Santa Claus Parade to take over downtown Winnipeg today
Winnipeggers will be able to get into the holiday spirit on Saturday.
The Manitoba Hydro Santa Claus Parade returns today at 5 p.m. and be streamed live on CTV News Winnipeg.ca in the space above.
With over 60 floats, the annual event is a must see for all Winnipeggers young and young at heart. Santa Claus himself caps off the parade as it winds its way through downtown Winnipeg starting at Portage and Main Street.
It follows the same route as previous years- west down Portage before turning south on Memorial Boulevard and ends at York Avenue.
The route for the 2024 Santa Claus Parade. (CTV News Winnipeg)
The City of Winnipeg are the grand marshals for this year’s parade.
Road Closures
Leading up to and during the parade, several road closures will be in place in downtown Winnipeg.
Beginning at 11 a.m., the following streets will be closed:
- Memorial Avenue between Broadway and Portage Avenue, both directions;
- Portage Avenue between Main Street and Memorial Boulevard, both directions;
- Southbound Main Street from Portage to York avenues;
- Edmonton Street (northbound one-way) from Graham Avenue to Portage Avenue;
- Vaughan Street between Graham Avenue and Portage Avenue; and
- Portage Avenue East from Main Street to Westbrook Street.
The closures will be in effect until 10 p.m.
The city also noted that Broadway and northbound Main Street will remain open through the day, but are expected to be high-traffic areas. They added there will be many other travel and turn restrictions on Ellice Avenue, York Avenue, Broadway, and Portage Avenue east of Main Street.
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