# Gateway Winter Market with Free Photos with Santa — Collinsville > Event for families in the St. Louis area (MO / IL). Times are Central Time. - When: Sat, Dec 19 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM - Where: Gateway Convention Center, 1 Gateway Dr, Collinsville, IL 62234 - Ages: All ages - Price: Free admission and parking; photos with Santa free - Organizer: Gateway Convention Center - Official page: https://www.gatewaycenter.com/ - 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/st-louis/activities/gateway-winter-market-with-free-photos-with-santa-collinsville--listing-27b06f7489ae88ba89f537b5 ## About Collinsville's Gateway Convention Center fills with more than 100 vendors for its two-day Winter Market the weekend before Christmas, with free admission and free parking. For families the draw on Saturday is free photos with Santa from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the prefunction area, so children can see Santa without buying a package, and parents can finish holiday shopping in the same trip. Saturday morning also has a ticketed Breakfast with Santa before the doors open, and Sunday has sign-up sensory-inclusive Santa visits (both listed separately). 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