The Kinsmen Club of Moose Jaw’s annual Santa Claus Parade is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. this Dec. 3rd, bringing one of the season’s key highlights back to the community.
It is confirmed that Santa and Mrs. Claus will be in attendance. Children will be given the opportunity to not only meet the jolly fellow, but he will also be accepting everyone's Christmas letters. These letters will be mailed to the North Pole via Canada Post after the parade, so attendees are asked to bring them along.
Participants for this year’s parade will continue to meet in the traditional location at the Town ‘N’ Country Mall parking lot, and all entries are asked to arrive early. Staging for the parade begins at 4:30 in the mall's northwest parking lot, and all entrants are asked to arrive as close to that time as possible.
The parade will then depart from the mall parking lot starting at 6 p.m.
The route will take the line of floats from the mall parking lot down Main Street, and at High Street West the parade will be routed to the parking lot of the Moose Jaw Events Centre.
Children of all ages have the chance to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Events Centre when the parade concludes, and to stay warm and cheerful, cookies and hot chocolate will be served on site.
Everyone planning to attend is asked to help out by donating a non-perishable food item for the Moose Jaw & District Food Bank. Donations will be picked up at the end of the parade in the Events Centre parking lot.
To enter the parade, there are two simple yet important rules: the first rule is that entries are not permitted to include Santa Claus or Mrs. Claus, as they’re already in attendance; the second rule is that all entries must be decorated in the appropriate Christmas holiday theme.
The parade floats will be coordinated by the Moose Jaw & District Chamber of Commerce. To reach out to the chamber, an email can be sent to [email protected].
A copy of this year's parade application form has been included with this article. You can also request a form by emailing The Kinsmen Club of Moose Jaw at [email protected].
All participants are asked to have their form filled out and submitted to [email protected] before Nov. 30, 2023.
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