Santa photos in El Segundo.
A Santa photo station is a seated set where each family poses with Santa and Mrs. Claus, and it is booked as part of a holiday event. For santa photos in El Segundo, that event might be an evening at an El Segundo Unified campus, a gathering at Recreation Park or Hilltop Park, or a seasonal event that the city runs at the Joslyn Center.
Santa and Mrs. Claus come with an event rather than alone. The event can be a short row of booths with a line of families, and the smallest custom event Carnival Fun Experts quotes is about $1,500.
Carnival Fun Experts contributes the pair, the photo-op station and the holiday arch, plus the game booths and concessions around the queue.
Where Santa sits in El Segundo.
The station fits pavement, a courtyard or park ground. Santa and Mrs. Claus sit side by side, and behind them stands the holiday arch, red and white with candy canes, peppermint balloons and gingerbread figures. In a tight courtyard the chairs can sit against a wall with the queue running beside it. In a park they can sit at the end of the booth lane, and the queue can follow a path. Guests can shoot pictures on their own phones, or the host can add the photographer Carnival Fun Experts offers.
Placing the games and concessions near the chairs lets one parent hold the place in line while another watches a child play ring toss or bottle ring. Popcorn and cotton candy can sit a few steps from the line if the host wants snacks close by. The walk-in snow globe inflatable is a second photo spot, and nothing falls inside it. Snow-flocked trim dresses the props. Seating for guests, drinks, extra tents and heating are the host's job.
What's typically included.
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Santa and Mrs. Claus.
Carnival Fun Experts provides both for the station, so no host needs to find a Santa on their own.
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Photo-op station.
A seated set with a spot for each family and a short path in and out, plus queue room set aside from foot traffic.
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Holiday arch.
Candy canes, peppermint balloons and gingerbread figures in red and white stand behind the chairs.
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Phones or photographer.
Families can take their own photos, or the host can book the photographer Carnival Fun Experts offers.
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Booths by the queue.
A few striped game booths with prizes stand in view of the chairs, so children can play while a parent holds a spot.
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Concession booth.
Churros, nachos, pretzels, popcorn, snow cones, cotton candy and caramel apples are sold near the line.
Typical timeline for Santa photos in El Segundo.
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Choose the setting.
Select the school evening, park gathering or city event, and confirm the date and space with the school, the city or the property.
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Place the set.
Pick a spot with queue room behind it and a view of the booths.
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Add the rest.
Pick booths and concessions, then send the 50% deposit that holds the date.
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Greet the first family.
The two sit down in their chairs, and the first family steps forward.
Specifics for El Segundo.
- Recreation Park and Hilltop Park. Two city parks to ask about for an event with a Santa station, with the city confirming dates, space and any permit first.
- Joslyn Center and George E. Gordon Clubhouse. City buildings. The host asks the city what an event at either can include and whether the station can go outdoors.
- El Segundo Wiseburn Aquatics Center. A host interested in this site asks the operator about dates, space and vendor rules before planning the set.
- El Segundo Unified campuses. A school may fold the station into a winter evening after the date clears the school and the district.
- After dark. String lights frame the set, and Carnival Fun Experts runs generators for its own equipment when the site is short of power.
El Segundo, CA.
ZIPs: 90245
Carnival Fun Experts delivers Santa photos throughout El Segundo and the surrounding Los Angeles County area. Pin shows the city center; we cover every ZIP listed above.
Common questions.
Can Santa visit El Segundo without a full event?
No. Santa and Mrs. Claus travel with an event, and Carnival Fun Experts quotes its smallest custom event at about $1,500.
Is a photographer built into the station?
Only when the host adds one. Families can rely on phones, and the host can add the photographer Carnival Fun Experts offers when booking.
How should the queue be arranged?
Along a wall, down a path or beside the booths all work, depending on the site. Carnival Fun Experts proposes a layout once the host describes the ground.
What does the host cover?
The host or the venue arranges guest seating, drinks, heating, extra tents, permits and vendors beyond Carnival Fun Experts.
Can a school evening in El Segundo have the station?
It can. The school and El Segundo Unified pick the date, and Carnival Fun Experts provides any paperwork the district requires.
What sits around the chairs?
Striped game booths, a concession booth and the walk-in snow globe inflatable as an extra photo spot.
About this guide.
This local guide to santa photos in El Segundo was compiled by Carnival Fun Experts, a Southern California carnival event production company and a division of My Little Carnival.
Helpful local references: City of El Segundo Recreation, Parks & Library · El Segundo Unified School District
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Add Santa and Mrs. Claus to an El Segundo event.
Share the site, the date and the type of gathering with Carnival Fun Experts. Custom events can start near $1,500.
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