It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
With temperatures dropping, and snow starting to fall, it's clear Christmas is getting closer.
Each municipality in Niagara hosts their own Santa Claus parade and/or Christmas festival ahead of December 25th.
It all kicks off tomorrow night at Hotel Dieu Shaver's Annual Tree Lighting Celebration.
It goes from 4:30-7pm at Market Square in downtown St. Catharines.
There will be food venders, wine, beer, crafting, and more.
Also in St. Catharines, the Santa Claus parade will happen on Sunday November 18th at 1pm downtown.
Please bring a non-perishable food item, hats or mittens for Community Care.
Canada Post will be collecting letters for Santa along the parade route.
This year the parade will follow a new route.
CKTB's Lee Sterry spoke with Brianne Wilson from the city of St. Catharines about the parade.
You can listen by clicking here.
For those looking for skating, the Meridian Centre will be open from 2-4pm for skating and other kids activities.
Over in Welland, their parade is a day earlier on Saturday.
Their parade begins at 4pm at Canadian Tire Financial Services at the corner of East Main & Wellington Streets, and travels west on East Main St. and ends at Civic Square.
Once back at Civic Square, they will light Welland's Christmas Tree and kids can visit with Santa and stay for a showing of Disney's Prep & Landing on the big screen.
Niagara Falls is also hosting their Santa Claus parade on Saturday, just earlier in the day!
Their parade will start at 11am downtown on Queen Street.
Niagara College Broadcasting students will be hosting and live streaming the parade on the Niagara Falls website, and it will air on YourTV and be replayed Thursday November 22 at 7:00 pm and on Sunday November 25 at 1:30 pm.
This year Niagara Falls' parade is dedicated to community volunteer Don Johnson.
Johnson played his banjo or his glockenspiel in many past parades and performed at park openings and seniors' homes.
He passed away this September.
For those wanting to wait until later in the month, November 24th is shaping up to be a busy day.
Lincoln, West Lincoln, and Thorold are all holding their Christmas events that day.
Although Lincoln is not holding a Santa Claus parade, they will have their "Santa's Workshop on Beam Street" taking place from 12pm-4pm at the Museum and Cultural Centre.
After that you can make your way to the Fleming Centre for the Tim Hortons Tree Lighting Ceremony.
West Lincoln's Christmas in the Village Santa Claus Parade from 1-4pm.
Thorold's will be later in the day, starting at 4pm, and will start from Monsignor Clancy Elementary School and proceed down Sullivan Avenue to Front Street.
Getting in to December, Grimsby's 61st Santa Claus parade is on December 1st.
It starts at 5pm and goes from Blessed Trinity to Ontario St. via Livingston Ave and Highway 8.
Port Colborne hosts their Santa Claus Parade on December 1st at 6:30pm, with their 42nd Annual Grand Old Christmas Festival the following day.
Niagara on the Lake's Santa Claus parade takes place on December 8th at 11am.
Finally, Pelham's Annual Santa Claus parade will take place later December 8th.
It starts at 1pm at Bethany Christian Reform Church, heading North on Balfour Street to Canboro Road, West on Canboro Road to Church Street, North on Church Street to Centennial Park.
After the parade you're invited to Centennial Park for food and activities.
To find out more information on each event, visit that municipality's website under "Events".