Santa Claus Parade
The Toronto Santa Claus Parade was started on December 2nd, 1905 by the Eaton's department store, with just a single float. It now has over 25 floats, 24 bands, and 1,700 participants. The parade is almost 6 kilometers long and starts at Bloor and Christie streets, then runs east along Bloor to Avenue Road, around Queen's Park Cresent and south along University Avenue to Queen Street, east to Yonge Street, south along Yonge and east along Front Street, ending at the corner of Front and Church streets. It is one of the biggest productions in North America, and is broadcast to many countries around the world such as New Zealand, Ireland and Norway broadcasted primarily by CanWest Global-owned networks. The Toronto Santa Claus Parade is the world's longest running children's parade.