Vancouver Police on Horseback, Rogers Santa Claus Parade 2012 Christmas in Vancouver with London Games Canadian Athletes & Medalists as Grand Marshal
Rogers Santa Claus Parade 2012 Christmas Celebration in Vancouver with 2012 London Summer Olympic & Paralympic Games Canadian Medalists as Grand Marshal
VIDEO - www.youtube.com/ErzSOgwVDs4
It is the 9th annual Rogers Santa Parade in Vancouver Canada on Dec 02, 2012. So what’s a Christmas celebration without a procession and many do consider this event to be the official kick-off to the holiday season.
Pre-parade celebration started early at 10:30AM with fun-filled activities like face-painting, write a letter to Santa, gingerbread and snowman decorating near the main media and VIP area of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
A two and a half hour main stage performance at the Coast Capital Savings Christmas Square included such groups as the Vancouver Tap Dance Society, Perry Ehrlich’s ShowStoppers and others. It is fun for the whole family.
In the spirit of giving, many brought along canned food, whole grain pasta, baby formula and even toys for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society distribution. Some donated money as well.
Food Bank Volunteers in bright yellow ponchos also walked along with the parade to accept donations from the public.
At 1PM, the parade started at the corner West Georgia and Broughton, traveled east along West Georgia, turned south on Howe and finished at Howe and Davie.
Some 3,500 parade participants including 60 marching bands, floats, choirs, various community groups etc. marched their way to greet the estimated 300,000 spectators who gathered to watch the procession.
Because of rain in the forecast, the crowd figures were not quite up to official expectation. The weather did cooperate and only a small precipitation was recorded throughout the duration of the parade.
This year’s Grand Marshals are the Canadian Olympic athletes and medalists who competed in the London 2012 Summer Olympic & Paralympic Games. Among them were Michelle Stilwell (Gold) Darcy Marquardt (Silver) & Brent Hayden (Bronze). The crowd couldn't be happier to greet them.
After the parade, Santa held court at Robson Square Ice Rink where skating was free for the day and a long lineup was formed to pose with Santa.
Sections of the roads in the downtown area were closed from 7AM to 4:30PM to facilitate the movement of the crowd and the parade.
Joy to the World!
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Ray Van Eng is an award-winning photographer, journalist, online publisher, screenwriter and movie & TV producer. One of his videos is currently on view at the Hava Nagila Exhibit, Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York City. from Sep 2012 to May 2013.
Vancouver Police on Horseback, Rogers Santa Claus Parade 2012 Christmas in Vancouver with London Games Canadian Athletes & Medalists as Grand Marshal
Rogers Santa Claus Parade 2012 Christmas Celebration in Vancouver with 2012 London Summer Olympic & Paralympic Games Canadian Medalists as Grand Marshal
VIDEO - www.youtube.com/ErzSOgwVDs4
It is the 9th annual Rogers Santa Parade in Vancouver Canada on Dec 02, 2012. So what’s a Christmas celebration without a procession and many do consider this event to be the official kick-off to the holiday season.
Pre-parade celebration started early at 10:30AM with fun-filled activities like face-painting, write a letter to Santa, gingerbread and snowman decorating near the main media and VIP area of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
A two and a half hour main stage performance at the Coast Capital Savings Christmas Square included such groups as the Vancouver Tap Dance Society, Perry Ehrlich’s ShowStoppers and others. It is fun for the whole family.
In the spirit of giving, many brought along canned food, whole grain pasta, baby formula and even toys for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society distribution. Some donated money as well.
Food Bank Volunteers in bright yellow ponchos also walked along with the parade to accept donations from the public.
At 1PM, the parade started at the corner West Georgia and Broughton, traveled east along West Georgia, turned south on Howe and finished at Howe and Davie.
Some 3,500 parade participants including 60 marching bands, floats, choirs, various community groups etc. marched their way to greet the estimated 300,000 spectators who gathered to watch the procession.
Because of rain in the forecast, the crowd figures were not quite up to official expectation. The weather did cooperate and only a small precipitation was recorded throughout the duration of the parade.
This year’s Grand Marshals are the Canadian Olympic athletes and medalists who competed in the London 2012 Summer Olympic & Paralympic Games. Among them were Michelle Stilwell (Gold) Darcy Marquardt (Silver) & Brent Hayden (Bronze). The crowd couldn't be happier to greet them.
After the parade, Santa held court at Robson Square Ice Rink where skating was free for the day and a long lineup was formed to pose with Santa.
Sections of the roads in the downtown area were closed from 7AM to 4:30PM to facilitate the movement of the crowd and the parade.
Joy to the World!
______________________
Ray Van Eng is an award-winning photographer, journalist, online publisher, screenwriter and movie & TV producer. One of his videos is currently on view at the Hava Nagila Exhibit, Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York City. from Sep 2012 to May 2013.