# Breakfast with Santa at the Gateway Winter Market — Collinsville

> Event for families in the St. Louis area (MO / IL). Times are Central Time.

- When: Sat, Dec 19 · 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
- Where: Gateway Convention Center, 1 Gateway Dr, Collinsville, IL 62234
- Ages: Families; 5 and under free
- Price: Kids 5 and under free; ages 6–14 $12 ($14.64 with fee); ages 15+ $18 ($21.05 with fee); an adult ticket must be bought with any children's tickets
- Organizer: Gateway Convention Center
- Official page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/breakfast-with-santa-tickets-1985940869601
- Last checked: Tue, Oct 27

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## About

The Gateway Winter Market opens its Saturday with a ticketed Breakfast with Santa at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville, two hours before the vendor hall opens to shoppers. Families eat breakfast while Santa visits, and children 5 and under eat free; older kids and adults need tickets, and every group with children must include at least one adult ticket. After breakfast the free Photos with Santa line opens at 10 a.m., so families can stay for a picture and then browse more than 100 holiday vendors with free admission and free parking. Tickets are sold ahead online through Eventbrite.

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