2023 麻豆传媒映画Santa Claus Parade has been cancelled

Vancouver's Santa Claus Parade cancelled for the fourth time in a row

If you were hoping 2023 was the year Santa and his merry sleigh and reindeer would once again make a thrilling appearance on the streets to cap off the beloved 麻豆传媒映画Santa Claus Parade , sadly it's not to be.

Lindsay William-Ross
Oct 30, 2023 7:42 AM

vancouver-santa-claus-parade-holidays — The 麻豆传媒映画Santa Claus Parade, which marked its 16th year in 2019, has been cancelled for the fourth consecutive year. The 2023 event will not take place because the family-friendly holiday season celebration remains without a sponsor.麻豆传媒映画Santa Claus Parade/Facebook

If you were hoping 2023 was the year Santa and his merry sleigh and reindeer would once again make a thrilling appearance on the streets to cap off the beloved , sadly it's not to be.

For the fourth consecutive year, organizers have made the call to cancel the event.

The pause is not due to the pandemic, which is what took the event offline in 2020 and again in 2021.

Rather, it's a continuation of what took the parade off the streets in 2022: The 麻豆传媒映画Santa Claus Parade - which had been "presented by" telcom giant Telus - is still missing a sponsor, and "the parade must remain on hiatus until a new sponsor can be found," say organizers on the parade's website.

Much of their messaging for 2023 remains the same as last year: "The event needs a title sponsor to defray the costs of putting on the parade each year but to date, no sponsor has been able make a commitment."

The organizers also indicate they are open to hearing from any business or organization that wants to become a sponsor.

V.I.A. reached out to the 麻豆传媒映画Santa Claus Parade organizers via the email they provide on their website to learn more about the 2023 cancellation, but did not receive a response.

The celebration, often held at the start of December, features not only a parade jam-packed with floats, marching bands, and the grand finale appearance of the big man in red himself but also sideline programming like family-friendly activities set up in the vicinity and a "Breakfast With Santa" event. The parade was last held in 2019, when the 麻豆传媒映画Santa Claus Parade marked its 16th anniversary.

This year, organizers are still urging fans to get in the parade's vibe of giving back to the community. "We hope you’ll keep the holiday spirit alive by continuing to support the parade’s benefitting partners: the Greater 麻豆传媒映画Food Bank, and the CKNW Kids' Fund," organizers suggest.