VIDEO: Rain and fog can’t dampen Oktoberfest parade
Monday morning’s 90-minute procession through Kitchener-Waterloo featured bands, floats and a steady stream of good cheer.
Monday morning’s 90-minute procession through Kitchener-Waterloo featured bands, floats and a steady stream of good cheer.
On Oct. 9 Spoke reporter Peter Swart attended the 2017 K-W Oktoberfest Thanksgiving Day Parade. David Chilton, author of The Wealthy Barber and former investor on the TV show Dragons’ Den, and Greta Podleski, chef and co-author of a number of cookbooks, were the grand marshalls for the parade. Thousands of people watched as the parade wound along Weber Street, starting at Frederick Street in Kitchener and ending at Bridgeport Road in … Continued
By DeeAnna Rollins Fifty-eight years. That’s how long Santa Claus has been coming to town for the annual K-W Santa Claus Parade. However, this year, he came in the rain rather than the snow. People, young and old alike, scattered along King Street to watch the jolly old man float along the parade route, waving and ho-ho-ho-ing to all of the shivering – yet, still smiling – children. They were … Continued
BY NICOLE NEMETH Santa Claus will be coming to Cambridge early, and he intends to bring peace, joy and happiness along with him. The Cambridge Santa Claus Parade will be held on Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. It will follow the same route as last year, starting at the intersection of Hespeler and Dunbar roads and ending at the intersection of Hespeler Road and Langs Drive. Organizers are striving for … Continued