Santa Claus is coming to town!

(Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tara Walton)

Santa Claus will be busy over the next several weeks in the London area.

CTV News has compiled a list of all the local parades where you can catch the big man in red.

We will also be creating an interactive map and photo gallery of best Christmas light displays in the region.

Please email us at [e-mail] to have your address and photos added to the map and gallery or if your community is not on the below list of parades.

SANTA CLAUS PARADES AROUND THE REGION

 

Friday Nov. 17

Chatham - 6:30 p.m.
Historic Downtown Chatham-BIA Santa Claus Parade
Link: Historic Downtown Chatham – Chatham Santa Claus Parade 2023

Glencoe - 7 p.m.
Glencoe Santa Claus Parade
Link : Glencoe Santa Claus Parade | Visit Middlesex

St. Mary’s - 7 p.m.
Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade
Link: Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade

Saturday Nov. 18

Ingersoll - 11 a.m.
Ingersoll Rotary 26th Annual Christmas Parade
Link: Ingersoll Rotary 26th Annual Christmas Parade

Strathroy - 1 p.m.
The Strathroy Lions-Ricco Foods Santa Claus Parade
Link: The Strathroy Lions-Ricco Foods Santa Claus Parade | Strathroy & District Chamber of Commerce

Wallaceburg - 1 p.m.
Knights of Pythias Wallaceburg Santa Claus Parade
Link: Knights of Pythias

Exeter - 5 p.m.
Exeter Santa Claus Parade
Link: Exeter Lions Santa Claus Parade

London - 6 p.m.
London Santa Claus Parade
Link: London Santa Claus Parade

Woodstock - 6 p.m.
Woodstock Santa Claus Parade
Link: Tourism Oxford - Woodstock Santa Claus Parade 2023

Tillsonburg - 6 p.m.
Tillsonburg Santa Claus Parade
Link: Tourism Oxford - Tillsonburg Santa Claus Parade

St. Thomas - 6 p.m.
Optimist Santa Claus Parade
Link: Optimist Santa Claus Parade

Goderich - 6:30 p.m.
Festival of Lights and Santa Claus Parade
Link: Festival of Lights - Explore Goderich

Poplar Hill and Coldstream - 6:30 p.m.
Poplar Hill & District Lions Club Santa Claus Parade 2023
Link: Upcoming Poplar Hill Santa Claus Parade

Port Stanley - 7 p.m.
Dickens Days Night Parade
Link: Dickens' Days Weekend - Port Stanley

Saturday Nov. 25th

Hyde Park - 10 a.m.
Hyde Park Santa Parade
Link: Hyde Park Santa Claus Parade – Hyde Park, London Ontario

Wingham - 11 a.m.
Wingham Santa Claus Parade
Link: Wingham Lions Santa Claus Parade

Aylmer - 2 p.m.
79th Aylemer Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade
Link: Aylmer Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade

Listowel - 5 p.m.
Listowel’s Annual Christmas Parade
Link: North Perth Chamber of Commerce

West Lorne - 6 p.m.
West Lorne Optimist Christmas Parade
Link: Santa Claus Parade 2023 - Optimist Club Of West Lorne

Otterville - 6 p.m.
Otterville Santa Claus Parade
Link: Norwich Fire Service | Facebook

Grand Bend - 6:30 p.m.
Grand Bend Santa Claus Parade
Link: Jingle Bells Group | Organizer of Grand Bend Holiday Displays

Forest - 7 p.m.
Forest Santa Claus Parade
Link: Forest Santa Claus Parade | Ontario's Blue Coast

Sunday, Nov. 26

Parkhill - 5:30 p.m.
Parkhill Santa Claus Parade
Link: Parkhill Santa Claus Parade

Friday Dec. 1

Blenheim - 7 p.m.
Blenheim Santa Claus Parade
Link: Santa Claus Parade | Blenheimontario

Clinton - 7 p.m.
27th Annual Christmas Parade of Lights
Link: Christmas Parade 2023

Saturday Dec. 2

London - 11 a.m.
The Argyle BIA Santa Claus Parade
Link: Santa Claus Parade 2023 Santa Claus Parade 

Norwich - 11 a.m.
Norwich Christmas Parade
Link: Norwich Fire Service | Facebook

Springfield - 1 p.m.
Springfield Santa Claus Parade
Link: Springfield Santa Claus Parade | Elgin Tourism

Petrolia - 2 p.m.
Petrolia Santa Claus Parade
Link: Visit Petrolia | Santa Claus Parade

Bright - 2 p.m.
Bright Christmas Parade
Link: Santa Claus Parades and Events - Small Towns in Oxford

Kincardine - 4 p.m.
Kincardine Santa Claus Parade
Link: 2023 Santa Claus Parade - "What Christmas Means to Me"

Stratford - 5 p.m.
Santa’s Parade of Lights
Link: Santa's Parade of Lights - City of Stratford

Lucan - 6 p.m.
Lucan Biddulph Santa Claus Parade
Link: Lucan Biddulph Santa Claus Parade

Plattsville - 6 p.m.
Plattsville Santa Claus Parade
Link: Santa Claus Parades and Events - Small Towns in Oxford

Sarnia - 6 p.m.
Santa Claus Christmas Parade
Link: Christmas All Around Town | Sarnia Kinsman

Wheatley - 6:30 p.m.
Wheatley Santa Claus Parade
Link: Wheatley Santa Claus Parade | Facebook

Sunday  Dec. 3

Fingal - 2 p.m.
Fingal Santa Claus Parade
Link: Fingal Santa Claus Parade | Elgin Tourism 

Belmont - 6 p.m.
Belmont Santa Claus Parade
Link: 19th Annual Santa Claus Parade | Facebook

Friday Dec. 8

Thorndale - 7 p.m.
Thorndale Santa Claus Parade
Link: Santa Claus Parade – Thorndale Lions Club

Saturday Dec. 9

Straffordville - 10:30 a.m.
Staffordville Santa Claus Parade
Link: Straffordville Hall Foundation | Facebook

Blyth - 11 a.m.
Blyth Santa Claus Parade
Link: Santa Claus Parade Poster | Blyth Community Betterment

Ridgetown - 1 p.m.
74th Anniversary Kiwanis Club of Ridgetown Santa Claus Parade
Link: Kiwanis Club of Ridgetown

Ilderton - 5 p.m.
Our Village Christmas Parade
Link: Ilderton Fair presented by the Ilderton Agricultural Society

Dutton  5 p.m.
Dutton Santa Claus Parade
Link: Santa Claus Parade

Dresden - 6 p.m.
Kinsmen Club of Dresden Santa Claus Parade
Link: Dresden Kinsman Club 

Friday Dec. 15

Thamesville - 7 p.m.
Thamesville Santa Claus Parade
Link: Holiday Events 

Saturday, Dec. 16

Burgessville - 6:30 p.m.
10th Santa Claus Parade
Link: Burgessville's Santa Claus Parade & Events