Yellowknifers packed the streets for the city's 2025 Santa Claus parade. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
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Once again, Santa Claus looked kindly on Yellowknife in 2025 and decided to fit the small northern city into a packed touring schedule ahead of Christmas.
The big man spent about an hour on Saturday evening waving to hundreds of Yellowknifers who lined 50 Avenue and adjacent streets.
A healthy number of floats was matched by a sizeable spectator turnout in -18C with wind chill of -24.
On this page, we’ve selected our favourite photos from the night.
Come back to the Cabin Radio website in the near future to see the Grinch accost Santa Claus and demand to know the meaning of Christmas, a rare event caught on camera. The result was heartwarming.
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In the meantime, see if you or someone you know made it into our gallery. Here goes.
A Royal Canadian Air Force Twin Otter – or at least, a doppelganger – performs an unscheduled taxi down 50 Avenue. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
Yellowknifers line the streets for the parade. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
Sir John Franklin High School students hand out candy. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
Cast members from Sir John’s performance of Frozen aboard the school’s float. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
A lucky candy winner. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
Part of Aurora Ford’s parade entry. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
The Canadian Rangers pass by a downtown Yellowknife federal building during the parade. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
Cabin Radio’s Michelle MacDonald watches the parade while on air from Studio One in downtown Yellowknife. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
A YB Services truck in the parade. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
Chateau Nova’s parade entry. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
Two of the many spectators who lined 50 Avenue for the show. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
A dog, right, attempts to understand. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
From left: Cabin Radio’s Cody Punter, Miriam Bosiljevac and Aastha Sethi in the parade. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
The snowglobe in the Cabin Radio float passes by the station’s studios. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
NWT RCMP’s Christmas present to itself, a tactical armoured vehicle that arrived earlier this month, joins the festivities. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
Two children have an uplifting moment on the Great Slave Helicopters float. Note the registration. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
The NWT health authority’s float. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
North Shore Waste sent a festively outfitted truck. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
Various modes of transport were represented. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
Frosty the Snowman and a canine companion. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
The Lakeshore Co-op’s float. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
A circle of cyclists mid-parade. Are reindeer active transportation? Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
Two happy parade spectators. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
One of the best seats in the house: inside a city fire truck just ahead of Santa’s sleigh. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
Santa makes his entrance. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
A final wave to downtown Yellowknife. Members of Santa’s delegation said he had several other engagements planned over the next month. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio
