The jolly white-bearded man is dusting off his red suit and white, fluffy-tipped hat ready for Papamoa's first-ever Christmas Parade tomorrow.

Fifty-three festive floats, decorated with all the bells and whistles, will parade from Dickson Rd to Palm Beach Plaza as part of the inaugural Pak'n Save Papamoa Santa Parade on November 23.

Lucas and his mother Lorena making decorations for the Papamoa Play Centre float. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

Event manager Kate Percy says the parade, organised by Papamoa Unlimited, will stretch about 500m long.

'The community response has been overwhelming and everyone's really excited about it.

'It's just so nice to have an event that encompasses everybody.”

This year's theme is ‘A Kiwi Christmas and what it means to you' with the winner of the best float awarded the Papamoa Shield, which Kate hopes to make a parade tradition.

With MCs More FM presenters Bel Crawford and Brendon Weatherley, the Post-Parade Party will feature all sorts of fun activities including pony, fire truck rides and free photos with Santa.

There will be performances from Bay of Plenty Performing Arts, Rhythmz Dance Co and Te Akau Ki kapa haka group and appearances from Disney's ‘Frozen' princess Queen Elsa, Frosty the Snowman, the Grinch – and of course the big man himself, Santa Claus.

Residents are invited to colour in a two-dimensional version of the jolly red-suited man for a chance to win a beachfront villa accommodation for the whole family, a signed Black Ferns' jersey – plus loads more.

Download an entry form from the More FM website or Papamoa Santa Parade Facebook page, or pick one up from Papamoa Plaza, where the entry box is placed.

The parade starts tomorrow at 12pm from Dickson Rd, with the Post-Parade Party on the paddock opposite Palm Beach Plaza from 1pm-3pm.