When Santa makes his way down Main Street during the Milton Santa Claus parade Sunday (Nov. 20), take a close look at his float.

Members of the Fine Arts Society of Milton (FASM) have created murals that are on both sides of the float, depicting a snowy winter night in Milton.

The parade begins at 1:30 p.m., and starts at Scott Boulevard and Main Street, where it will proceed east on Main Street and end at the Milton GO Station.

Last year was the debut of Milton’s brand new Santa float and this year, it promises to be even more spectacular — definitely a sight that families will not want to miss.

The murals are the work of four members of FASM: Jenny Panda, Margaret Ann Fehr, Beatrix Benner and Ursula McDermid.

President of FASM, McDermid said that it was a lot of fun working on the murals and the final creation took many months to accomplish.

“It was nice though, it got us all in the Christmas spirit,” said McDermid, adding last year 80 FASM members created a composite mural for the Pan Am Games, which now hangs at the Mattamy National Cycling Centre.

“The nostalgic winter scene will welcome Old St. Nick to Milton now and for years to come as he flies above the newly redecorated Santa Claus float,” said McDermid, who added that In the coming months, a larger contingency of FASM members will be creating a mammoth mural for the Milton District Hospital expansion.

With a well-established reputation for community participation, it was no surprise when the Milton Santa Claus Parade Committee’s representative Bill Manuel approached FASM that the visual arts group agreed to create the mural to improve the float appearance.

“Bill is just over the moon about it,” laughed McDermid.