Join us on November 30, 2024 for the Holiday Festival! Featuring the festive Holiday Parade, Santa’s Grotto, and a vibrant Holiday Market

The Downtown Squamish Business Improvement Association Presents the Inaugural Squamish Holiday Festival on Saturday, November 30!

Get ready to celebrate the holiday season at the first-ever Squamish Holiday Festival, featuring the festive Holiday Parade, Santa’s Grotto, and a vibrant Holiday Market, happening on November 30!

Join us from 3pm to 8pm at Squamish Plaza for the Holiday Market, where you’ll discover delightful gifts, seasonal treats, and food trucks to satisfy your cravings. Santa’s busy elves will be welcoming visitors at the Grotto (located at The O’Siyam Pavilion) from 4pm with a brief intermission during the parade from 5pm to 6:30pm and visit by Santa himself from 6:30m – 8pm. As dusk falls, watch in wonder as the streets come alive with our enchanting, family-friendly parade.

We warmly invite all community members to join in the festivities! There’s still time to participate, sign up for a float by Friday, November 22. Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Yule, Kwanzaa, or simply embracing the joy of the season, we encourage you to be part of this lively, inclusive, and joyful celebration in Downtown Squamish.

The parade will commence from the Log Sort at 39540 Galbraith Ave (end of Loggers Lane near the Yacht Club), proceeding along Vancouver Street, making a right onto Cleveland Avenue (passing Howe Sound Brew Pub), and continuing north on Cleveland to Pemberton Avenue. This year, floats will circle back to The Pavilion and park along the Main to Victoria block of Cleveland Avenue for a special float showcase.

We’re also encouraging all downtown shops to stay open until 8 PM, offering late-night shopping to enhance the vibrant festivities of the evening. Expect special promotions, giveaways, and plenty of festive cheer!

There will be an on-site sign-up to see Santa, on a first come, first serve basis from 6:30pm – 8pm.

Registration to participate in the 2024 Holiday Parade has now CLOSED.

Vendor Application has now CLOSED.