# Sensory-Friendly Caring Santa — The Avenues > Event for families in the Jacksonville area (FL). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sun, Dec 6 · 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM - Where: The Avenues, 10300 Southside Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32256 - Ages: Children with special needs and their families - Price: Photos will be taken and available for purchase; no dollar amount is printed. - For kids with sensory or other needs: Sensory-friendly. Sensory-friendly and private, exclusively for children with special needs and their families. Reservations required. Santa is in Center Court. Photos available for purchase. - Organizer: Santa Photo Experience at The Avenues - Official page: https://whereissanta.com/mall/1423 - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 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 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), 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/jacksonville/activities/sensory-friendly-caring-santa-the-avenues--listing-77b52d14d45b7c21e264f0ff ## About Caring Santa at The Avenues is a private, sensory-friendly visit held only for children with special needs and their families. The mall page sets it on Sunday, December 6, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., before the regular Sunday Santa photo hours that start at noon. Santa is in Center Court. Reservations are required. Photos are taken and offered for purchase; the page does not print a dollar amount. The Santa Photo Experience store at the mall is listed as expected to open on November 13, 2026. This session is separate from the general Santa photo schedule and from pet photos the same day. The page was read through Cloudflare Browser Run after the VPS received HTTP 403. The clock times are printed in the event copy as local times. ## Similar picks in Jacksonville - [Sensory-Friendly Quiet Jump Time at VOLT Adventure Park](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/sensory-friendly-quiet-jump-time-at-volt-adventure-park--listing-96a2a3cac21ecfb70bb522de) — Sundays 10:00–11:30 am; Tuesdays 4:30–6:00 pm · VOLT Adventure Park · From $14.99 · sensory-friendly · checked Oct 30. 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