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Santa Claus Parade Takes Over Downtown Renfrew on December 2nd, 2023
Posted On: Monday, November 13, 2023
Santa Claus is coming to Renfrew! The annual Santa Claus Parade will start at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 2nd, 2023. The parade will leave from the Renfrew Armouries, located at 115 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, and travel downtown Renfrew on Raglan Street South before ending at Munroe Avenue. After the parade, there will be an opportunity for photos with Santa until 9:00 p.m. at the Renfrew Recreation Centre located at 67 Argyle Street South.
“We encourage people of all ages to come out and take in the holiday cheer,” says Renfrew’s Community Outreach and Programs Specialist, Janyne Fraser. “This year we’ve partnered with some amazing local businesses and organizations to help make the parade one to remember.”
The title sponsor of the 2023 Renfrew Santa Claus Parade is XSite Enterprises of Eastern Ontario Inc. The Town of Renfrew is also partnering with Renfrew County Voices who will be set up along Railway Avenue starting at 4:00 p.m. on December 2nd, with games, hot chocolate, a stationary float and collecting letters to Santa. Donations for the Food Bank will be collected in front of Low Square at 127 Raglan Street South and at the Renfrew Recreation Centre.
Anyone interested in entering a float in the 2023 Renfrew Santa Claus Parade is asked to complete the registration form and submit it by email to jfraser@renfrew.ca or in-person at Town Hall, by Thursday, November 23rd, 2023.
Parade float registration forms are available here.
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