Schedule of Events
Parade Day Activities
Local Shopping All Day
Downtown merchants will be open for all of your holiday shopping needs.
Sam Ault Arena & Joel Steele Community Centre
Vendor & Trade Fair
9 am to 4 pm
- Pictures with Santa (Several packages available for purchase)
- Vendor Show Concession Stand By Simply Baked Catering Inc.
9 am–4 pm • Joel Steele Community Centre (upstairs at the arena)
Winchester Hawks vs Perth Blue Wings
2:15 pm • Junior B Hockey
Old Town Hall
Lobby:
10 am to 2 pm: Children’s activities (cookie decorating, ornament decorating, write your letter to Santa)
10 am to 2 pm: Get your face painted with The Wild Rooster (Barb Buchanan)
10 am to 6:30 pm: The canteen will be open for hot chocolate and popcorn
Theatre:
10 to 10:20 am: The Teddy Bears Christmas (English movie)
10:30 to 10:50 am: Le Noël des Oursons movie (Français movie)
11 am: Rock the Arts Puppets
12 pm: Sgt Sax (music)
1 pm: Rock the Arts Puppets
5 to 6:20 pm: Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch movie
Parade of Lights
Where to find refreshments and washrooms:
- Harvest House Coffee will be selling refreshments at Sweet Corner Park before and during the parade.
- The Old Town Hall will be open before and during the parade for spectators to warm up and use the bathrooms.
- Bethany Chapel at 557 Main St. will be open for spectators to warm up, use the bathrooms, and enjoy a free cup of hot chocolate.
Fireworks Display After The Parade!
- There will be a free, 6–8 minute Christmas-themed Fireworks Display behind the arena following the parade. The green, red, gold and white fireworks will begin once we confirm that the final float has stopped on Dawley Drive, to ensure the safety of our float participants. We anticipate this will be approximately 8:45 pm.
- While the parade will ‘officially’ end at the arena, floats will continue to Dawley Drive.
- Santa will be getting off his sleigh at the arena to meet with kids of all ages while waiting for the fireworks to begin.
- Parking will be available at the arena.
- The arena will be open for spectators to warm up, use the bathrooms, and purchase refreshments from the canteen.
Donations
Food Bank Donations
Drop-off bins for food and unwrapped children’s toys will be available at the Vendor Fair and Old Town Hall during the day. Volunteers wearing vests and ID tags will also be walking the parade route collecting monetary donations to be shared with the North Dundas Christmas Fund, which organizes the Christmas baskets.