The 119th Annual Toronto Santa Claus Parade (2023)

The 2023 Toronto Santa Claus Parade was held on November 26th, 2023. The parade was broadcasted on CTV on December 9th, 2023.

## Overview

On November 26th, 2023, the Toronto Santa Claus Parade dazzled the eyes of many spectators, both young and old. This year's parade featured 26 floats, with many new additions and returning favourites.

Media Day was held in the Warehouse on November 2nd, 2023, where people and media companies could get a sneak preview of all of the new floats.

## Floats

1. Celebrity Clowns- 8th time
2. The Creation Story- 3rd time
3. Mother Goose (Ambient Mechanical)- 1st time
4. Pizza Party (Pizza Pizza)- 3rd time
5. Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo)- 1st time
6. Celebrating Our Heroes (Cineplex & IMAX)- 4th time
7. Toronto Caribbean Carnival (Toronto Caribbean Carnival)- 1st time
8. Winter At The Cabin (Desjardins Insurance)- 2nd time
9. Reindeer On The Roof (Toronto Zoo)- 5th time
10. Believe In Kindness (Tim Hortons)- 1st time
11. The Gift (The Toronto Star)- 1st time
12. All Christmas Music (98.1 CHFI)- 5th time
13. Play Is Your Superpower (The LEGO Group)- 1st time
14. Holiday Treats (Metro Grocery Stores)- 4th time
15. Camp Zeddy (Zellers & Hudson's Bay)- 1st time
16. Pride Toronto (Pride Toronto)- 1st time
17. CTV (CTV)- 1st time
18. Season's Greetings (The Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Toronto)- 4th time
19. The Power Of Sports (Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment)- 4th time
20. A Sweet Winter's Day (McDonald's Restaurants)- 1st time
21. Big Blue Owl (The Dalton School)- 6th time
22. Christmas Tree Delivery (Canadian Tire Corporation)- 1st time
23. Candy Cane Lane (Amazon Prime)- 1st time
24. Winterfest At Canada's Wonderland (Canada's Wonderland)- 4th time
25. North Pole Command Centre (Grant Thornton)- 1st time
26. Santa's Sleigh- 1st time

## Bands

1. Toronto Police Pipe Band (Stouffville, ON)
2. Attica Senior High School Marching Band (Attica, NY)
3. Lady Godiva Memorial Bnad (Toronto, ON)
4. St. Joseph-Scollard Hall Catholic Secondary School Marching Bears (North Bay, ON)
5. Ridley College Cadet Corps Band (St. Catherine's, ON)
6. McMaster University Marching Band (Hamilton, ON)
7. Banda Do Senhor Santo Cristo De Toronto (Toronto, ON)
8. Malvern Collegiate Marching Band (Toronto, ON)
9. Philippine Heritage Band (Vaughan, ON)
10. St. Marcellinus Catholic Secondary School Drumline (Mississauga, ON)
11. HCMS York (Toronto, ON)
12. Western University Mustang Band (London, ON)
13. De La Salle College Concert Band (Toronto, ON)
14. Toronto All-Stars Steel Orchestra (Toronto, ON)
15. North Toronto Collegiate Marching Band (Toronto, ON)
16. Salvation Army Toronto Service Band (Toronto, ON)
17. Burlington Teen Tour Band (Burlington, ON)

## Specialty Groups

1. Ontario School Of Ballet (Toronto, ON)
2. Ana Maria Dance Academy (Whitby, ON)
3. Chinese Dragon Dancers

## Sponsors

### Main

* 98.1 CHFI
* Amazon Prime
* Ambient Mechanical
* Canadian Tire Corporation
* Cineplex
* Desjardins Insurance
* Government of Ontario
* Grant Thornton
* Hudson's Bay
* IMAX Corporation
* LEGO
* Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
* McDonald's Restaurants Of Canada
* Metro Grocery Stores
* Nintendo Of Canada
* Pizza Pizza
* Tim Hortons
* Toronto Zoo
* Zellers

### Community

* Hilton Toronto
* MNP
* Thomson Terminal

### Media & Marketing

* Branded Cities
* CTV
* Edery & Lord Communications
* GO Transit
* Harbinger
* McCann
* Siphon Strategy
* The Toronto Star

## Trivia

1. This is the first time the parade has been held on the 26th of November.