Santa parades across the Pontiac

December 6, 2025

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Families across the Pontiac bundled up to greet Santa Claus on one of his many stops across the region over the weekend. The jolly fellow made appearances in six parades, kicking things off in Danford Lake on Saturday morning, and ending in Chapeau on Sunday afternoon, inspiring locals to throw together their own festive floats to welcome him to the village.

If you missed him last weekend and don’t mind a drive, he’ll make an appearance in one last parade in Rapides-des-Joachims this Saturday, Dec. 13.

From left, Lisa Peck, Bentley Chamberlain , Kyrie Chamberlain and Olivia Woermke cruised through Danford Lake on the Peck’s Wood Services float in the town’s Santa Claus parade on Saturday morning. Photo: K.C. Jordan

Atley Lafleur gets her moment with Santa and Mrs. Claus inside Danford Lake’s Bethany Hall on Saturday morning. Photo: K.C. Jordan

Sandy Atagootak (left), Hazel Ringrose (centre) and Grace Ringrose (right) were dressed for the cold at the Campbell’s Bay-Litchfield Santa Claus parade on Saturday afternoon. Photo: K.C. Jordan

The Campbell’s Bay-Litchfield parade snaked along rue Front before coming back down rue Leslie and toward the Campbell’s Bay RA. Photo: K.C. Jordan

Santa Claus travelled down Quyon’s Main Street on Saturday evening, one of his last stops of the day before heading to Chapeau on Sunday. Photo: submitted by Hollie Leach

Maygen Brazeau led her parents Emilie and Patrick Brazeau in the family’s entry in Quyon’s Santa Claus parade. Photo: submitted by Hollie Leach

Mansfield-et-Pontefract mayor Sandra Armstrong (sitting, left) and Fort-Coulonge mayor Pierre Cyr (sitting, middle) were on the float with Santa during their municipalities’ joint parade on Saturday evening. Photo: Caleb Nickerson

Le Patro was represented at the Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield Santa Claus parade on Saturday evening. Photo: Caleb Nickerson

Club Quad Pontiac had a float at the Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield Santa Claus parade on Saturday evening. Photo: Caleb Nickerson

Santa and Mrs. Claus wave to the public from atop a fire truck as they make their way up rue Saint-Jacques in Chapeau on Sunday. Photo: Caleb Nickerson

L’Isle-aux-Allumettes municipal councillors from left, Adele Allard, Mariette Sallafranque and Brian Adam took part in the municipal float during the Chapeau parade on Sunday. Photo: Caleb Nickerson

The Bryson Recreation Association float was filled with children during the parade Saturday night. Photo: Caleb Nickerson

A pack of dinosaurs were out in force at the Bryson Santa Claus parade on Saturday night. Photo: Caleb Nickerson

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