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Oshawa: Santa's Parade of Lights; Ottawa: Help Santa Toy Parade Ottawa (Barrhaven): Barrhaven Lions Light Up The Night Parade; Ottawa (Kanata): Kanata Hazeldean Mall Santa Claus Parade; Ottawa (Orleans): Sanata's Parade of Lights; Pickering: Annual Kinsmen & Kinette Club Santa Claus Parade (Press release) Port Hope: Port Hope Santa Claus Parade
The following is an incomplete list of festivals in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Both single events and recurring festivals are included. This list includes festivals of diverse types, including regional festivals, commerce festivals, fairs, food festivals, arts festivals, religious festivals, folk festivals, and recurring festivals on holidays.
A rocket ship float with Santa Claus during a Christmas parade in Los Angeles, 1940. The Christmas parade is a direct descendant of late Medieval and Renaissance revivals of Roman Triumphs, which had music and banners, wagons filled with the spoils of war, and climaxed with the dux riding in a chariot, preferably drawn by two horses, and thus called the biga.
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Santa visits for pets (+ free photos) In addition to the mall days listed above, some pet stores are offering photo ops for pets. PetSmart: The Paws & Claus free photo event runs Dec. 16 and 17 at ...
The Victoria Ska and Reggae Festival aka "Ska Fest" is a music festival that takes place every summer in Victoria British Columbia, Canada. The festival is organized and executed by the Victoria BC Ska Society, a non-profit organization, and over 200 volunteers. It is the longest running ska festival in North America.
In 1875 Victoria began piping water from Elk Lake, and in 1885, the site of the original springs became the location of the Empire Brewery. [ 10 ] Residential development began in earnest in the 1890s, [ 11 ] and many homes in western Fernwood and along Fernwood Road itself date from this era.
In November 2024, the parade's CEO reported a $250,000 shortfall in the event's 2025 budget and launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money. Usually, 75 to 85% of the parade's funding comes from corporate sponsorship with the remainder being funded by the provincial government, but an increase in costs and decrease in corporate sponsorship since the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a projected ...