Toronto Santa Claus Parade

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Eaton's Santa Claus Parade, 1918, Toronto, Ontario. Having arrived at the Eaton's store, Santa is readying his ladder to climb up onto the building.

One of the best known Santa Claus parades is the Toronto Santa Claus Parade, held annually near the middle of November in Toronto, Ontario. More than a half million people come out each year to see

This year (2006), the Santa Claus Parade was held on Sunday, November 19th, 2006, starting at 12:30pm.

The Toronto Santa Claus Parade was started on December 2nd, 1905 by the Eaton's department store, with just a single float. It now has over 25 floats, 24 bands, and 1,700 participants. The parade is almost 6 kilometers long and can be seen anywhere along this route. It is one of the biggest productions in North America, and is broadcast to many countries around the world such as New Zealand, Ireland and Norway. This is done primarily by CanWest Global-owned networks.

The Toronto Santa Claus Parade is the world's longest running children's parade.

The parade is broadcast around the world via the CanWest Global network. It includes television stations owned by the parent company including: TV3 New Zealand, Network TEN Australia, TV3 Ireland and TV Norge Norway.