Parking Restrictions Downtown During the Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade
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Peterborough, ON – To clear the way for Santa Claus and Santa’s fans who will be cheering on the Peterborough Kinsmen Santa Claus parade, parking will be restricted in the parade area downtown, including on George Street North starting at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 7, 2024 ahead of the parade that begins at 4:45 p.m.
No parking signs will be put up on George Street along the parade route and on some side streets south of Parkhill Road on the morning of December 7. Visitors are asked to respect any parking restrictions that are in place for the parade. Enforcement begins at 1:30 p.m. Vehicles parked in restricted parking areas that have not been removed by 1:30 p.m. will be ticketed and relocated – towed – to the Morrow Park parking lot on the west side of Roger Neilson Way, south of Lansdowne Street.
The City encourages anyone watching the parade to park in one of the municipal lots or parking garages located near the downtown core. Municipal parking spaces can be found at:
- Simcoe parking garage at 190 Simcoe St.
- King Street Parkade at 202 King St.
- Chambers Lot at 184 Hunter St.
- Reid Lot at 350 Reid St.
- Gas Lot at 70 Simcoe St.
- Del Crary Lot at 100 George St. N.
- Downie Lot at 336 Downie St.
The City is currently providing free two-hour parking for all downtown municipal parking as part of a holiday parking program sponsored by Wolfe Personal Injury Lawyers. Any parking fees voluntarily paid during December are donated to Kawartha Food Share.
The City reminds residents to follow all on-street parking regulations that may be in place on other downtown roads, including calendar parking where applicable. Ensure fire hydrants and driveways are not blocked.
Road Closures
George Street will be closed from Parkhill Road to Brock Street beginning at 3:30 p.m. to allow for parade staging.
The parade begins at McDonnel Street, passing in front of City Hall at 4:45 p.m. Peterborough Police Service will supervise a rolling road closure as the parade travels south on George Street toward Lansdowne Street.
The following street closures will also be in effect beginning at 3:30 p.m.:
- Antrim, Edinburgh, Dublin, London, McDonnel and Murray streets will be closed from Aylmer Street to Water Street
- Princess Street will be closed from George Street to Park Street
- Aylmer Street will be closed from Lansdowne Street to Romaine Street
Event volunteers will be able to allow access on side streets for residents and emergency vehicles.
The parade ends at Princess Street, where participants will disperse. All road closures are expected to end by 7:30 p.m.
Peterborough Transit:
Peterborough Transit will begin detouring around George Street at 3:30 p.m. The following routes are affected:
- #2 Chemong
- #4 Weller
- #6 Sherbrooke
- #9 Parkhill
- #22 Blue Community Bus
- #23 Red Community Bus
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