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Christmas Has Arrived In Windsor-Essex

The holiday spirit has arrived in Windsor-Essex with a list of events coming up to celebrate the season.

If you missed the annual Christmas in Tecumseh Celebration Friday night, you could still catch Santa Claus at some parades across the region, including on Saturday afternoon in Windsor.

Downtown Windsor will be transformed into a winter wonderland with Winterfest.

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The fun starts at 1pm when the Windsor-Essex Children's Aid Society hosts its Teddy Bear Holiday Bear Jam at the Capitol Theatre. Dan the Music Man will entertain families during an interactive party where kids are invited to bring their stuffed animals. The event is a fundraiser for the society's holiday program.

Between 1:30pm and 2:30pm, baseball fans can meet this year's parade, Grand Marshall, Toronto Blue Jays legend Ernie Whitt. He will sign autographs and baseball collectibles at the Coffee Exchange on Ouellette Ave. between University Ave. and Chatham St.

The parade starts at 3pm at the corner of Ouellette Ave. and Giles Blvd. and will take about two hours to travel northbound to Pitt St. This year, the parade boasts floats, inflatables, marching bands, singers, and dancers.

A little later in the day Saturday, Leamington will host its Santa Claus parade starting at 6pm. The route begins on Erie St. at Georgia Ave. and will travel northbound to the Leamington Fairgrounds.

Amherstburg is also hosting its Santa Claus Parade Saturday starting at 6pm at the corner of Sandwich St. N at William St. Children can visit with Santa at the Gingerbread Warming House at Toddy Jones Park afterward.

Next Saturday, December 2, Santa Claus will be in Lakeshore for an early parade starting at 10am. The route starts at Dwight Ave. and Lakeshore Blvd.

Kingsville had planned to host Ol' Saint Nick last weekend, but rescheduled its Santa Claus Parade to Friday, December 8. The parade gets underway at 6pm on Spruce St.

Finally, Essex will hold its Santa Claus Parade on Saturday, December 9, at 6:30pm. The fun starts at Talbot St. S and Fairview Ave. and travels northbound to Maidstone Ave.

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