# Caring Santa — Great Mall > Event for families in the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara area (CA). Times are Pacific Time. - When: Sun, Dec 6 · 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM - Where: Great Mall, 447 Great Mall Dr, Milpitas, CA 95035 - Ages: Check age guidance - Price: Photos will be taken and available for purchase at this event. - For kids with sensory or other needs: Sensory-friendly. Caring Santa is a special, sensory-friendly experience exclusively for children with special needs and their families. Reservations are required for this private event. - Organizer: Santa Photo Experience - Official page: https://whereissanta.com/mall/0117 - 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/san-jose/activities/caring-santa-great-mall--listing-34e512ecbfa08c7060ffe727 ## About Caring Santa at Great Mall is a private, sensory-friendly visit only for children with special needs and their families. Santa Photo Experience places Santa at Entrance 2 on Sunday morning, December 6. Photos are taken and offered for purchase. A reservation is required, and the page links to the Great Mall Where Is Santa reservation flow. This is not the general photo schedule that runs from November 20 through December 24. 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