Where To See Santa Near Lakewood This Christmas Season
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Where To See Santa Near Lakewood This Christmas Season Whether you want to bring your little ones for photos with Santa Claus or enjoy brunch or another fun outing, here are options.Here are places to get photos with Santa Claus this Christmas season. (Shutterstock)LAKEWOOD, NJ — Visits and pictures with Santa are treasured traditions for many Lakewood families. For them, there’s nothing quite like seeing jolly old St. Nick live and in person.
Near Lakewood, there are some opportunities:
On Sunday, Dec. 10, Pioneer Hose Company is hosting Breakfast With Santa, which also is a toy drive. There are two time slots — 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m. and 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — and tickets are required. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for children over 3 years old. More information and ticket purchase information is online .
On Sunday, Dec. 17, Toms River Fire Company 2 is hosting Breakfast with Santa . It is set for 8 a.m.-noon at Toms River Elks Lodge 1875, corner of Washington Street and Clifton Avenue.
At the Ocean County Mall, Santa is sitting for photos through Dec. 23. There is a special session set aside on Dec. 3 for those with special needs, and you can reserve photos with Santa for your pets. There also is a cookies with Santa event. Reservations are encouraged .
Santa arrived Nov. 5 at Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Santa’s Wonderland and will hold court through Christmas Eve, including at the Atlantic City store. Reservations are encouraged.
Santa will also be at Macy’s stores in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia and Orlando. Santa will be at Macy's in Philadelphia through Dec. 24. Reservations are required.
JC Penney stores, including the store at Ocean County Mall in Toms River , are offering professional portraits with Santa . The Toms River store is offering them Nov. 27 and Dec. 22. The JC Penney at Freehold Raceway Mall is offering the portraits with Santa on Dec. 15.
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