Santa Claus always has a lot of houses to visit in Cold Lake and the Lakeland on Christmas Eve. To make sure he's prepared for his big trip, Santa likes to do a scouting mission a few weeks early, just to see which Cold Lake kids have been naughty and which have been nice, and to make sure everyone is in the Christmas Spirit.

As is the City's tradition, one winner is selected from each of the local business and the non-profit categories. And who makes the decision? Not the City, but the residents of Cold Lake. Whomever gets the most votes ... wins. 

The 2023 Annual Cold Lake Santa Claus Parade is Friday, November 24th - time to start working on your floats.

Jolly old Saint Nick was very pleased at the 2022 turnout and especially the crowds that came out to wave and say hi. Well done to all the participants, including our neighbouring communities of Elizabeth Metis Settlement and M.D. of Bonnyville. 

The Bragging Rights for 2022 go to:

Non-Profit: Cold Lake First Nations Youth Centre

Above: Mayor Copeland with (l-R) Melissa Scanie, Debbra Scanie and Loretta McFeeters, representatives from the Cold Lake First Nations Youth Centre, winners of the 2022 Cold Lake Santa Claus Parade non-profit category.

Business: Wedding Cake Wonders

Above: Mayor Copeland presents the trophy to Louise Sinclair of Wedding Cake Wonders by Louise, winner of the 2022 Santa Claus Parade business category.

Well done everyone - we'll see you next year.

*Please review the City of Cold Lake's new Parade Policy which went into effect October 25, 2022 before registering for any parade held in the City of Cold Lake. Thank you.

 Santa says, "See you in 2023 - HoHoHo."