The 56th Annual Santa Claus Parade (2021)/Marching Order

The 56th Santa Claus Parade was held live on December 4th, 2021 and shown to millions of spectators around the world, both lining the streets and watching on TV. The lineup featured 37 floats, 30 of the best marching bands from around the world, over 1500 clowns and marchers entirely decked out in full costumes, with almost half of them wearing 300 custom-made papier-mâché heads, and surprise appearances from Mayor John Tory, Justin Bieber, Michael Bublé, Mickey Mouse and his friends from Walt Disney World, characters from The Masked Singer, and of course, the one and only Santa Claus. Below is a list of all units that appeared in the parade that year, in order of appearance.

## The Lineup

Toronto Police Motorcycles

Toronto Police Mounted Unit

Vintage Toronto Police Cars & Blinky

Elmer The Safety Elephant

Girl Guides & Boy Scouts Of Canada Flag Brigade

Ridley College International Flag Brigade

Red Upside-Down Clowns

CN Tower stilt walker

Welcome To Toronto (City Of Toronto)

Wisconsin All-City Marching Band (Wisconsin)

Superhero marchers

Police Officer marchers

Celebrating Our Heroes (No Sponsor)

Firefighter marchers

Clown marchers

The Ohio State University Marching Band (Columbus, Ohio)

Goose Farmer marchers

Village Lady marchers

Bee marchers

Butterfly marchers

Nursery Rhyme Land (Shoppers Drug Mart)

Little Bo Peep, black sheep & sheep marchers

Farmer marchers

Scarecrow marchers

Bunny marchers

The Woodlands High School Marching Band (The Woodlands, Texas)

Sunflower marchers

Clown marchers

Polka-Dotted Upside-Down Clowns

Sesame Street

Teddy Bear head marchers

Flower Queen walking skirt

Bethune-Cookman University Marching Wildcats (Daytona Beach, Florida)

Sea Turtle head marchers

Dragon marchers

Flower marchers

Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo Of Canada & GameStop)

Fish marchers

Dinosaur marchers

Homestead High School Spartan Alliance Marching Band (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

Goat head marchers

Goat World (Toronto Zoo)

Goat head marchers

Clown marchers

Holiday Pride (Pride Toronto)

Clown marchers

Purple Blue-Striped Upside-Down Clowns

Roly Poly Clowns

North Pole Jackpot (OLG Lottery)

(A gap to give the spectators some time to catch the money)

Golf kart

Harlem Globetrotters (New York City, New York)

Monkey head marchers

Tiger head marchers

Elephant marchers

The Masked Singer characters

Anyone Can Happen (CTV's The Masked Singer)

Fox marchers

Cat head marchers

Quaker City String Band (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Stormtroopers of the First Order from Star Wars: Tales From The Galaxy’s Edge

Cowboy marchers

Cow marchers

Cowboy & Cowgirl stilt walkers

Christmas In Texas (Lone Star Texas Grill)

Chicken marchers

Coyote marchers

Calgary Stampede Showband (Calgary, Alberta)

Crocodile marchers

Mardi Gras marchers

Going Down The Bayou (Louisiana Tourism)

Mardi Gras stilt walkers

Clown marchers

Camdenton High School Pride Of The Lake Marching Band (Camdenton, Missouri)

Camilo The Capybara (HSBC Bank)

Capybara head marchers

Banda Show Guardia Real De Antioquia (Medellín, Colombia)

Princess marchers

Encanto (Walt Disney Pictures Canada)

Tiger marchers

Madison Central High School Marching Band (Richmond, Kentucky)

Ocean Queen walking skirt

Blue Octopus marchers

Pink Octopus marchers

Aquatic Adventure (Ripley’s Aquarium Of Canada)

Shrimp marchers

Fish marchers

Goldfish marchers

Kamehameha High School Warrior Marching Band (Honolulu, Hawaii)

Polar Bear head marchers

Making A Splash (Wet N’ Wild Toronto)

Clown marchers

Sailor marchers

Kansas State University Pride Of Wildcat Land Marching Band (Manhattan, Kansas)

Train conductor marchers

Bear marchers

The GO Bear Express (GO Transit)

Teddy Bear marchers

TBA

Blue Jay marchers

Ace's Sea Of Stars (Toronto Blue Jays)

Kangaroo marchers

Alabama State University Mighty Marching Hornets (Montgomery, Alabama)

Chef marchers

Elf marchers

Justin & The Timbiebs (Tim Hortons)

Fruit Bunch marchers

Chef marchers

The Troopers Drum Corps (Casper, Wyoming)

Carlos The Chameleon (General Motors Of Canada)

Chameleon head marchers

Musikkapelle Thurn (Tyrol, Austria)

Mouse marchers

Princess marchers

50 Disney characters

50 Years Of Magic (Walt Disney World Resort)

Star marchers

Blue Upside-Down Clowns

Banda El Salvador (San Salvador, El Salvador)

Religious Push Floats

Red Caroller marchers

Green Caroller marchers

Reindeer Antics (Wegman's)

Beaver marchers

Moose marchers

Rancho Verde High School Crimson Regiment (Moreno Valley, California)

Beaver marchers

Raccoon marchers

Forest Friends (Yorkdale Shopping Centre)

Purple Toy Soldier marchers

Wintercoat marchers

Clovis High School Wildcat Marching Band (Clovis, New Mexico)

Polar Bear marchers

Polar Bobs (Coca-Cola Canada)

Polar Bear head marchers

Waukee Combined High Schools Marching Band (Waukee, Iowa)

Snowflake Queen walking skirt

Snow Princess marchers

Snowflake Kingdom (Spence Diamonds)

Snowflake marchers

TBA

Hockey Player marchers

Reindeer head marchers

Hockey Night (Sportsnet)

Penguin marchers

Western Michigan University Bronco Marching Band (Kalamazoo, Michigan)

Snowman head marchers

Sleds & Snowbricks (The LEGO Group)

Walrus head marchers

Skunk marchers

Drumband Kettenis (Kettenis, Belgium)

Gingerbread Man marchers

Home-Baked Holiday Sweets (Metro Grocery Stores)

Chef marchers

Chef stilt walkers

Cookie Cutter Baker marchers

Mrs. Claus’ Kitchen (Food Basics)

Cookie marchers

Milk head marchers

Pyjama kid marchers

Visions Of Sugar Plums (SleepCountry)

Pyjama kid marchers

Tomato marchers

Mercer Island High School Marching Band (Mercer Island, Washington)

Lumberjack marchers

Lumberjack stilt walkers

Scrooge's Workout (Peloton Canada)

Victorian Townsfolk marchers

Vandegrift High School Viper Marching Band & Vision Dance Company (Austin, Texas)

Elf marchers

Santa’s Little Rockers (Long & McQuade Musical Instruments)

Elf marchers

Wando High School Marching Band (Mount Pleasant, South Carolina)

Dalmatian marchers

Red Toy Soldier marchers

Winterfest (Canada’s Wonderland)

Golden Retriever marchers

Generic Dog marchers

St. Joseph Band 98 (Cavite, Philippines)

Candy Cane Queen walking skirt

Festive Clown marchers

A Very Bublé Christmas (Apple Music)

Blue Toy Soldier marchers

Nutcracker head marchers

Clark High School Charger Marching Band (Las Vegas, Nevada)

Poinsettia marchers

Elf marchers

Santa’s Mail Truck (Canada Post Corporation)

Pyjama Kid marchers

Red Toy Soldier marchers

Boston Crusaders Drum Corps (Boston, Massachusetts)

Doll marchers

Astronaut marchers

Festive Upside-Down Clowns

Santa’s Workshop (Walmart Canada)

Christmas Present marchers

Teddy Bear marchers

Wooden Toy Soldier marchers

Texas A&M University Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band (College Station, Texas)

Santa’s Sleigh