The annual Greater Sudbury Santa Claus Parade will be held downtown on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 5:30 p.m.
Those planning on attending should note that this year’s Santa Claus Parade will run in the opposite direction as previous years beginning on Ste. Anne Road and ending on Elm Street at Notre Dame Avenue.
You can get a printable parade route map by clicking here.
The Traffic Management Unit will be closing and or controlling several lanes of traffic and roads to ensure the safe movement of parade participants and community members in attendance.
Assisting with traffic control will be members from the Greater Sudbury Police Auxiliary Unit and Citizens on Patrol, as well as, the Ontario Provincial Police, Canadian National Police and North Shore Search and Rescue volunteers.
The Greater Sudbury Police Service understands that residents in the area and motorists will be slightly inconvenienced on the afternoon of the parade; however, these measures are necessary to successfully ensure the safety of everyone involved in the Santa Claus Parade.
Motorists should be aware of the following lane and road closures:
- Southbound lanes on Notre Dame Avenue will be closed between Kathleen Street and Ste. Anne Road at 1 p.m.
- Notre Dame Avenue northbound between Elm Street and Leslie Street will be closed starting at 4:45 p.m. and will remained closed until all pedestrian traffic has cleared the parade area.
- Motorists can detour via Kathleen Street towards Frood Road or Bond Street, to Murray Street and Leslie Street towards Mountain Street.
- The downtown core will be closed to vehicle traffic between 4:45 p.m. and 8 p.m.
