The Manitoba Hydro Santa Parade is our city's longest-running free community event, established in 1909. We hope you'll make the parade a part of your holiday tradition!
Read on to start planning your parade experience.
OPEN ALL DAY:
Main Street - Northbound lanes
Route 62 - Southbound lanes
Broadway - all lanes
St Mary Avenue - between Vaughn Street and Fort Street
CLOSED Starting at 9AM:
Main Street - Southbound lanes between Portage Avenue and York Avenue
CLOSED Starting at 12PM:
Portage Avenue - between Main Street and Memorial
Memorial Avenue - Northbound between Portage Avenue and Broadway
Memorial Avenue - Southbound between St Mary and Broadway
Between Portage Avenue and Broadway:
Edmonton Street between Portage Avenue and Graham Avenue - CLOSED
Vaughn Street between Portage Avenue and Graham Avenue - CLOSED
All other streets between Portage Avenue and St Mary - LOCAL/PARKADE ACCESS ONLY
St Mary Avenue and Graham Avenue - REGULAR TRAFFIC
Between Portage Avenue and Ellice:
All streets - LOCAL/PARKADE ACCESS ONLY
Catherine Wreford
Winner of Amazing Race Canada, 8th Season
Sport Manitoba
Represented by Team Manitoba medalists: Madi Lawrence and Teagan Purvis
Gloria Cardwell Hoeppner
Former Executive Director of the West End BIZ
Winnipeg Jets Wives, Girlfriends, and Families
Jeff Hnatiuk, President and CEO, 2017 Canada Summer Games
Honorary Grand Marshal: Kai Madsen, Executive Director, Winnipeg Cheer Board
Fred Penner
Dancing Gabe
Rod Hill, Winnipeg Blue Bomber Alumni
Team Jones, Canada's Olympic Curling Gold Medal Champions
Tim Hague Sr., Winner of The Amazing Race Canada 2013
Desiree Scott, Canada National Soccer Team