The most common types of Santa visits are In-Person Private and Public Events, such as Home visits or Mall Appearances. The East Texas Real Santa provides both of these types of visits.

In-Person Private Visits:

Regular In-Person Private Santa Visits:

The most common of these is family Christmastime get-togethers. At the start of this type of visit, Santa can arrive with gifts for the children (and maybe the adults too!). After handing out the gifts, Santa can read a story or two (perhaps 'The Night before Christmas' from Santa's point-of-view), pull out his Magic List (it knows if you've been naughty or nice!), and even sing songs with the family. Photos are always a fun part of these events. However, Santa will not do anything that would harm the image or reputation of Santa Claus! For some great tips and hints for a visit from Santa, please check out the "Bringing Santa into your home: Tips for a Magical Experience" page.

Other Personal Visits:

Besides regular In-Person Private visits, other types of personal visits can include bridal showers, Christmas in July events, family reunions, birthday parties, engagements (Imagine; Santa brings the ring, you pop the question), or any surprise visit at private family functions.

Special Visits:

Thanksgiving Day Special Visits

Hire The East Texas Real Santa to make a Special Visit on Thanksgiving Day . You can style this visit as a Traditional Private Home Visit if you wish, or invite him as a special guest at your special event, Thanksgiving Day Parade or party, Christmas tree lighting ceremony,  or even invite him to make an appearance at your family's Thanksgiving Day dinner or celebration.  A typical Thanksgiving Day Special Visit is approximately 15 minutes, but can be booked longer for special events. 

Christmas Eve Sneak-Peek or Christmas Eve Special Visits

What is a Sneak-'n-Peek?

A Sneak-'n-Peek, or Christmas Eve Special Visit, is a VERY special type of In-Person Private visit, and really a ton of fun! On Christmas Eve, after the children are asleep in bed, Santa shows up (scheduled between 10:00 PM and 2:00 AM). He will deliver the gifts right in front of their eyes! This is a wonderful way to keep the magic of Christmas and Santa alive. Especially if the children are getting to that age where they're starting to 'not believe in Santa' any longer.

You'll wake the children with "Hey, wake up! We think Santa's downstairs! Let's go peek!" and you all watch as Santa put the presents out, eats the cookies, drinks the milk or hot coco, and other fun stuff. Remind the children, before you take them to peek, to be quiet, you don't want Santa to catch you all spying on him! Just before Santa is done (at Santa's prearranged signal to the parents) you will rush the children back to bed so that Santa can make a hasty retreat! Your children will remember this for a lifetime!

The "event" itself is typically 15 minutes to 20 minutes, 30 minutes at most from start to finish. That includes arriving, getting the presents from the parents, and getting in place before the children are woken by the parents. Then they all watch Santa for about 10 or 15 minutes as he puts the presents under the tree, eats the cookies and drinks the milk or hot coco before getting ready to leave as the children are rushed back to bed while Santa makes his exit.

Even Shorter variations of this type are common where Santa makes a brief appearance outside in your yard or on the street while your Christmas eve dinner or party is taking place.  Santa lets you know when he has arrived, and you alert your guests that you "just spotted Santa outside!" and everyone looks out to catch a glimpse just before he jumps in his sleigh (car) and takes off.

Christmas Day Sneak-Peek or Christmas Day Special Visit

Did Santa forget to visit your house?  Hire The East Texas Real Santa to make a Special Visit on Christmas Morning or anytime on Christmas Day to deliver the presents that you have left out for him to put in his bag. You can style this visit as a Sneak-Peak or a Traditional Private Home Visit as you wish.  A typical Christmas Day Special Visit is approximately 15 minutes. 

Public Events:

Business/Church/Community etc:

Maybe you want Santa to show up at your place of business to meet and greet your customers? Maybe it's a holiday party for your employees? A church social after the annual Sunday School Christmas Pageant? A tree lighting ceremony? Breakfast with Santa? or Fishing with Santa?  East Texas Real Santa is open to just about anything. Please note that events must be for businesses or organizations that would not tarnish Santa's reputation (nothing directly related to alcohol, tobacco, etc.). Also, note that Santa will not take any sides for political parties or candidates, etc.

Charities/Non-Profit:

East Texas Real Santa will occasionally do a number of events free of charge for various charities (i.e. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, food banks, hospitals visits, etc.) depending on time and availability of resources. Contact East Texas Real Santa for more information.