Just a week after the Toronto Santa Claus Parade, the big guy in red is back in town and some roads will be closed as he makes his way around the city.

A number of road closures will be in effect Sunday as several Santa Claus parades takes place.

Village of East Toronto Beaches

The following roads will be closed from noon to 3 p.m.:

  • Westbound Kingston Road from Victoria Park Avenue to Walter Street
  • Walter Street from Kingston Road to Lyall Avenue as the parade ends and disperses

The parade route is as follows:

  • Formation Area at Neil McNeil Catholic Secondary School
  • northbound Victoria Park Avenue
  • westbound Kingston Road
  • northbound Walter Street
  • westbound Lyall Avenue
  • northbound Kimberly Avenue
  • Dispersal is northbound Walter Street to westbound Lyall Avenue and northbound Kimberly Avenue

TTC service will experience minor delays in the area during the event. Motorists are advised to consider alternate routes.

Weston Santa Claus Parade

A number of area road closures will also be in effect from noon to 4 p.m. as the Weston Village BIA hosts the 35th annual Weston Santa Claus Parade. The parade will start at 2 p.m. and proceed southbound on Weston Road to the dispersal area at Sidney Belsey Crescent and in the parking lot of the Portage Trail School.

Weston Road will be closed from St. Phillips Road to Jane Street from noon to 4 p.m.

A number of TTC routes will be diverting to accommodate the parade:

  • 52 Lawrence West: both eastbound and westbound to divert both ways utilizing the following streets: Jane Street, Eglinton Avenue, Scarlett Road to route.
  • 58 Malton: both eastbound and westbound to divert both ways utilizing the following streets: Scarlett Road, Eglinton Avenue, Jane Street to route.
  • 79 Scarlett Road: northbound looping to divert via north on Scarlett Road, west on Dixon Road, south on Royal York Road, east on Lawrence Avenue, south on Scarlett Road to regular southbound routing.
  • 89 Weston: both northbound and southbound to divert both ways utilizing the following streets: Jane Street, Church Street, Uphill Avenue, Pelmo Crescent, Gary Drive, Oak Street to route.