Magic on Main Street

Santa Claus Parade & Light Up

• Map of the Parade Route

  

Free Park & Ride Service

• Times & Routes for the Free Shuttle

  The City of Penticton will be providing a free BC Transit shuttle service to take people to the Magic on Main Street event on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. 

  Shuttle to the parade: Picks up at Cherry Lane Shopping Centre (from the Bay parking lot) and drops off at Main Street & Wade Avenue, ahead of the Santa Claus Parade, which starts at 4:30 p.m. 

  

  

   

• Bus Stop Locations

  Look for this sign at the three bus stops, which include:

  • Cherry Lane Shopping Centre (from The Bay parking lot area)
  • Martin Street at Wade Avenue 
  • Gyro Park (on Martin Street behind the park, near Lakeshore Drive)

  

Food Drive Donations

• Food Items Requested

  • Oatmeal 
  • Fruit cups 
  • Apple sauce 
  • Canned fruit 
  • Tuna 
  • Kraft Dinner 
  • Granola bars 
  • Crackers 
  • Cereal 
  • Pork 'n beans 
  • Soups 
  • Rice / Pasta 
  • Canned pasta / vegetables 
  • Juice

  

Road Closure Details

• Road Closure Details & Map

  Main Street – between Eckhardt Avenue and Westminster Avenue – will be closed to traffic from 3 p.m. until 6:15 p.m. this Sunday, Dec. 3. Drivers are asked to plan ahead and move their vehicles from the street in that area by 2:30 p.m. to ensure the route is clear for floats.

  Also, Main Street will be closed, with no parking available, between Westminster Avenue and Lakeshore Drive from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. Anyone driving to the downtown core should anticipate extra parking congestion and heavy foot traffic.

  Floats taking part in the parade will stage in the Penticton High School parking lot, so motorists and residents in the area should be aware that there will be slow-moving parade traffic and traffic control personnel on Eckhardt Avenue between the school and Main Street. 

  Additional info: Floats will stage in the Penticton Secondary School parking lot, so motorists should anticipate slow-moving parade traffic in the area. 

  

• Changes to BC Transit

  The Magic on Main Street event will affect BC Transit route #5 for two trips. The trips leaving from Cherry Lane northbound at 3:00 & 4:00pm will detour as follows. The bus will turn left onto Calgary Ave from the Plaza, right onto Fairview Rd and continue onto Winnipeg St, turn right onto Lakeshore Dr, right onto Martin St and continue the route as normal from there. Route #16 may have a delay of a couple minutes on Nanaimo Ave at Main St while the parade passes. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. 
    
  There will also be  a shuttle bus running from Cherry Lane Shopping Centre to Gyro Park from 4:00pm until 7:30pm. The bus will use Atkinson St northbound, turn left onto Duncan Ave, right onto Fairview Rd and continue onto Winnipeg St, turn right onto Lakeshore Dr, right onto Martin St. The bus will use the stop on Martin St at Lakeshore Dr, the stop on Martin St at Wade Ave and the Bay stop at Cherry Lane. The bus will run a continuous shuttle from leaving Cherry Lane at 4:00pm until arriving back there at 7:30pm. 

  Visit BC Transit for more
   

Seeking Volunteers

• How to Sign Up

  The City of Penticton will be looking to recruit volunteers to assist with the return of the parade. Duties include barricade intersection control, marshalling assistance and parade route support. If interested, please email jeff.plant@penticton.ca. 

Entering a Float in the Parade

Have Questions?

• How to Contact Us

  City Hall general contact questions: 250-490-2400.

  If you have questions about entering a float, email jeff.plant@penticton.ca or phone 250-460-6035.