Santa Claus will be making a stop in Okotoks before taking to the sky on Christmas Eve.

He's teamed up with Okotoks Emergency Services to parade through town and say hi to families.

Ken Thevenot, fire chief for the Okotoks Fire Department, says Santa will be riding in style on something other than a sleigh.

"We use our old 1956 truck that we have set up for him," he says. "He's put in his request to have the lights and music ready to go for him at 5 o'clock."

Santa will set out with crews around 5 p.m. and wrap up their parade around 8 p.m.

To see a map of the parade route click here.