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Yellowknife Lights Up for 2022’s Santa Day Parade!

What better way to officially usher in the Christmas season?

Yellowknife’s Santa Day Parade 2022
(Photo taken by MyTrueNorthNow Staff)
Yellowknife’s Santa Day Parade 2022
(Photo taken by MyTrueNorthNow Staff)

Yellowknife has once again brought lights, laughter, and music to the downtown streets with the annual Santa Day Parade! As always, any business, school, or local organization could put together a float of their own, so long as they decorated according to this year’s theme; Yellowknife Christmas!

Yellowknife’s Santa Day Parade 2022
(Photo taken by MyTrueNorthNow Staff)
Yellowknife’s Santa Day Parade 2022
(Photo taken by MyTrueNorthNow Staff)
Yellowknife’s Santa Day Parade 2022
(Photo taken by MyTrueNorthNow Staff)

The sidewalks began filling up with eager adults and children alike, waiting for the various floats to come by to pass out candy, show off their displays, and share the spirit of the holiday. While the evening was still chilly, the wind didn’t bite nearly as hard as it had the year before, which only lead to more enjoyment from the hundreds of people gathered along Franklin Avenue.

Yellowknife’s Santa Day Parade 2022
(Photo taken by MyTrueNorthNow Staff)
Yellowknife’s Santa Day Parade 2022
(Photo taken by MyTrueNorthNow Staff)
Connor Pitre
Connor Pitre
Born and raised in Central Alberta, Connor Pitre attended the Western Academy Broadcasting College in Saskatchewan, before making his way to the NWT in November of 2021. Since then, he has become a regular staple of the True North FM crew in the News department, and occasionally filling in on the afternoon show.

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