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Holiday parades in and around the London area

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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 the best and brightest decorations and light displays in the region.

Please email us at londonnews@ctv.ca to have your address and photos added to the map and gallery.

 

Friday Nov. 15

Chatham - 6:30 p.m.
Historic Downtown Chatham-BIA Santa Claus Parade
Link: Historic Downtown Chatham – Chatham Santa Claus Parade 2024

Glencoe - 7 p.m.
Glencoe Santa Claus Parade
Link : Glencoe Santa Claus Parade

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

 

Saturday Nov. 16

Ingersoll - 11 a.m.
Ingersoll Rotary 26th Annual Christmas Parade
Link: Ingersoll Rotary 27th Annual Christmas Parade

Wallaceburg - 6 p.m.
Knights of Pythias Wallaceburg Santa Claus Parade
Link: Knights of Pythias

Exeter - 6 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 2024

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

Poplar Hill and Coldstream - 6:30 p.m.
Poplar Hill & District Lions Club Santa Claus Parade 2024
Link: Poplar Hill Coldstream Evening Christmas Parade

Goderich – 7:15 p.m.
Festival of Lights and Santa Claus Parade
Link: Festival of Lights - Explore Goderich

 

Saturday Nov. 23

Hyde Park - 10 a.m.
Hyde Park Santa Parade
Link: Hyde Park Santa Claus Parade

Strathroy - 1 p.m.
The Strathroy Lions-Ricco Foods Santa Claus Parade
Link: The Strathroy Lions-Ricco Foods 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 Christmas Parade

Otterville - 6 p.m.
Otterville Santa Claus Parade
Link: Otterville Christmas Parade

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

Forest - 7 p.m.
Forest Santa Claus Parade
Link: Forest Kiwanis Club Santa Claus Parade

 

Sunday, Nov. 24

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

 

Friday Nov. 29

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

Tilbury - 7 p.m.
Tilbury BIA Santa Claus Parade
Link: Tilbury BIA Santa Claus Parade

 

Saturday Nov. 30

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

West Lorne - 6 p.m.
West Lorne Optimist Christmas Parade
Link: Santa Claus Parade 2024 - Optimist Club Of West Lorne

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

 

Friday Dec. 6

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 2024

 

Saturday Dec. 7

London - 11 a.m.
The Argyle BIA Santa Claus Parade
Link: Argyle Santa Claus Parade 2024

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

 

Saturday Nov. 23

Hyde Park - 10 a.m.
Hyde Park Santa Parade
Link: Hyde Park Santa Claus Parade

Strathroy - 1 p.m.
The Strathroy Lions-Ricco Foods Santa Claus Parade
Link: The Strathroy Lions-Ricco Foods 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 Christmas Parade

Otterville - 6 p.m.
Otterville Santa Claus Parade
Link: Otterville Christmas Parade

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

Forest - 7 p.m.
Forest Santa Claus Parade
Link: Forest Kiwanis Club Santa Claus Parade

 

Sunday, Nov. 24

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

 

Friday Nov. 29

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

Tilbury - 7 p.m.
Tilbury BIA Santa Claus Parade
Link: Tilbury BIA Santa Claus Parade

 

Saturday Nov. 30

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

West Lorne - 6 p.m.
West Lorne Optimist Christmas Parade
Link: Santa Claus Parade 2024 - Optimist Club Of West Lorne

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

 

Sunday  Dec. 1

Fingal - 2 p.m.
Fingal-Shedden and District Optimist Club Santa Claus Parade
Link: Fingal 2024 Santa Claus Parade | Elgin Tourism

Stratford - 5 p.m.
Santa’s Parade of Lights
Link: Santa's Parade of Lights 2024

Belmont - 6 p.m.
Belmont Santa Claus Parade
Link: 22nd Annual Santa Claus Parade

 

Friday Dec. 6

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 2024

 

Saturday Dec. 7

London - 11 a.m.
The Argyle BIA Santa Claus Parade
Link: Argyle Santa Claus Parade 2024

Norwich - 11 a.m.
Norwich Christmas Parade
Link: Norwich Christmas Parade 2024

Springfield - 1 p.m.
Springfield Santa Claus Parade
Link: Springfield Santa Claus Parade 2024

Petrolia - 2 p.m.
Petrolia Santa Claus Parade
Link: Petrolia Santa Claus Parade 2024

Kincardine - 4 p.m.
Kincardine Santa Claus Parade
Link: Kincardine Santa Claus Parade 2024

Brussels - 5 p.m.
Santa Claus Parade 2024
Link: Brussels Santa Claus Parade

Lucan - 6 p.m.
Lucan Biddulph Santa Claus Parade
Link: Lucan Biddulph Santa Claus Parade 2024

Plattsville - 6 p.m.
Plattsville Santa Claus Parade
Link:  no link provided yet

Sarnia - 6 p.m.
Santa Claus Christmas Parade
Link: Sarnia Santa Claus Parade 2024

Port Burwell - 6 p.m.
Port Burwell Santa Claus Parade
Link: Port Burwell Santa Claus Parade

Wheatley - 6:30 p.m.
Wheatley Santa Claus Parade
Link: Wheatley Santa Claus Parade 2024

 

Friday Dec. 13

Thorndale - 7 p.m.
Thorndale Santa Claus Parade
Link: Thorndale Lions Club Santa Claus Parade 2024

 

Saturday Dec. 14

Straffordville - 10:30 a.m.
Staffordville Santa Claus Parade
Link: Straffordville Santa Claus Parade 2024

Blyth - 11 a.m.
Blyth Santa Claus Parade
Link: Santa Claus Parade 2024

Ridgetown - 1 p.m.
75th Anniversary Kiwanis Club of Ridgetown Santa Claus Parade
Link: 75th Anniversary Kiwanis Club of Ridgetown Santa Claus Parade

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

Dutton  5:30 p.m.
Dutton Santa Claus Parade
Link: Dutton Santa Claus Parade 2024

Dresden - 6 p.m.
Kinsmen Club of Dresden Santa Claus Parade
Link: Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade 2024

 

Friday, Dec. 20

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

 

Saturday, Dec. 21

Burgessville - 7 p.m.
10th Santa Claus Parade
Link: Burgessville's 2024 Santa Claus Parade

 

Sunday, Dec. 22

Thamesford – 6 p.m.
10th Santa Claus Parade
Link: Christmas Parade 2024

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