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2020 Parade Theme:
"To be Determined"

Registration is Now Open
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This is a night parade, and as such, all floats must be well lit and decorated to suit the theme.
And be sure to add music to highlight the parade Theme!
PLUS, The St Thomas Fire Department will be collecting non-perishable food as they lead the parade through Downtown St Thomas. Please help if you can.
Thanks for your cooperation!

THANK YOU - The St Thomas Optimists would like to Thank The Canadian Superstore for allowing us to use their parking lot to assemble our Optimist entries, St Thomas Rental for pulling Santa and his Reindeer, Auto Guys for pulling Snoppy, Elgin Chrysler, Disbrowe GM, St Thomas Ford for transporting our Dignitaries MP Jeff Yurek, MPP Karen Vecchio and Mayor Joe Preston who helped to judge the entries, Rogers TV for recording and televising the parade, St Thomas Fire Dept for collecting food, Canada Post for collecting letters to Santa, all of the groups that entered the parade, our Optimist Club members who volunteered their time to make this parade a success and our many supporters who braved the weather to watch our parade and welcome Santa Claus to St Thomas.

Photo's from the 33rd Annual Optimist Santa Claus Parade - November 16, 2019 

he winners of the 2019 Optimist Santa Claus Parade are:
Best Commercial - Formet Industries
Best Overall - Presstran Industries
Best High School - Arthur Voaden High School
Most Unusual - Li'l Miss Metal
Best Children's - Heritage Youth 10 Pin Bowling
Most Photogenic - St John Ambulance
Best Theme - Dark Matter
Best Elementary - Locke's Public School
                 Congratulations to all and Merry Christmas

The winners of the 2018 Optimist Santa Claus Parade are:
Best Commercial - Formet Industries
Best Overall - Presstran Industries
Best High School - Arthur Voaden High School
Most Unusual - Langs Contracting
Best Children's - Heritage Youth 10 Pin Bowling
Most Photogenic - Nurse Next Door
Best Theme - St Thomas Kinsmen
Best Elementary - Monsignor Morrison Catholic School

The winners of the 2017 Optimist Santa Claus Parade are:
Best Commercial - Presstran Industries
Best Overall - Formet Industries
Best High School - Central Elgin Collegiate Institute
Most Unusual - Dark Matter Toys and Collectibles
Best Children's under 18 - St Thomas Panther's
Most Photogenic - Bakker Concrete
Best Theme - Jay Okkerse Contracting
Best Elementary - Lockes Public School

The winners of the 2016 Optimist Santa Claus Parade are:
Best Commercial - Presstran Industries
Best Overall - Formet Industries
Best High School - Central Elgin Collegiate Institute
Most Unusual - Dark Matter Toys and Collectibles
Best Children's under 18 - Step Above Dance and Music Studios
Most Photogenic - Coad Heating, Air & My Fireplace
Best Theme - Salvation Army - sponsored by the St Thomas Downtown Development Board
Best Elementary - Lockes Public School