Santa Claus is comin’ to town!! We’ve made a list of scheduled Santa stops in the Greater Peoria Area before he heads back to the North Pole. Check out these locations and events for photo ops with Saint Nick.
Note: Many of the free and candid Santa photo ops are usually BYOC (Bring Your Own Camera). We’ll keep updating this list for Santa photo opportunities as submitted, but for the full listing of holiday experiences in the Greater Peoria Area, check out our Calendar of Events.
PHOTOS WITH SANTA
Bass Pro Shops {East Peoria} // November 5 – December 24, 2022, Mon-Fri @ 5pm – 8pm, Sat @ 10am-8pm, Sun @ 10am – 5pm
Hoerr Nursery {Peoria} // November 26 + December 3, 2022 @ 11am – 2pm // Pets Welcomed
Northwoods Mall {Peoria} // November 25 – December 24, 2022, Mon-Sat @ 11am – 7pm, Sun @ 9am-5pm
PetSmart {Peoria + East Peoria} // December 4-5, December 11-12, + December 18-19, 2022 @ 12pm-3pm // Reservations Recommended, Pets Welcomed
Snowman’s Reindeer Farm {Canton} // November 1 – December 26, 2022 // Reservations Only
SOS Home {Washington} // December 17, 2022 @ 10am-12pm
The Shoppes at Grand Prairie {Peoria} // November 25 – December 24, 2022, Every Weekend @ 12pm-5pm
EVENTS WITH SANTA APPEARANCES
135th Santa Claus Parade {Peoria} // November 25, 2022
Hometown Holidays Christmas Parade {Morton} // November 26, 2022
Tree Lighting + Holiday Stroll {Princeville} // November 27, 2022 @ 4:30-6:30pm
Christmas on Court {Pekin} // December 2, 2022 @ 4-7pm
Old-Fashioned Christmas Walk {Canton} // December 2, 2022 @ 5:30-8pm
Kris Kringle Market {Peoria Heights} // December 2, 2022 @ 3-7pm
Breakfast with Santa {Lacon, Club LaCon} // December 3, 2022 @ 7:30-10:30am
Donuts with Santa {Manito, The Forman Center} // December 3, 2022 @ 9:00-11:00am
El Paso Christmas Walk {El Paso, Jefferson Park Gym} // December 3, 2022 @ 8:00-1:00pm
Christmas in the Village {Peoria, Peoria Riverfront Museum} // December 3, 2022 @ 2-8pm
Christmas Walk {Elmwood} // December 3, 2022 @ 4-7pm
Santa Breakfast {Washington} // December 3, 2022 @ 9-11am
Breakfast with Santa + Mrs. Claus {Pekin, Avanti’s Event Center} // December 10 + 17, 2022 @ 7:30-8:30am, 9-10am, or 10:30-11:30am // Reservations Only
St. Thomas Advent Market {Peoria Heights} // December 3, 2022 @ 11am-1pm
Breakfast + Photos with Santa {East Peoria, Quail Meadows Golf Course} // December 3, 2022 @ 8am-11am // Reserve time slot by November 30, 2022
Santa’s Woodland Workshop {Chillicothe, Camp Wokanda} // December 3-4, 2022
Breakfast with Santa {Peoria, Hy-Vee Orange Prairie Rd} // December 4 and December 18, 2022 @ 8am-12pm
A Village Christmas {Metamora} // December 4, 2022 @ 12pm-3pm
Northwoods Mall Pet Photos {Peoria} // December 5, 2022 @ 4-7pm
Metamora Hometown Christmas {Metamora} // December 8, 2022 @ 5-8pm
Santa in the Greenhouse {Dunlap, Green View Companies} // December 10, 2022 @ 11am – 2pm
Christmas Light Show {Goodfield, The Barn III} // December 14 + December 18, 2022 @ 6-8pm
Brunch with Santa {Peoria, Peoria Zoo} // December 17, 2022 @ 10:30am – 2pm
Holiday Luminary Stroll {Mackinaw, Mackinaw Valley Vineyard} // December 17, 2022 @ 5-8:30pm