# Sensory-Friendly Santa at Pretend City's Neurodivergent Family Night > Event for families in the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim area (CA). Times are Pacific Time. - When: Tue, Dec 8 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM - Where: Pretend City Children's Museum, 29 Hubble, Irvine, CA 92618 - Ages: Neurodivergent children and their families - Price: Free - For kids with sensory or other needs: Sensory-friendly and Adaptive. Registration required; opens two weeks before the event. Limited to 250 guests. - Organizer: Pretend City Children's Museum - Official page: https://www.pretendcity.org/ - 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/los-angeles/activities/sensory-friendly-santa-at-pretend-city-s-neurodivergent-family-night--listing-9fbe5d223c85d7861501c1b4 ## About Pretend City's December Neurodivergent Family Night, a sensory-friendly evening, brings Santa to the Irvine children's museum for holiday pictures after regular hours. The museum dims its lights, turns off sounds and limits attendance to 250 guests, and staff can provide noise-cancelling headphones, fidget toys, sunglasses and weighted materials. Children can say hello to Santa at their own pace and then play throughout the pretend town. 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