive director Ron Mark said.

Participants were out early Saturday putting the finishing touches on their floats.

Some feature high-tech light and sound displays and some are just designed to catch every child’s eye.

“That’s what it’s all about,” said Mark. “Bringing some of the seasonal magic to the streets of downtown Winnipeg for the kids.”

This year, Mrs. Claus also made an appearance, joined by many of the elves from Santa’s Workshop.