Chilliwack Rotary Christmas Parade

The Chilliwack Rotary Christmas Parade is a community event with floats, marching bands and Santa on a Saturday in early December in downtown Chilliwack.

Rotary Christmas Parade in Chilliwack

In 2024, the Chilliwack Rotary Christmas Parade takes place on Saturday, November 30th. The parade starts at 5:30 pm at Spadina Avenue and it’s free to attend. Full details about this year’s event are to be confirmed closer to the date.

Chilliwack Christmas Parade Route

The parade usually begins on Yale Road between Williams Street and Hazel Street. It goes west along Yale Road, right on Wellington and then right again on College Street. The parade finishes at College Street and Reece Avenue.

In past years the parade route has followed a loop around downtown Chilliwack. It used to start and end on Spadina Avenue, close to Stanley Street. From Spadina Avenue the parade turned left on Corbould Street and then right on Wellington Avenue. After a while, it turned right on Yale Road, then took an almost immediate right onto Princess Avenue. After following the road for a couple blocks the parade then turned left on Mary Street and finally took a right turn back onto Spadina Avenue.

Classic Car in Christmas Parade

Event Details

BC Transit usually provides free bus transit on the day of the parade. This was the case again in 2023. In years when it’s offered, the free transit is available all day so there’s no need to worry about parking or traffic! The free transit service in 2023 applied to all local routes all day on December 2nd. Routes where regular full fares still apply, however, are 66 FVX, 71 Agassiz-Harrison and 72 Hope.

There’s a variety of floats and interesting things to see in the parade. Most (if not all) of the vehicles have Christmas lights, some have other decorations, and some even have live bands playing on them. There’s lots of big trucks and a variety of collectible cars as well. As a bonus, some even give out candy!

Music on a Chilliwack Parade Float