# Sensory-Friendly Santa (Caring Santa®) — Tacoma Mall > Event for families in the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue area (WA). Times are Pacific Time. - When: Sun, Dec 6 · 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM - Where: Tacoma Mall — JCPenney Court (Santa Photo Experience), 4502 S Steele St, Tacoma, WA 98409 - Ages: Children with special needs and their families - Price: Photos available for purchase at the event - For kids with sensory or other needs: Sensory-friendly. Sensory-friendly Santa session held as a private event exclusively for children with special needs and their families; reservations are required (book a spot through the mall's Reserve Your Visit link). Photos are taken and sold at the event. - Organizer: Tacoma Mall (Simon) — Santa Photo Experience - Official page: https://whereissanta.com/mall/1422 - 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/seattle/activities/sensory-friendly-santa-caring-santa-tacoma-mall--listing-0f15e53b50329d5e8cb6df6e ## About Tacoma Mall holds a private Caring Santa® visit on Sunday, December 6, from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. The mall describes Caring Santa as a special, sensory-friendly experience exclusively for children with special needs and their families. Santa is set up in JCPenney Court inside the mall, and photos are taken during the visit and can be bought at the event. Because it is a private event, reservations are required: families book a spot in advance through the mall's Santa booking page (whereissanta.com). 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