Santa for Hire Near You

Typically $100–$300 per event for a home visit (The Bash, 2026). Those are other companies' published rates, not Yombu prices: Yombu has no live Santa performer price in most cities yet, and your city's real visit price replaces this the moment a local Santa performer is confirmed.

A home visit usually runs 20 to 30 minutes — long enough for a story, a gift handout if you provide the gifts, and photos. Group events and holiday parties book longer.

Request a December date in November. December only has a few Saturdays to go around, and plenty of other families are chasing the same short list; a weeknight or a date later in the month tends to stay open much closer to the day.

Roughly ages 2 to 8, the believing years. It's especially memorable around 3 to 6, when kids can hold a conversation with Santa and are still fully convinced he's real. Older siblings usually enjoy playing along and the photos just as much.

Very little — a living room or entryway with space for Santa to sit (bring a chair for the classic lap-photo setup) is usually enough. Let your Santa know in advance if there's a chimney-entrance moment you want staged, or if young kids will be arriving mid-visit, so timing can be planned around it.

Pick your city on this page, compare vetted local Santa performers by their real rates and availability, and book online. Every booking is confirmed before you pay, and your payment is held until after the party.

Not in most cities yet: Yombu is adding Santa performers city by city. Tell us your date on the entertainers page and we'll match you with a local Santa performer the moment one is confirmed.

Yes. Every Santa performer on Yombu is background-checked and insured before they can accept a booking, and your payment is held until after the party.

A Santa visit is typically a 20–30 minute booking: a full-suit Santa visit with a story, photos and a gift moment. A Santa performer arrives fully in character — real or classic-style beard, full red suit — for a visit built around one moment: the birthday child or family believing, even for twenty minutes, that Santa actually came. Visits typically run 20–30 minutes for a home visit, longer for a group event, with time for a story, a gift handout if you provide one, and photos.