Santa Claus is coming to town! Nothing captures the magic of the season better than a visit with St. Nick! From meals with Santa to the traditional photos at the mall and more, our area offers many opportunities for you to make your holiday memory with Kris Kringle.
Thursday, November – Saturday, December 2
Santa Experience
5:00pm – 9:00pm
Browns Chapel Park
1525 Browns Chapel Rd
Reston, VA 20194
$20/RA members, 2-12 years
$25/non-members, 2-12 years
Free for children under 2
RA’s Santa Experience, held during Winterfest, is the perfect opportunity for the kids to spend time with Santa Claus before he embarks on his annual journey around the world. Kids will also do a holiday craft to take home and write a letter to Santa. Don’t forget your camera to capture your child’s photo with Santa. Registration and fee is only for the child, but parents must attend with their child.
Saturday, December 2
Breakfast with Santa
8:00am – 9:30am
Tysons Corner Center
Tysons, VA
Tysons Corner Center invites families for some up-close and personal time with Santa, by continuing its long-standing ‘Breakfast with Santa’ tradition. A complimentary catered breakfast, child-focused entertainment, and activities make this a family favorite and must-attend event during the Tysons Corner Holiday season!
Breakfast with Santa
9:00am
Neiman-Marcus – Tysons Galleria
McLean, VA
Adults $65 / Children 3-12 $55
Neiman Marcus Tysons Galleria invites you and your family to join us for BREAKFAST WITH SANTA. Straight from the North Pole, Santa will read a story for all the children with a photographer to capture it all!
Breakfast with Santa
10:00am – 12:00pm
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Falls Church, VA
Attend to say “hi” to Santa and give him your wish list, snap a fun photo at one of our “Elfie” booths, enjoy a lite breakfast, pick up a craft bag and build a few crafts with us or take home to finish in time for Christmas. It’s fun for the whole family!
Jingle on the Lake
8:00am – 4:00pm
11:45am Boat parade with Santa
Lake Anne Plaza
Reaton, VA
Come see Santa arrive by boat accompanied by stand up paddling elves! Decorated boat parade, special holiday craft market and much much more!
Sunday, December 3
Santa Cares Day – Tysons Corner Center
9:30am
9:45am
Tysons Corner Center
Tysons, VA
Santa Cares events allow people of all ages and abilities to enjoy Santa Magic photo experiences in an inclusive environment that improves comfort, enjoyment and participation among children with sensory sensitivities.
Santa Cares Day – Tysons Galleria
10:45am
11:00am
11:15am
Tysons Galleria
McLean, VA
Santa Cares events allow people of all ages and abilities to enjoy Santa Magic photo experiences in an inclusive environment that improves comfort, enjoyment and participation among children with sensory sensitivities.
Friday, December 8
Selfies with Santa
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Tysons West
Vienna, VA
Join Tysons West for our annual community event. There will be music, games, selfies with Santa, and more!
Santa’s Motorcade at Mosaic
Mosaic
District Avenue
Fairfax, VA 22031
Santa has confirmed he will be traveling through District Avenue again. The Fairfax County Police Motor Squad will be joining Santa as he spreads holiday cheer.
Saturday, December 9
Breakfast with Santa
8:00am – 12:00pm
Vienna Volunteer Fire Department
(2nd floor)
400 Center Street South
Vienna, VA 22180
Children 3 and under are free
Ages 4+ and Adults: $10 each
Come for a family fun breakfast and meet Santa.
Claus and Cookies
11:30am & 12:30pm
Old Town Hall
Fairfax, VA
Decorate you own cookie and grab a photo with Santa!
Pre-registration is required.
Saturday, December 9
& Sunday, December 10
Santas Just Like Me
10:00am – 7:00pm
Tysons Galleria
McLean, VA
Santas Just Like Me, “The Black Santa Experience”, will be returning this Holiday Season! Have your photo taken with Santa and enjoy the holiday in-store experience.
Santa’s Workshop Holiday Extravaganza
11:00am – 2:00pm
Boro Park
8350 Broad Street
McLean, VA 22102
Here comes Santa Claus, right down Boro Lane! Get into the holiday spirit with a festive morning in Boro Park to kick off the holiday season!
Guests of all ages will be invited to enjoy holiday kids crafts, a DJ dance party, specialty hot chocolate bar with lots of fun fixings from Bluestone Lane, a holiday themed bounce house, and calligrapher on site to customize ornaments. Don’t forget to stop Santa’s Workshop 11:30am-1pm in Boro Park, where you can take pictures with the man himself!
Sensory-Friendly Santa at the Mill
11:30am – 3:15pm
Colvin Run Mill
Great Falls, VA
$40 for up to 5 people
At this sensory-friendly event, children with disabilities and their families can experience old-fashioned holiday fun at Colvin Run Mill in a quiet and calm environment. Families will have 15 minutes to visit Santa in the mill, and we will offer holiday crafts.
Santa at the Mill
3:00pm – 6:30pm
Colvin Run Mill
Great Falls, VA
$10 per person
Experience old-fashioned holiday fun at Colvin Run Mill. Visit Santa in the Mill, tour the Miller’s House decorated for the holidays, roast a marshmallow, and enjoy cocoa. Festive music and children’s crafts complete the experience.
Sunday, December 10
Maggiano’s Tyson’s Corner Breakfast with Santa
8:00am – 10:00am
Maggiano’s Tyson’s Corner
McLean, VA
$40 per Child
$30 per Adult
Come Join Santa Claus for a delicious breakfast buffet, take some photos and create some special crafts for the Holiday season!
Children will enjoy breakfast, write letters to Santa and decorate their own holiday themed cookies. Santa’s elves will even help to assist them in making their own “magic reindeer food”, in hopes that Santa and his reindeer will come and visit on Christmas Eve.
Sunday, December 17
Breakfast with Santa
11:00am – 1:00pm
The Ritz-Carlton – Tysons Corner
McLean, VA
Enjoy a wonderful holiday breakfast buffet with a magical appearance from Santa Claus at Breakfast with Santa.
Brunch with Santa
10:00am – 3:00pm
Ornery Beer Company
Fairfax, VA
$39 for adults
$19 for children under 13
5 & Under – Free
For you pictures, Santa will be on his big throne with decorations and Christmas tree.
Bring your cameras, heck, bring your photographer!
Brunch will be a delicious buffet with all your breakfast favorites, including Belgian Waffles, Banana French Toast, Egg Benedicts to order, a slow roasted Angus Beef & Smoked Ham carving station, plus delicious lunch selections including Roasted Salmon, Whitty Chicken, Jambalaya Pasta, Caprese Mushrooms, all the sides, rotating pizzas, and more
Mondays November 20 – December 4
Pet Nights with Santa – Tysons Corner Center
Tysons Corner Center
Fashion Court
Tysons, VA
Tysons Corner Center invites you to bring your pets in their Holiday best for photos with Santa! This much-loved event has become a signature and well-attended theme night for Tysons Holiday.
More info, hours, and reservations
Mondays & Tuesdays November 20 – December 5
Pet Nights with Santa – Tysons Galleria
Tysons Galleria
McLean, VA
Get your furry friends together to strike a pose with St. Nick, capturing paw-fect holiday moments to share with family and friends!
Saturdays
December 2, December 9, & December 16
Saturday Santa Visits
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Village at Leesburg
Leesburg, VA
Visit with Santa and his special helper for pictures in front of our Tree! Don’t forget to bring your list!
Through December 24
Pictures with Santa at Tysons Galleria
Tysons Galleria
McLean, VA
What’s that sound? Santa’s in town! Don’t miss out on taking pics with St. Nick!
Photos with Santa
Tysons Corner Center
Fashion Court
Tysons, VA
The magic of the holiday season comes alive with a visit to Santa’s winter wonderland. Santa will be here starting November 9 and is located at Fashion Court, Lower Level Nordstrom Wing. A visit with Santa is always free and photo packages are available for purchase.
More info, hours, and reservations
Photos with Santa
Dulles Town Center
21100 Dulles Town Circle
Dulles, VA 20166
Bring your family and friends to Dulles Town Center and celebrate the most magical time of the year in the merriest and traditional of ways!
More info, hours, and reservations
Santa’s Flight Academy
Fair Oaks Mall
Fairfax, VA
The one-of-a-kind, immersive Santa photo experience enables children to dance in Santa’s magic mirror, turn into elite cadets to help Santa power his sleigh, chart his course for delivering presents to children around the world and, new this year, see themselves drive the sleigh as the presents are delivered. The experience ends with a magical snowfall dance party inside Santa’s sleigh.
More info, hours and reservations
Friday, November 24 –
Sunday, December 24
Santa at Mosaic
Friday, Saturday & Sunday
Target Atrium
2905 District Avenue
Fairfax, VA 22031
Join Mosaic as Santa makes his annual visits. Bring your children and have your family photos taken with Santa!
