45 YEARS PARADE OF HOMES ❖ EVOLUTION
Evolution
THE EVOLUTION OF THE PARADE OF HOMES
BY ERIN DEBOOY
Throughout its 45 years running, the Parade of Homes hasn’t always looked the same, but it has continued to evolve and grow.
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You do not get this collaboration between builders and developers, and this big event that we have in the Parade — in the fall and the spring — anywhere else in Canada. Nobody else can touch it.” “ – JASON JAQUET, VICE-PRESIDENT, RANDALL HOMES
hat started off as a smaller event quickly gained momentum and hasn’t seen much slowdown since.
“You do not get this collaboration between builders and developers, and this big event that we have in the Parade — in the fall and the spring —anywhere else in Canada. Nobody else can touch it,” says Jason Jaquet, vice-president of Randall Homes. “We are, by far, the best Parade across Canada.” When the Parade first started, it was just the one fall event, says Tony Balaz, chair of the 2025 Parade of Homes committee. A grand opening would be held in new developments on the Friday before the first Saturday when the Parade opened, Balaz says, with developers competing or offering to stage the special event. “These used to be big gatherings where not just builders but suppliers, media and local politicians would come out and be a part of launching the fall Parade of Homes,” Balaz says. “It was really exciting because developers were working hard to get things ready for this grand opening, and it really became a driver in our industry for everyone to work together to create this event of opening of show homes.”
PHOTO BY DARCY FINLEY
14 PARADE of HOMES FALL 2025
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