Toronto Santa Claus Parade
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One of the best known Santa Claus parades is the Toronto Santa Claus Parade, held annually near the middle of November in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. More than a half million people come out each year to see the parade.
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.
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- Ontario Archives View clips from the 1953 'Eaton's Santa Claus Parade', in Toronto Ontario.
- The Santa Claus Parade Turns 100 View 100 years of Santa Claus Parade History
- Toronto Santa Claus Parade Official Website
- Ontario Plaques - The Santa Claus Parade
- CityTV History of the Toronto parade.
- Global TV - Watch the 2006 Toronto Santa Claus Parade online.
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