Sanata Claus Parade of Lights returns to Pembroke Street

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Sanata Claus Parade of Lights returns to Pembroke Street

Thousands of spectators lined Pembroke Street on the evening of Nov. 26 as the annual Santa Claus Parade of Lights returned after a two-year hiatus because of the COVID pandemic.

This year’s theme was Retro Christmas which allowed for a wide variety of interpretations for float decorating which ranged from depictions of Christ’s birth in Bethlehem over 2,000 years ago, to A Charlie Brown Christmas special from the 1950’s to National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation from the 1980’s.

  1. The hit of the parade, Santa Claus, waves to the crowds lining Pembroke Street during the annual Santa Claus Parade of Lights on Nov. 26. Anthony Dixon Photo by Anthony Dixon /jpg, PM

  2. A young reindeer with antlers draped in lights and with a glowing red Rudolph-like nose waves from a float during the Pembroke Santa Claus Parade of Lights. Anthony Dixon Photo by Anthony Dixon /jpg, PM

  3. The float from Rise Above Studios rose high above Pembroke Street with some aerial artistry throughout the parade. Anthony Dixon Photo by Anthony Dixon /jpg, PM

  4. “Bertha” the Bickle fire that was Pembroke’s first gas-fuelled fire truck was all adorned in Christmas lights as she led one of the city’s newer trucks in the Santa Claus Parade of Lights on Nov. 26. Bertha will turn 100 in 2023! Anthony Dixon Photo by Anthony Dixon /jpg, PM

  5. Unseasonably warm weather made riding a unicycle along the parade route a lot more pleasant than it otherwise couldn’ve been. Anthony Dixon Photo by Anthony Dixon /jpg, PM

  6. Ron Gervais, the new mayor of Pembroke, waves to the crowd during Pembroke’s Santa Claus parade. Anthony Dixon Photo by Anthony Dixon /jpg, PM

  7. Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke MPP John Yakabuski has a big merry Christmas smile as he rolls along in the parade route during Pembroke’s annual Santa Claus parade. Anthony Dixon Photo by Anthony Dixon /jpg, PM

  8. Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke MP Cheryl Gallant waves to the crowds lining Pembroke Street during the Santa Claus Parade of Lights. Anthony Dixon Photo by Anthony Dixon /jpg, PM

  9. The float from Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School rolls along the parade route near Pembroke city hall during the Santa Claus parade on Nov. 26. Anthony Dixon Photo by Anthony Dixon /jpg, PM

  10. Timbersports were the order of the day onboard the Algonquin College float in Pembroke’s Santa Claus Parade of Lights. Anthony Dixon Photo by Anthony Dixon /jpg, PM

  11. The Township of Laurentian Valley’s float in the Pembroke Santa Claus parade featured Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts Gang. Anthony Dixon Photo by Anthony Dixon /jpg, PM

  12. Pembroke’s SnoSpree winter festival mascot Pembi galloped out to Pembroke Street to take in the 2022 Santa Claus Parade of Lights, the first in two years because of the COVID pandemic. Anthony Dixon Photo by Anthony Dixon /jpg, PM

  13. Wesley Community Church’s float featured the original story of Christmas, the birth of the Christ Child. Anthony Dixon Photo by Anthony Dixon /jpg, PM

  14. The theme of Champlain Discovery School’s float was the Christmas classic Miracle on 34th Street. Anthony Dixon Photo by Anthony Dixon /jpg, PM

  15. Candy handed out to the crowd is nearly as big a part of Santa Claus parade as the floats. Anthony Dixon Photo by Anthony Dixon /jpg, PM

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The parade left the Metro parking lot at 5:30 p.m., rolling through the downtown core. It took about an hour for the parade of decorated floats, music, dancers, fire trucks, trucks of all kinds, classic cars and of course Santa Claus, to make its way through the corridor of spectators to Festival Hall.

Winners in the various award categories featured in the parade will be announced by the City of Pembroke soon.

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