Make way for Santa and his new sleigh.
The City of Winnipeg says several downtown roads will be closed on Saturday from 1:30 p.m. to about 8 p.m. to allow for the Santa Claus Parade.
The full list of street closures is:
- 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 buses operating near the parade will be re-routed from about 1:30 in the afternoon until 11 at night.
The parade will feature a new float this year. A GoFundMe fundraising campaign to buy a new float (and save the parade) raised $161,401 of a $100,000 goal.
This is the 109th parade.