Where To See Santa In Greenwich This Christmas Season

GREENWICH, CT — Visits and pictures with Santa are treasured traditions for many Greenwich families. For them, there’s nothing quite like seeing jolly old St. Nick live and in person.

In and around Greenwich, kids have a few chances:

• Greenwich Town Hall Tree Lighting: Dec. 1
• Greenwich Reindeer Festival & Santa's Workshop: Through Dec. 24
• Community Christmas Festival at Round Hill Community Church: Dec. 3
• Greenwich Historical Society Holiday Festival: Dec. 9
• Heights & Lights (Stamford): Dec. 3
• Photos with Santa at Stamford Town Center (Stamford): Through Dec. 24
• 23rd annual hay ride with Santa at Cove Island Park: Dec. 2, Dec. 9
• Meet Santa Claus at Stew Leonard's (Norwalk): Nov. 24 – Dec. 22
• Selfies With Santa At Bloomingdale's Court (Norwalk): Nov 24 – Dec 24

You can view other holiday events across Connecticut via the Connecticut Tourism Office by clicking here.

Santa arrived Nov. 5 at Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Santa’s Wonderland and will hold court through Christmas Eve. Reservations are encouraged.

Santa will also be at Macy’s stores in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia and Orlando. In Connecticut, Macy's has locations in Stamford, Trumbull, Danbury, Milford, Manchester and Farmington.

Santa was also scheduled to visit Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack stores on Black Friday, which was Nov. 24 this year. In Connecticut, Nordstrom has locations in Farmington and Norwalk.

JC Penney stores, including stores in Danbury, Farmington and Trumbull, are offering professional portraits with Santa through Dec. 18.