The Brampton Board of Trade Santa Claus Parade - Part 1

The Brampton Santa Claus Parade
2016  Part 1

Santa Claus arrived in Brampton to another roaring reception on Saturday November 19th.  The rain behaved and held off and The Brampton Board of Trade's Annual Santa Claus Parade was a enormous success again for the 31st time. 

The Brampton Board of Trade has run the Parade since 1985.  The Parade originally was held on the third Sunday in November in the afternoon, which started in 1985.  The average attendance would be roughly 20,000 - 25,000 people and 20,000 viewers on Roger's Cable. In 1995, the parade switched to Saturday evening starting at 5:00pm  to turn it into a nighttime event. The attendance doubled and in now the largest night time Santa Claus Parade in the country.

Presently, the live attendance for The Santa Claus Parade has exploded and is estimated to be roughly 100,000 draped along Main St. from Vodden to Elgin, and the viewership on Roger's is estimated to be in the neighbourhood of 250,000 from the broadcast as subsequent rebroadcasts throughout the Christmas season

      

This edition was joyous as ever and rain that was

prevalent throughout the day, behaved and stayed away for all the faithful who lined the parade route. It had to be Santa, because the temperature descended to the point where snow would have been a more possibility.  Snow at least would have made the Santa Claus Parade  feel more seasonable.

The parade started at 5:00 pm at the top of Main St. & Vodden towards Elgin, and took roughly 1 hour. Many of the familiar floats and characters participated in the parade as well as many of Brampton's organizations.

Some of the familiar besides the Jolly man himself, were the Flaming volcano, Sparky, lots of Minions, 

The Brampton Batman, the Kiwanis Clown Fire Truck.  The Polar Express made an appearance as it was making it's way to the North Pole, or since it was  travelling south maybe it was returning from the North Pole. 

Below is a selection of pictures taken from the 2016 Edition of the Brampton Board of Trade Santa Claus Parade. There are so many pictures Brampton Bits & Bites will have to do 2 parts. 

Run Pokemon Run!!

"OH NO I have been spotted..."      

"Drats, they got me!!"

                                                                                              

        

          

A Few more pics - "Hey Frosty is elated

The Santa Claus Parade is a timeless tradition that shines a happy glow in the hearts of children of all ages, including adults, and it never grows old throughout the generations, and Christmas would not be Christmas without one. 

The Brampton Board of Trade Santa Claus Parade and the people who work tirelessly all year round to put The Santa Claus Parade on should be highly complimented and praised. 

Thank you.

   

Carriages, mascots, floats, and clowns, and Sparky, helped the parade be delivered. 

      

            

This is the end of  Part 1. Part 2 will be out shortly

All Photos by Bret Sheppard©

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