Rotary Santa Claus Parade
Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 5:00 pm
Queen Street East
PARADE WILL START AT 5PM
PARADE WINNERS 2025
Norm Candelori Best in Parade
- Soo Mill & Lumber Co Ltd., The Soo Mill Express
Best Corporate Entry
- 1st EarlyON Child & Family Centre, Candy Land Winter Workshop
- 2nd Guzzo Electrical, Wired Wonderland
Best Community Group Entry
- 1st 2310 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps, Cadets Christmas Tree Festival
- 2nd Sault Ste Marie Scouts, Giftmas
Best High School Spirit Award
- 1st St. Mary’s College, Carolling Knights and the Spirit of Christmas
- 2nd Superior Heights, The Rockin’ Superior Elves Toy Shop
Best Elementary School Spirit Award
- St. Mary’s French Immersion, Christmas Shark Tank
FAQ
A completed application form, a certificate of general commercial liability insurance with the Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie listed as additionally insured, and a whole lot of holiday spirit!
All businesses and most organizations have general commercial liability insurance. You can email your insurer, “I need a certificate of general liability insurance with the Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie named as additionally insured” (you’ll need to include our address), and they will be able to get you what you need. If you are a school from ADSB or HSCDSB, then we already have a certificate of insurance from your board, so ignore this step.
You can find a business or organization to “sponsor” your float. They will provide you with the certificate of general liability insurance with the Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie (along with our address) listed as additionally insured from their insurer, and then you just have to list them along with your group’s name on the top of the application form.
Rotarians will be awaiting you on the night of the parade at the corner of Queen and Church. They will tell you what your group’s number is. We suggest getting there between 4:30PM and 5:00PM, as all floats must be completely staged by 5:00PM to guarantee judging.
The Santa Claus parade does not have a theme like the Rotary Community Day Parade does. Feel free to express your holiday spirit in your own way! We encourage getting creative with costumes, music, lights, etc.
The maximum height is 13.5 feet.