Santa 2026 · Houston

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

We found 13 Santa outings for little kids in and around Houston with 2026 dates: 3 breakfasts and brunches and 10 photo spots and visits. Eight are free. The first visits start Nov 9. Each listing has the time, price and a link to book.

13 outings3 breakfasts10 photo spotsFirst visits Nov 98 free

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What kind of Santa visit?

Breakfast with Santa

3 breakfasts · Dec 5 – Dec 20

A quick photo

4 daytime spots · Nov 9 – Dec 24

After-dark Santa

6 evening spots · Nov 20 – Dec 5

Nov 8 – Dec 26

The Santa calendar

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Breakfast with Santa

3 breakfasts · Dec 5 – Dec 20

Breakfast with Santa at Neiman Marcus Houston

Neiman Marcus, The Galleria · 2600 Post Oak Blvd., Houston, TX 77056

Breakfast
When
Sat, Dec 5, Sat, Dec 19 and Sun, Dec 20, 2026 · Dec 5 and 19 at 9:30am; Dec 20 at 10:30am
Price
$70 adults; $55 kids 3–12; under 3 free
Family of 4: about $250 for 2 adults and 2 kids at the posted prices
  • Valet parking ($12) is required
  • Each date has its own ticket page
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Checked Oct 26 on the official page

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Santa photos and visits

4 daytime spots · Nov 9 – Dec 24

Photos with Santa at Memorial City Mall

Memorial City Mall · 303 Memorial City Way, Houston, TX 77024

PhotosBook ahead
When
Nov 9 – Dec 24, 2026 · Mon–Thu 11am–8pm; Fri–Sat 10am–8pm; Sun 11am–7pm (hours vary Dec 18–24)
Price
Packages from $42
  • Reserve a time online
  • walk-ins are accepted but may wait
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Checked Oct 26 on the official page

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Santa at Holiday in the Park, League City

League Park gazebo · 512 2nd Street, League City, TX 77573

PhotosFreeBring your camera
When
Sun, Dec 6, 2026 · 12–2pm
Price
Free; bring your own camera
  • Part of the Dec 4–6 Holiday in the Park weekend, which also has a children's costume parade Saturday morning and the Grand Night Parade Saturday at 6pm
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Checked Oct 26 on the official page

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After-dark Santa

6 evening spots · Nov 20 – Dec 5

Sugar Land Christmas Tree Lighting

Sugar Land Town Square · 2711 Plaza Drive, Sugar Land, TX 77479

After darkFree
When
Fri, Nov 20, 2026 · 5–8pm
Price
Free
  • The city lights the tree at Town Square, with letters to Santa, hot chocolate and face painting
  • Free parking and a shuttle run from Mercer Stadium
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Checked Oct 26 on the official page

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Lighting of the Doves (Santa arrives by sleigh)

Town Green Park · 2099 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands, TX 77380

After darkFree
When
Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · 3–8pm; Santa down the Waterway at 7pm, then fireworks
Price
Free; $5 snow play wristband
  • The Woodlands' big holiday kickoff
  • Santa rides a sleigh down the Waterway at 7pm and fireworks follow
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Checked Oct 26 on the official page

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Pearland Hometown Christmas Festival

Independence Park · 3449 Pearland Parkway, Pearland, TX 77581

After darkFree
When
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 6–9pm; drone show 8:30pm
Price
Free
  • Santa, a snow play area and a drone show at 8:30
  • The Hometown Christmas Parade runs the next evening, Dec 5 at 6pm, on FM 518 (Broadway)
Book / details ↗

Checked Oct 26 on the official page

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On a budget

Ways to keep Santa cheap

1Sugar Land Christmas Tree Lighting
Free2Lighting of the Doves (Santa arrives by sleigh)
Free; $5 snow play wristband3Pearland Hometown Christmas Festival
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.
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Where can we see Santa for free in Houston?

Eight of this year’s Santa listings are free: Sugar Land Christmas Tree Lighting, Lighting of the Doves (Santa arrives by sleigh), Pearland Hometown Christmas Festival, Santa at Christmas at Heritage Place in Conroe and Santa at Holiday in the Park, League City and 3 more. Bring your own camera where the listing says so.

What’s the cheapest breakfast with Santa in Houston?

Of the breakfasts and brunches with posted 2026 prices, the lowest are Breakfast with Santa at Rainforest Cafe Katy Mills ($34 adults; $22 kids 4–10); Breakfast with Santa at Neiman Marcus Houston ($70 adults; $55 kids 3–12; under 3 free). Prices are from each venue’s own page.

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

Babies and young toddlers get in free at Breakfast with Santa at Neiman Marcus Houston (under 3 free). A morning visit before nap usually goes better than an evening one.

When is the best time to see Santa with a toddler who goes to bed early?

Five listings start in the morning, including Breakfast with Santa at Neiman Marcus Houston, Breakfast with Santa at Lone Star Flight Museum and Photos with Santa at Memorial City Mall. Six are evening visits (5 p.m. or later), which work best on a late-nap day.

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 26, 2026, and we recheck them in early November and again in early December. How we choose and check.

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