Mario's Cross-Canada Tour

Mario's Cross-Canada Tour was a real life event tour event which took place in various parts of Canada from November 13 to December 18, 2011. During the event, a person dressed as Mario would greet and take photos with Canadians at various locations, including city landmarks, sports stadiums, retail storefronts, and holiday parades. The event was originally announced on Nintendo's website on November 3, 2011. The logo features a in place of an apostrophe.

Tour schedule

 * Vancouver:


 * November 13 - Comic Con at Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street, Vancouver from 1:00pm-3:00pm PST
 * November 13 - Vancouver Giants at Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver from 6:15pm-10:00pm PST
 * December 2 - Bright Nights in Stanley Park from 5:00pm-9:00pm PST
 * December 3 – Nintendo's Holiday Mall Tour at Metropolis at Metrotown from 11:00am-2:00pm PST
 * December 3 – Best Buy Metrotown, 4805 Kingsway Street, Burnaby from 3:00pm-5:30pm PST
 * December 4 – Rogers Santa Claus Parade from 10:00am-12:00pm PST (pre-parade appearance)
 * December 17 - Breakfast with Santa at the Vancouver Convention Centre from 8:30am-11:30am PST
 * December 18 - Breakfast with Santa at the Vancouver Convention Centre from 8:30am-11:30am PST


 * Whistler Blackcomb:


 * December 17 - Roundhouse Lodge, Whistler Mountain, Whistler Blackcomb from 10:00am-3:00pm PST
 * December 18 - Rendezvous Lodge, Blackcomb Mountain, Whistler Blackcomb from 10:00am-3:00pm PST


 * Calgary:


 * December 9 - Calgary Hit Men at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary from 6:15pm-10:00pm MST
 * December 10 - Nintendo's Holiday Mall Tour at Cross Iron Mills from 11:00am-6:00pm MST
 * December 11 - Nintendo's Holiday Mall Tour at Cross Iron Mills from 11:00am-6:00pm MST


 * Edmonton:


 * November 25 – Best Buy Edmonton South, 9931 19th Avenue NW, Edmonton from 3:00pm-5:30pm MST
 * November 25 - Future Shop South Edmonton Common, 1320 99th Street NW, Edmonton from 11:00am-1:30pm MST
 * November 26 – Edmonton Oil Kings at Rexall Place, Edmonton from 6:15pm-10:00pm MST
 * November 27 – West Edmonton Mall from 11:30am-4:00pm MST


 * Toronto:


 * November 20 - Toronto Santa Claus Parade from 10:00am-12:00pm EST (pre-parade appearance)
 * November 27 - Future Shop, Trinity Common, 149-70 Great Lakes Drive, Brampton from 11:00am-1:30pm EST
 * November 27 - Best Buy Downsview, 695 Wilson Avenue, North York from 3:00pm-5:30pm EST
 * December 9 - Mississauga St. Micheal's Majors at Hershey Centre, 5500 Rose Cherry Place, from 6:15-10:00pm EST
 * December 10 - Nintendo's Holiday Mall Tour at Square One Shopping Centre from 11:00am-5:00pm EST


 * Montreal:


 * November 18 - Best Buy Marche Central, 8871 De L'Acadie Boulevard, Montreal from 11:00am-1:30pm EST
 * November 18 - Future Shop Montreal-Centreville, St. Catherine Street, Montreal from 3:00pm-5:30pm EST
 * November 19 - La Récréathèque, Laval from 11:00am-6:00pm EST
 * November 20 - La Récréathèque, Laval from 11:00am-6:00pm EST