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Minden Santa Claus Parade
Township of Minden Hills News
11/3/2023 9:00:00 AM
Media Release 23-88 Santa Claus Parade and Christmas in the Village November 18, 2023
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Subject: “Santa Claus Parade” in Minden and “Christmas in the Village” at the Minden Hills Cultural Centre, November 18, 2023
The Township of Minden Hills welcomes you to our Christmas events on Saturday November 18, 2023, with the “Santa Claus Parade” and “Christmas in the Village”.
The "Santa Claus Parade" will start at 11:00 AM at the S.G. Nesbitt Memorial Arena, marching along Parkside Street, heading south on Bobcaygeon Road, and finishing at the Township municipal parking lot off St. Germaine Street.
“Christmas in the Village” will be held at the Heritage Village of the Minden Hills Cultural Centre on the same day from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Admission is by donation.
Santa will be in the village after the parade to hear children’s wishes and have photos taken until 2:00 PM.
Visitors are free to explore and shop at the local artisan market. They can enjoy homemade baked goods available for sale in the Bowron House and browse the old-fashioned candy shop in the Welch Room. There will be a Santa letter writing station as well as Christmas ornament crafting booths. A live music performer, Eric Swanson, will sing and play popular Christmas songs between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM. Also, a book sale by the Friends of the Haliburton County Public Library (FOHCPL) will be available on site. The Agnes Jamieson Gallery will be open and feature the current exhibit, Shifting Lens, by the Ontario Society of Artists – Eastern Hub.
The Minden Hills Cultural Centre is located at 176 Bobcaygeon Road, Minden, Ontario. For more information, please call the Community Services Department at 705-286-1260 x 546, or visit the Township of Minden Hills website at https://www.mindenhills.ca
