Gridley Fire and GPD to Escort Santa on Tour through Town

GRIDLEY, CA (MPG) - Santa is back on tour and will be coming through our area this weekend!

For the last few years, jolly Ole’ Saint Nick has been teaming up with Gridley Fire Department/CALFIRE Butte County and Gridley Police Department to make sure every boy and girl in town, regardless of age, gets a chance to wave hello to the holiday icon before the ‘Big Night’. 

Santa has left his reindeer in the North Pole to rest up, and thanks to Station 74, will be riding atop our local engines with a special escort from Gridley Police Department. Please be aware that during the 2-hour tour, lights, sirens and chirps will alert residents that Santa’s on his way. 

Kris Kringle will be breaking his tour into a north and south route through Gridley on two separate nights. 

The North Tour will start at 6:00 pm on Sunday, December 11th and will include the areas of Fairview Drive down to East Hazel St., with boundaries of Heron Landing Way to the north and Sycamore St. to the south. The motorcade will turn south on West-Biggs Gridley Road and head west to the Eagle Meadows area.

On Monday, December 12th, starting at 6:00 pm Santa will trek through the southern and eastern areas of Gridley. Everything south of Sycamore St. to Little Avenue will be included in this expedition. The far western edge of the route will be Randolph Ave, then the tour will head out to the eastern side of town, taking Hwy 99 to Obermeyer, turning north on Gilstrap Ave, with a turn north on Bonnell Road. Santa will return to Station 74.

To view maps, please visit the Gridley Herald website or Facebook page and the Gridley Chamber of Commerce Facebook page. This event is weather permitting. Changes in the schedule or cancellations will be updated on social media sites.