The 59th Annual Santa Claus Parade (2024)

Stay tuned for all the magic in the making!

The 2024 Santa Claus Parade will take place on December 1st, 2024, with repeat broadcasts taking place on December 7th, 24th and 25th.

## Production

Planning for this parade began before the 2023 parade, when the parade's float designers started coming up with ideas for new floats. After the 2023 parade, the band department started inviting bands for the 2024 parade.

In late November of 2023, the parade made the official announcement that for the first time, the parade will be featuring its own balloons as a way of competing with the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, a parade that is well-known for its giant balloons. The parade's original lineup of big balloons includes the likes of Super Mario, Bluey, One Piece's Monkey D. Luffy and the Grinch alongside many other familiar faces.

Another big change is that for the first time ever, in addition to a regular camera team, footage for the parade's live broadcast will also be recorded by drones. The addition of camera-drones will showcase the parade in a whole new way, with some shots giving spectators a bird's eye view of the floats, while others will be in the centre of it all, showcasing the floats and balloons from every angle, and they'll even fly alongside the balloons.

On January 1st, 2024, the parade confirmed that sponsors will come back and sponsor most of the floats. However, because they don't want a lot of the floats to be too commercial, they decided to have each company and city (Aside from a few examples) sponsor a random float.

## The Lineup (\* indicates a retired unit.)

### Floats

1. A Christmas Carol (City of Winnipeg, Manitoba)- 1st time
2. A Sea-Lover's Paradise (Ripley's Aquarium of Canada)- 1st time
3. Adriana The Armadillo (City of Hamilton, Ontario)- 1st time
4. Benji The Binturong (City of Buffalo, New York)- 1st time
5. The Boardwalk (TBA)- 1st time
6. The Bustling Village (The LEGO Group)- 1st time
7. Camp Fairbanks (Coca-Cola)- 1st time
8. Cavalcade Of Holidays- 1st time
9. Celebrating Canada- 1st time
10. Cheers! (Tim Hortons)- 1st time
11. Christmastime Is Here (Canada's Wonderland)- 1st time
12. Date Night (TBA)- 1st time
13. Dr. Skeletony's Bone-Chiller (City of Halifax, Nova Scotia)- 1st time
14. Fun In The Sun (City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida & Visit Lauderdale)- 1st time
15. The Galactic Goofball (City of Markham, Ontario)- 1st time
16. The Garden Of Harmony (Toronto Symphony Orchestra)- 1st time
17. Gnome Sweet Gnome (Canadian Tire Corporation)- 1st time
18. The Harvest Festival (City of Vaughan, Ontario)- 1st time
19. The Icicle Princess (DIOR)- 1st time
20. Intermission (Cineplex Entertainment)- 1st time
21. Jack Frost (Pure Michigan)- 1st time
22. Kickboxing Kangaroos (TBA)- 2nd time
23. Lemur Lane (FreshCo.)- 1st time
24. Light It Up, Toronto! (NOMA Industries)- 1st time
25. Lil Waddle (City of Burlington, Ontario)- 1st time
26. Mardi Gras (Louisiana Office of Tourism)- 1st time
27. Martian Mania (TBA)- 2nd time
28. Mrs. Bloom's Bed Of Blossoms (City of Brampton, Ontario)- 1st time
29. Mya The Majorette (Yamaha Corporation)- 1st time
30. The Parade Express- 2nd time
31. Pretty In Pink (TBA)- 1st time
32. Reindeer Gains (Toronto Zoo)- 2nd time
33. Runnin' For Fun (Nike)- 1st time
34. Santa's Sleigh- 3rd time
35. Santa's Tree Farm Truck (City of Oshawa, Ontario)- 1st time
36. Santa's Workshop- 3rd time
37. Slapshot Shootout (National Hockey League)- 1st time
38. Sweet Stay-In (City of Vancouver, British Columbia)- 1st time
39. Toyland Train (Toys"R"Us)- 1st time
40. Whack-A-Mole (Mary Brown's Chicken)- 2nd time
41. You've Gotta Be Kitten Me! (TBA)- 1st time
42. TBA (City of Calgary, Alberta)- 1st time
43. TBA (City of Mississauga, Ontario)- 1st time
44. TBA (City of Montreal, Quebec)- 1st time
45. TBA (McDonald's)- 1st time
46. TBA (Rona)- 1st time
47. TBA (Toronto Transit Commission & GO Transit)- 1st time
48. A float promoting a new Christmas album- 1st time
49. A float promoting an upcoming movie releasing around Christmas- 1st time
50. A float promoting an upcoming movie releasing around Christmas- 1st time
51. A float promoting an upcoming movie releasing around Christmas- 1st time
52. TBA- 1st time
53. TBA- 1st time
54. TBA- 1st time
55. TBA- 1st time
56. TBA- 1st time
57. TBA- 1st time
58. TBA- 1st time
59. TBA- 1st time
60. TBA- 1st time

### Balloons

#### Big Balloons

1. Ace the Blue Jay- 1st time
2. Baby Shark- 1st time
3. Barbie- 1st time
4. Big Nate- 1st time
5. Blippi- 1st time
6. Bluey- 1st time
7. Buddy the Elf- 1st time
8. Carlton the Bear- 1st time
9. Cocomelon's JJ- 1st time
10. Drew & Jonathan from Builder Brothers Dream Factory- 1st time
11. Elmo & Tango- 1st time
12. Gabby's Dollhouse- 1st time
13. Goku- 1st time
14. Greg Heffley- 1st time
15. Mario- 1st time
16. Miles Morales- 1st time
17. Miraculous Ladybug- 1st time
18. Monkey D. Luffy- 1st time
19. Olaf- 1st time
20. PAW Patrol's Chase- 1st time
21. Pikachu- 1st time
22. Poppy from Trolls- 1st time
23. Snoopy- 1st time
24. SpongeBob SquarePants- 1st time
25. Stuart the Minion- 1st time
26. The Grinch- 1st time
27. The Raptor- 1st time
28. Thomas the Tank Engine- 1st time

#### Mini Balloons

1. "The End" Ornaments- 1st time
2. Autumn Leaves- 1st time
3. Blue Snowflake Ornaments- 1st time
4. Canadian Flag Ornaments- 1st time
5. Candy Cane- 1st time
6. Flowers- 1st time
7. Hockey Puck- 1st time
8. Holly- 1st time
9. Ice Cream Cone- 1st time
10. Maple Leaf- 1st time
11. Opening "Santa Claus Parade" Ornaments- 1st time
12. Poinsettias- 1st time
13. Pumpkin- 1st time
14. Red & Green Snowflake Ornaments- 1st time
15. Snowman- 1st time

### Bands

1. Alabama A&M University Marching Maroon & White (Huntsville, Alabama)
2. The Band Directors Marching Band (Around the World)
3. Banda Municipal De Zarcero (Alajuela, Costa Rica)
4. Bentonville High School Pride Marching Band (Bentonville, Arkansas)
5. Bethel Marching Band (La Ceiba, Atlántida, Honduras)
6. Carmel High School Marching Greyhounds (Carmel, Indiana)
7. Claudia Taylor Johnson High School Marching Band (San Antonio, Texas)
8. Dutchtown High School Marching Band (Geismar, Louisiana)
9. Greendale High School Marching Band (Greendale, Wisconsin)
10. Mandarins Drum Corps (Sacramento, California)
11. Pearland High School "The Pride Of Pearland" Marching Band (Pearland, Texas)
12. Rosemount High School Marching Band (Rosemount, Minnesota)
13. Shonandai High School Marching Band White Shooting Stars (Fujisawa, Japan)
14. University Of Wyoming Western Thunder Marching Band (Laramie, Wyoming)
15. Walled Lake High School Marching Band (Walled Lake, Michigan)
16. William Mason High School Marching Band (Mason, Ohio)
17. Unknown American College Band
18. Unknown American College Band
19. Unknown American College Band
20. Unknown American College Band
21. Unknown American College Band
22. Unknown American College Band
23. Unknown American Drum Corps
24. Unknown American Drum Corps
25. Unknown American High School Band
26. Unknown American High School Band
27. Unknown American High School Band
28. Unknown American High School Band
29. Unknown American High School Band
30. Unknown American High School Band
31. Unknown American High School Band
32. Unknown American High School Band
33. Unknown American High School Band
34. Unknown American High School Band
35. Unknown American High School Band
36. Unknown American High School Band
37. Unknown American High School Band
38. Unknown American High School Band
39. Unknown American High School Band
40. Unknown American High School Band
41. Unknown American High School Band
42. Unknown American High School Band
43. Unknown American High School Band
44. Unknown American High School Band
45. Unknown Asian Band
46. Unknown Asian Band
47. Unknown Canadian Band
48. Unknown European Band
49. Unknown European Band
50. Unknown Latin American Band

### Specialty Units

1. Carousel Horse Push Floats- 2nd time
2. Christmas Trees- 1st time
3. Peoria's Present Push Float- 3rd time
4. Santa Copter- 2nd time
5. Taxi Cab- 1st time

### Specialty Characters

1. Bonhomme Carnaval (City of Montreal float)
2. Carlton the Bear, Spartacat and Youppi! (Slapshot Shootout)
3. Charlie Brown (Christmastime is Here escort)
4. Geoffrey the Giraffe (Toyland Train)
5. GO Bear (Toronto Transit Commission/GO Transit float escort)
6. Fin the Whale, Harvey the Hound, Hunter the Lynx and Mick E. Moose (Slapshot Shootout escorts)
7. LEGO Gingerbread Man (The Bustling Village escort)
8. Ronald McDonald (McDonald's float escort)
9. Snoopy (Christmastime is Here)
10. Tim Hortons Coffee Cups (Cheers! escorts)

### Specialty Groups

1. Opening Flag Brigade- 39th time
2. Toronto Police Motorcycle Brigade- 39th time
3. Toronto Police Mounted Unit- 58th time

## Trivia

* This is the first Santa Claus Parade...
	+ To be held after the Toronto Santa Claus Parade.
	+ To feature balloons.
	+ To feature a float/balloon combo. (Slapshot Shootout and the Hockey Puck)

## See also

* The 59th Annual Santa Claus Parade (2024)/Gallery