# Santa's Mailbox at Bob Crane Community Center > Event for families in the Columbus area (OH). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Nov 13 – Dec 11 - Where: Bob Crane Community Center, 3200 Tremont Rd, Upper Arlington, OH 43221 - Ages: Children - Price: Free (include an unaffixed postage stamp for Santa's reply) - Organizer: City of Upper Arlington Parks & Recreation - Official page: https://www.upperarlingtonoh.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=1395 - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 32 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/columbus/activities/santa-s-mailbox-at-bob-crane-community-center--listing-fb804b34b28f6cdf8961a783 ## About From mid-November to mid-December, Upper Arlington Parks & Recreation keeps a mailbox for letters to Santa at the Bob Crane Community Center. Children write their letter at home, bring it in during building hours and post it; the city says Santa's team from the North Pole collects the letters and passes them on so Santa can write back. For a reply, the letter must include the child's name and home address, and families should tuck an unaffixed postage stamp in with it. It is a small, low-key activity that suits preschoolers and early-elementary children who are writing or dictating their first Santa letter, and it can be combined with a visit to the community center. 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