It appears Toronto’s first blast of winter weather will arrive just in time for the city’s Santa Claus Parade on Sunday.
For those heading out to the event, be sure to bundle up. Environment Canada is calling for a 70 per cent chance of flurries Sunday with a high of 1 C.
The 112th annual parade gets underway at 12:30 p.m. and is expected to run for approximately two-and-a-half hours.
Toronto police are advising people attending the parade to take public transit due to traffic congestion in the downtown core.
The parade starts at Christie Pits Park and runs eastbound along Bloor Street, southbound on Queen's Park Crescent/ University Avenue and then eastbound on Wellington Street West/Front Street East. The event wraps up at Front Street East and Jarvis Street.
Here is a list of what streets will be shut down to accommodate the holiday event:
- Bloor Street West, from Ossington Avenue to Christie Street, will be closed starting at 8 a.m.
- Bloor Street West, from Christie Street to Bathurst Street, will be closed starting at 10 a.m.
- Bloor Street West, from Bathurst Street to Bay Street, will be closed starting at 10:45 a.m.
- Avenue Road/Queen’s Park, from Davenport Road to College Street, will be closed starting at 10:45 a.m.
- University Avenue, from College Street to Dundas Street, will be closed starting at 11 a.m.
- University Avenue, from Dundas Street to Front Street, will be closed starting at 11:15 a.m.
- Wellington Street, from University Avenue to Jarvis Street, will be closed starting at 11:30 a.m.
- Front Street, from Bay Street to Jarvis Street, will be closed starting at 11:45 a.m.
- Front Street, from Jarvis Street to Sherbourne Street, will be closed starting at 11 a.m
The ‘Holly Jolly 5KM Fun Run’ will take place along the parade route at 11:45 a.m.
The following TTC bus routes will be on diversion due to the parade:
- 5 Avenue Road
- 6 Bay
- 75 Sherbourne
- 94 Wellesley
- 121 Fort York-Esplanade
- 126 Christie
- 300 Bloor-Danforth
