Santa and his reindeer brought the Magical Holiday Parade through Toluca Lake with a procession of floats and carolers singing to local Burbank and Toluca Lake residents who lined the streets throughout the route singing along with the parade.
The festive procession began its Christmas Eve event at 6:00 pm from the Wells Fargo at Forman and Riverside, traveling slowly north of Riverside Dr., this is the first time it took to the streets south of Riverside Drive. The route was modified this year for logistical and financial reasons and this year included streets south of Riverside Drive which it hadn’t done so in its 40-plus year history, heading and ending back at Wells Fargo nearly 3 hours and a half later.
This fun tradition began in 1982 when a group of holiday festive friends drove around the neighborhood singing Christmas carols in a single pickup truck. It then grew to an 18-wheeler truck among the neighbors of Toluca Lake and surrounding areas and became a beloved area holiday tradition.
This year Christmas Eve, it was back bigger and more joyful than ever.
