Red Deer Santa Claus parade draws crowd
As holiday cheer spreads in the air, children and adults in Red Deer lined up on November 18 to get an early glimpse of Santa among colorful marchers, cascading lights, and sparkling floats. The annual family-friendly Santa Claus Parade marched through town, with plenty of free treats like complimentary popcorn, Rice Krispie treats, and chocolate.
It was also a day of free delights, children’s crafts, and hot chocolate as the parade floated by, with businesses and services groups also entering this year’s parade with colorful floats and marchers. Floats also became major promoters for local businesses this year, with more than double the number of entrants seen last year. Cornerstone Youth Theatre and Pidherney’s Trucking took home prize money for the brightest and most fanciful floats.
The end of the parade culminated with the lighting of the Red Deer’s Old Courthouse Christmas Tree - a yearly tradition. Music, hula hoop lessons, and paper reindeer crafts also marked the end of the parade.
The 500 sponsors, 2,500 volunteers, local businesses, and service groups who entered the float contest, not to mention the work of local printing companies that helped create beautiful poster printing, helped draw in the thousands of community members who attended.
With the holiday season now getting into swing, there will no doubt be plenty of banner printing and signage in and around the city promoting a plethora of holiday events, sales, concerts, and community fundraising events. This season’s greetings appear to be providing plenty of excitement in the thriving community of Red Deer.
It was also a day of free delights, children’s crafts, and hot chocolate as the parade floated by, with businesses and services groups also entering this year’s parade with colorful floats and marchers. Floats also became major promoters for local businesses this year, with more than double the number of entrants seen last year. Cornerstone Youth Theatre and Pidherney’s Trucking took home prize money for the brightest and most fanciful floats.
The end of the parade culminated with the lighting of the Red Deer’s Old Courthouse Christmas Tree - a yearly tradition. Music, hula hoop lessons, and paper reindeer crafts also marked the end of the parade.
The 500 sponsors, 2,500 volunteers, local businesses, and service groups who entered the float contest, not to mention the work of local printing companies that helped create beautiful poster printing, helped draw in the thousands of community members who attended.
With the holiday season now getting into swing, there will no doubt be plenty of banner printing and signage in and around the city promoting a plethora of holiday events, sales, concerts, and community fundraising events. This season’s greetings appear to be providing plenty of excitement in the thriving community of Red Deer.