We found 4 Santa outings for little kids in and around Rochester with 2026 dates: 1 breakfast or brunch and 3 photo spots and visits. None are free. The first visits start Nov 20. Each listing has the time, price and a link to book.
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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.
1 breakfast · Dec 20
Seneca Park Zoo, Trailside Café · 2222 St Paul St, Rochester, NY 14621
Checked Oct 19 on the official page
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Roc Holiday Village, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park · Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park, Rochester, NY
Checked Oct 18 on the official page
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The Mall at Greece Ridge · 271 Greece Ridge Center Dr, Rochester, NY 14626
Checked Oct 19 on the official page
Report a problemEastview Mall · 672 Eastview Mall, Victor, NY 14564-9611
Checked Oct 19 on the official page
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None of the 2026 visits we found is free on its own. We add free visits as soon as their dates are posted.
Of the breakfasts and brunches with posted 2026 prices, the lowest is Breakfast with Santa at Seneca Park Zoo (Adults $54.99, kids 3–11 $47.99; includes zoo admission). Prices are from each venue’s own page.
To skip a long line with a toddler, look at reserved or timed visits: Santa Photos at The Mall at Greece Ridge and Santa Photos at Eastview Mall. A morning visit before nap usually goes better than an evening one.
Three listings start in the morning, including Santa Photos at The Mall at Greece Ridge, Santa Photos at Eastview Mall and Breakfast with Santa at Seneca Park Zoo.
Santa Photos at The Mall at Greece Ridge: Sensory-friendly session (Santa Cares): Sun Dec 6 9:30–10:30 a.m., Sun Dec 13 9:30–10:30 a.m.; reduced lights and music, smaller crowds, advance registration required, no purchase required to book. Santa Photos at Eastview Mall: Sensory-friendly session (Santa Cares): Sun Dec 6 9:30–10:30 a.m., Sun Dec 13 9:30–10:30 a.m.; reduced lights and music, smaller crowds, advance registration required, no purchase required to book.
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 19, 2026, and we recheck them in early November and again in early December. How we choose and check.
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