# Pictures with Santa at Sunset Hill Farm County Park

> Event for families in the Chicago–Naperville–Elgin area (IL / IN). Times are Central Time.

- When: Sat, Dec 12
- Where: Sunset Hill Farm County Park — Horton Family Children's Education Center, 775 Meridian Rd., Valparaiso, IN 46383
- Ages: Open to all ages
- Price: Free to attend
- Organizer: Porter County Parks & Recreation
- Official page: https://www.portercountyparks.org/pictures-with-santa
- Last checked: Fri, Oct 30

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## About

Families bring kids to meet Santa indoors at the Horton Family Children's Education Center; the Duneland Photography Club takes the pictures and uploads them online to print and share. Free and open to all ages; enter through the main park entrance.

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