Where To See Santa In The Sachem Area This Christmas Season

SACHEM, NY — Santa Claus will be back in the Sachem area this holiday season after a couple of years of COVID-19 restrictions that made it difficult for kids to crawl up on his lap and make their case that they’ve been good boys and girls over the last year.

Visits and pictures with Santa are at the heart of many families’ holiday traditions, but the coronavirus pandemic gave them a lump of coal. Malls and other places took social distancing measures in both 2020 and 2021 to help contain the spread of the virus, moving Santa meet-ups largely online.

Virtual visits are still an option in many places, but there’s nothing quite like seeing jolly old St. Nick live and in person. In the Sachem area, kids have several chances:

• Dec. 2 in Holtsville: Santa will drop in by helicopter at the Holtsville Ecology Center
• Dec. 2 - 4 in Selden: The fire department's annual Santa run
• Dec. 3 in Holbrook: tree lighting
• Dec. 4 in Ronkonkoma: tree lighting
• Dec. 4 in Centereach: Pancake Breakfast with Santa
• Dec. 5 -10 in Farmingville: Santa will visit the neighborhood on a fire truck.
• Dec. 10 in Patchogue: Breakfast with Santa at the Village Idiot
• Dec. 11 in Farmingville: Santa will swing by a tree lighting at town square.
• Dec. 12 - 16 in Medford: Santa will tour the neighborhood with the fire department.
• Dec. 17 in Centereach: The Santa Run Parade