Elves have offered a sneak peek at Santa’s route through Watford, showing when he will be in your area.
Rotary Club of Watford’s sleigh will be collecting donations around the town between November 23 and December 23, wishing everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
For the first time, residents will even be able to track Saint Nick as he passes through the town via the Santa Watford website.
Visit the Santa Watford website here
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A GoFundMe page has been set up for the sleigh, with an £18,000 goal.
Find out when Santa will be in your area below:
- Saturday November 23 - Watford High Street
- Saturday November 30 and Sunday December 1 - Dome roundabout ASDA
- Monday December 2 - Garston, Bucknalls Lane & Coates Way
- Tuesday December 3 - Garston, The Avenues
- Thursday December 5 – Meriden
- Friday December 6 – Leggatts
- Saturday December 7 and Sunday December 8 - Ascot Road Morrisons
- Monday December 9 - Sandringham Road and North Watford
- Tuesday December 10 - Tudor and Knutsford
- Thursday December 12 - Woodside and Leavesden
- Friday December 13 – Courtlands
- Saturday December 14 and Sunday December 15 - Tesco Extra, Waterfields Retail Park
- Monday December 16 – Kingswood
- Tuesday December 17 - Kingswood & Leavesden Green Estate
- Thursday December 19 – Cassiobury
- Friday December 20 – Watford High Street (10am to 4pm)
- Friday December 20 – Cassiobury
- Saturday December 21 to Monday December 23 – Dome roundabout Sainsbury’s
In 2023, it raised £16,500 for local causes including Cathartic, Mind, New Hope, Watford Foodbank, Pump House, Peace Hospice Care, 9 Lives Furniture, Small Acts of Kindness, and Say it with a Smile.
Rotary Club of Watford has a countdown until the full route, including the exact order in which it will visit each road, is released on its website (at 3.30pm on Wednesday, October 20).
Residents can also sign up to be among the first to receive an email with the full list.
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