Santa 2026 · Honolulu

Breakfast with Santa and Santa photos in Honolulu, with prices.

We found 4 Santa outings for little kids in and around Honolulu with 2026 dates: all photo spots and visits. Two are free. The first visits start Nov 20. One more ran last season but hasn’t posted 2026 dates yet. Each listing has the time, price and a link to book.

4 outings4 photo spotsFirst visits Nov 202 free

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What kind of Santa visit?

A quick photo

2 daytime spots · Nov 20 – Nov 27

After-dark Santa

2 evening spots · Nov 25 – Dec 19

Nov 15 – Dec 19

The Santa calendar

Shaded days fall inside at least one listing’s dates (check each card for days off and hours). Dots mark set dates, like breakfasts and one-day visits.

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Santa photos and visits

2 daytime spots · Nov 20 – Nov 27

Santa Photos at International Market Place

International Market Place, Mauka Court (Level 1, near the escalators) · 2330 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96815

PhotosWalk-up
When
From Nov 27, 2026
Price
See photo packages on the booking page
  • Walk-ups welcome daily
  • booking a 15-minute slot online is encouraged (a few families share each slot)
Book / details ↗

Checked Oct 29 on the official page

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Santa at Ala Moana Center

Ala Moana Center · 1450 Ala Moana Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96814

PhotosWalk-up
When
From Nov 20, 2026 · During mall hours; reserve a photo time online or walk up
Price
Photo packages priced at the booking site
  • Reserving a time online skips most of the line
  • Walk-ups are welcome when slots are open
Book / details ↗

Checked Oct 30 on the official page

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After-dark Santa

2 evening spots · Nov 25 – Dec 19

Free photos with Santa at Royal Hawaiian Center

Royal Hawaiian Center, The Royal Grove · 2201 Kalākaua Ave., Honolulu, HI 96815

After darkFree
When
Wednesdays and Saturdays, Nov 25 – Dec 19, 2026 · 5:30–7:30pm; holiday show at 5pm
Price
Free
  • Santa sits in the Royal Grove in Waikīkī two nights a week, with a holiday show first and peppermint cookies from Honolulu Cookie Company for the kids
Book / details ↗

Checked Oct 29 on the official page

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Dates not posted yet
  • Santa at Kāhala Mall · Kāhala Mall Dates not posted yet — check the official page (expressionshawaii.net).

It ran last season. We’ll add it when 2026 dates go up.

On a budget

Ways to keep Santa cheap

1Free Santa photos at Honolulu City Lights
Free2Free photos with Santa at Royal Hawaiian Center
Free
For babies and toddlers

Making the visit go well

1Go right after napBook a slot when they’re fed and rested.
2Talk about Santa firstLook at photos together so the beard and the big red suit aren’t a surprise.
3A parent can hold themLap photos with a grown-up are fine.
4Tears are OKTake the photo anyway. Plenty of families keep a crying-Santa picture.
Also this season

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Good questions

Santa in Honolulu: questions parents ask

Where can we see Santa for free in Honolulu?

Two of this year’s Santa listings are free: Free Santa photos at Honolulu City Lights and Free photos with Santa at Royal Hawaiian Center. Bring your own camera where the listing says so.

Which Santa visits are best for babies and kids under 3?

To skip a long line with a toddler, look at reserved or timed visits: Santa Photos at International Market Place. A morning visit before nap usually goes better than an evening one.

How do you check these Santa listings?

Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page, and links to it. We list dates, times and prices only when that page shows them for 2026; anything without posted dates goes in “Dates not posted yet” instead. These were last checked Oct 30, 2026, and we recheck them in early November and again in early December. How we choose and check.

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