# Santa Photos at Southdale Center > Event for families in the Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington area (MN / WI). Times are Central Time. - When: Nov 20 – Dec 24 - Where: Southdale Center (Santa Photo Experience), 10 Southdale Center, Edina, MN 55435 - Ages: All ages - Price: Check official pricing - Organizer: Southdale Center (Simon) Santa Photo Experience - Official page: https://whereissanta.com/mall/0997 - 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/minneapolis/activities/santa-photos-at-southdale-center--listing-64cd52ae4b2876b33241d1dc ## About Santa arrives at Southdale Center in Edina on Friday, November 20, and stays through Christmas Eve at the mall's Santa Photo Experience. Families can visit Santa and have their photos taken during set daily hours, and the mall encourages booking a reservation early to be sure of a spot as December fills up. Hours change through the season: weekday visits on the early dates are mostly afternoons and evenings, Saturdays generally run 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sundays are shorter, and the final week before Christmas opens as early as 9 a.m. Santa is closed on Thanksgiving Day, and the last visits are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on December 24. 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