Joel Lybbert and his buffalo Indie return to lead the 40th Fort Macleod Santa Claus Parade.
Lybbert and Indie will herald the pending arrival of the parade at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 25.
They will be followed by Citizen of the Year Lisa Gillingham riding in an antique car driven by Don McLean.
Entries were still coming in as The Macleod Gazette went to press on Tuesday but the Santa Claus Parade is shaping up to be a grand spectacle.
Businesses, groups and individuals are encouraged to enter the parade, preferably in advance of the 11 a.m. kickoff.
Contact Sydney Tobler at 403-715-2125 for registration information.
Parade participants will begin lining up at 10:20 a.m. All parade entries must be in place and ready to roll by 10:45 a.m.
The parade begins at 11 a.m. and proceeds north along Second Avenue to Main Street. The parade then makes its way east along Main Street to Sixth Avenue, where it turns south to 22nd Street.
Parade participants are reminded not to throw candy to the crowd, for safety reasons.
The following is a list of entries as of Tuesday, and the order in which they will appear.
Second Avenue and 21st Street — Buffalo Rider and Town Crier Joel Lybbert; 2022 Citizen of the Year Liisa Gillingham driven by Don McLean; Bridge City Highlanders; Legion Colour Guard; RCMP; The Fort — Museum of the North West Mounted Police; Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 46; 2384 Kainai Royal Canadian Army Cadets; Lethbridge Cadets; Foothills MP John Barlow; Livingstone-Macleod MLA Chelsae Petrovic; Fort Macleod town council wagon; old town fire truck; MD of Willow Creek; and Cardston high school band.
100 Block of 15th Street — Mayor Brad Schlossberger and the Town of Claresholm; Town of Nanton Coun. Victor Czop and Erin Shields; Municipality of Crowsnest Pass; Blood Tribe Recreation and Parks Youth Program; F.P. Walshe school staff; and Doran Degenstein Wagon Rides.
200 Block of 15th Street — Alberta Lodge No. 3; Fort Macleod Midnight Riders 4-H Club; South Country Doors; Fort Macleod House of Cars; and ATB Financial.
100 Block of 16th Street — Fort Macleod Fire Department; and Fort Macleod Emergency Medical Services.
200 Block of 16ht Street — Fort Macleod Checkmates Car Club; Alan Collar; Vic Rogalsky; and Matt’s Whip Shop.
100 Block of 17th Street — Trinity United Church; Fort Macleod Vet Clinic; Digbee’s Diner; and ConnectFirst Credit Union.
200 Block of 17th Street — 90xOver Band; Calgary Round Up Band; Chinook Equipment; and Hurlburt Rock Products.
100 Block of 18th Street — Falcan Industries; Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Club; Fort Macleod Elks; Don’t Get Hacked; and Structural Truss/Forma Steel.
200 Block of 18th Street — Our Lady of the Rockies high school band; Pincher Creek Co-op; Westco Construction; Town of Fort Macleod Library; and Lethbridge Lacrosse Association.
100 Block of 19th Street — Chestermere high school band; Piikani Child and Family Services Outreach Program; Crowsnest Pass to Willow Creek Property Management; Southern Alberta Satellite, and Alberta Prosperity Project.
200 Block of 19th Street — Calgary Stetson Band; O’Sullivan Concrete Ltd.; F.P. Walshe 2024 Grad Class; Fort Macleod and District Fish and Game; and Larson’s Tire.
100 Block of 20th Street — Front Line Towing; Guliker/Vis Real Estate Group; Foothills Centre; and Fort Macleod Health Care Auxiliary Association.
100 Block of 20th Street — Fort Macleod 4-H Beef Club; Santa’s Reindeer; Avail CPA; and Kainai Healing Lodge Centre.
100 Block of 21st Street – Calgary Stampede Show Band.
200 Block of 21st Street — Santa Claus.
Parade banner sponsors are Fort Macleod Chamber of Commerce; Crowsnest Pass to Willow Creek Property Management; Town of Fort Macleod; Bill Jenkins; Alberta Lodge No. 3; The Macleod Gazette; Royal Purple; Rotary Club of Fort Macleod; Southern Alberta Livestock Exchange (SALE); Fort Macleod Agencies; Structural Truss/Forma Steel; Fix Auto; Westco Construction; ATB Financial; and Fort Macleod Vet Clinic.
