An annual tradition since 1925 minus a few skipped years, the Montreal Santa Claus Parade, better known as the Défilé du Père Noël, typically features thousands of delighted kids waiting to catch a glimpse of Santa Claus, with roughly 20 floats proceeding along downtown artery and top shopping destination, Ste. Catherine Street, from Fort to St. Urbain.
Below are photo highlights of previous Montreal Santa Claus parades. Simply click on a picture to enter the gallery.
To find out when and where the next Montreal Santa Parade is held, click here .
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Very Excited Young Woman
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Very Excited Young Woman With Snow People
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Snow Person Greets Children
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Ukrainian Dancers Dancing
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Holiday Hockey Goat
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Gingerbread House on Wheels
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Gingerbread House on Wheels Up Close
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Dancing Dolls
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Crowd Is Delighted by the Dancing Dolls
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I'm Delighted by the Dancing Dolls
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Bonhomme Carnaval and Entourage
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Bonhomme Carnaval in the Flesh
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Chaos Under Control
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Santa's Shoe Elf
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Walking Christmas Decorations
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Mr. Peanut?
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Unicycle Person
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Bicycle Stunt Person
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Bicycle People
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Holiday Princess, Maybe Fairy?
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Holiday Stars
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Santa Claus, Take One
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Santa Claus, Take Two
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Santa Claus Parade: Défilé du Père Noël
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Santa Claus Parade: Défilé du Père Noël
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Santa Claus Parade: Défilé du Père Noël
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Santa Claus Parade: Défilé du Père Noël
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Santa Claus Parade: Défilé du Père Noël
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Santa Claus Parade: Défilé du Père Noël
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Santa Claus Parade: Défilé du Père Noël
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Santa Claus Parade: Défilé du Père Noël
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Santa Claus Parade: Défilé du Père Noël
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Santa Claus Parade: Défilé du Père Noël
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Santa Claus Parade: Défilé du Père Noël
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Santa Claus Parade: Défilé du Père Noël
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