HO, HO, HO, it’s time for our 6th annual Cycling Good Cheer bicycle parade!
JOY’n us for the MAIN RIDE
1pm
Sunday, December 7, 2025
Raccoon Park, 86 Soudan Ave. (southeast of Yonge + Eglinton)
or join a feeder ride listed below and here
The bicycle parade starts with bells and festive music, riding south on Yonge to Biidaasige Park arriving at approx. 2:30pm after a 10-km ride. Kids can enjoy the playground while our picnic features barbecue-prepared S’mores. The parade is free, fun, and for families! Last year we had over 100 people of all ages in our parade on bikes, ranging from wee bicycles to cargo bikes with kids & dogs!
FEEDER RIDES
High Park – join Ruby the Red-Nosed Reindeer for a west-end ride
11:15 – meet at main High Park Gate at Bloor (a great grazing spot for reindeer)
11:30 – roll out the tunes along Bloor and then north on Yonge!
For more info: Janet Joy Wilson – janetjoywilsonca@gmail.com
North York – join the elves from the North Pole
12:15 – meet at Finch TTC Station subway platform
South end at the head of the train
For more info: Jane Wong – jwnycycle@icloud.com
Scarborough – ride with The Grinch
11:30 – meet at the NW corner of Danforth & Victoria Park Ave
11:45 – roll out the cheer
1:30 – Frank Stollery Parkette, 1 Dovercourt Rd to meet up with Parade from the North
For more info: Ian McVey – ianmcvey4@gmail.com
St. Lawrence Market – ride with the Bicycle Mayor of Toronto
12 noon – meet on Market Street at the doors just south of Esplanade
12:15 – roll up Yonge Street to Eglinton
For more info: Alison Stewart – bicyclemayortoronto@gmail.com
Back in 2020 when the Santa Claus parade was cancelled, a merry band of volunteers from Community Bikeways decided we had to cheer up children (and adults) along Yonge Street! From the North Pole (aka North York) to the Toronto waterfront, it was a joy to see kids’ faces light up as Santa (on a cargo bike), elves, and of course reindeer passed by! Six years later, this is our favourite bicycle event of the year!
The ride by Community Bikeways is sponsored or supported by PEDAAL (offering free coffee and cookies at Biidaasige Park), Curbside Cycle, and Cycle Toronto.
