Surrey Santa Parade of Lights rolls Nov. 29 in Cloverdale with Coca-Cola truck and DeLorean
The 20th annual parade starts at 6 p.m. Nov. 29 at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds and winds through downtown Cloverdale, with a food and toy drive along the way.
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A DeLorean from Back to the Future is in the lineup for the 20th Surrey Santa Parade of Lights, which starts at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 29, at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds. A Cloverdale resident built the car as a replica of the film's time machine.
The route is the same as last year, about 3,800 feet bumper-to-bumper. It leaves the Fairgrounds, passes Shannon Hall and the B.C. Vintage Truck Museum, turns east on 60th Avenue and south on 177B Street, then loops west on 57th and north on 176th Street before returning by way of 58th Avenue and 176A Street. The Fairgrounds flea market has taken Sunday off to make room, and the city has opened the rec centre parking lot after 5 p.m.
Expect lit-up big rigs, trucks, boats, floats, vintage vehicles, marching bands and Santa Claus, who appears at the end. Coca-Cola is sending a decorated holiday truck.
Bring non-perishable food or new, unwrapped toys. Donation bins are at Hawthorne Square, and firefighters on the route are collecting. The parade supports the Christmas Hamper Program, the Cloverdale Community Kitchen (both at the Storehouse), the Surrey Food Bank and Baby-Go-Round.
The parade began after the 1997 Coca-Cola Christmas commercial was filmed in Cloverdale. Paul Orazietti, executive director of the Cloverdale BIA, says it has never just been about the parade. "The parade is a vehicle for generosity and in this economy, the need is greater than ever," he said.
The parade starts at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, at the Fairgrounds. Details are at surreysantaparade.com.
