There will be free afternoon parking in downtown St.Catharines in December.
Just in time for holiday shopping and get-togethers, visitors can enjoy up to three hours of free parking any time between noon and 6 p.m. on week days from now until Friday, Dec. 30.
Free parking is only available at City on-street metered spots and downtown City parking lots with pay machines.
The annual parking promotion is a joint program between the City and the St. Catharines Downtown Association to bring people downtown to celebrate the holidays at local businesses.
Free afternoon parking does not apply to special event parking fees at the Head Street, Race Street, Garden Park and IceDogs Way parking lots during events at the Meridian Centre and the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre.
There are more than 1,000 City parking spaces downtown within a few minutes' walk to shopping and dining, the Meridian Centre and the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre.