Santa photos in Hollywood.
Santa photos are a station with Santa and Mrs. Claus where families pose together, built into a holiday event and not sold by itself. This page on santa photos in Hollywood covers how a station and its line fit a city site, what stands around it and what the host arranges. Carnival Fun Experts provides Santa and Mrs. Claus inside an event, and the smallest custom event begins at about $1,500.
Hollywood names the Hollywood Recreation Center, Barnsdall Art Park, Runyon Canyon Park, Lake Hollywood Park and De Longpre Park among its gathering places. The host confirms space and dates with the venue or the city before a station is added to the plan.
At events around Los Angeles County, Carnival Fun Experts supplies Santa and Mrs. Claus along with the photo-op station and the holiday balloon arch.
How the Santa station sits at a Hollywood event.
The station is a wooden sleigh with Santa in it and Mrs. Claus next to him, a Christmas Carnival sign and a harlequin backdrop behind them, and a red, green and white balloon arch with peppermint balloons and patterned balloons above. It needs level ground and a way for a line to approach. On a crowded city site, an edge of a lawn or a corner of a lot can serve.
Families queue in front of the sleigh. Parents can shoot on their own phones, or the host can bring in the photographer Carnival Fun Experts offers. A few striped booths and a concession stand near the line give children something to do while they wait. A loop or an L shape holds the queue within a small footprint, and the booths stay reachable for guests who are not in the line.
What's typically included.
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Two seats.
Santa and Mrs. Claus, seated together at the sleigh for the hours the event is booked, with each family arriving to find them in place.
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Photo-op station.
The wooden sleigh, the Christmas Carnival sign and the harlequin backdrop come together as a single photo spot with the arch overhead.
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Balloon arch.
Candy canes, peppermint and gingerbread on a holiday arch that frames each picture.
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Booths next to the line.
A few striped red-and-white or green-and-white booths with prize games for children while they wait their turn in line.
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Concession stand.
The host picks a stand from the seven, which are churros, pretzels, popcorn, cotton candy, nachos, snow cones and caramel apples.
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Phones or photographer.
Families shoot their own pictures, or the host adds the photographer Carnival Fun Experts offers.
Typical timeline for Santa photos in Hollywood.
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Choose a corner
Pick a level spot with room for a line, then ask the venue or the City of Los Angeles about the date.
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Build around it
Select the booths and stands that will share the site with the station. A 50% deposit holds the date.
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Draw the queue
Decide the queue shape, where the string lights hang and where power comes from. Where the venue asks, Carnival Fun Experts provides the certificate of insurance or the paperwork a permit asks for.
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Event day
Santa and Mrs. Claus take their seats at opening, and the station is cleared when the event ends.
Specifics for Hollywood.
- Recreation center: The Hollywood Recreation Center is named for the area. The host asks whether a station and booths can use its grounds.
- Parks: Barnsdall Art Park, Runyon Canyon Park, Lake Hollywood Park and De Longpre Park are named too. The host asks the venue or city what an outside holiday event may do there.
- School district: Los Angeles Unified School District runs the public schools, and a campus Santa night follows the principal's approval and the district calendar.
- Queue shape: A loop, an L or a line along an edge all work. The right one keeps walkways clear on a tight site.
- Budget: No one buys Santa by himself here. Events are priced from around $1,500 for the smallest custom one, and each added booth or stand moves the quote.
- Host handles: Seating, canopies beyond the booths, beverages, meals, any heating and outside vendors are arranged by the host or venue.
Hollywood, CA.
ZIPs: 90028 · 90038 · 90068
Carnival Fun Experts delivers Santa photos throughout Hollywood and the surrounding Los Angeles County area. Pin shows the city center; we cover every ZIP listed above.
Common questions.
Does a city park allow a Santa station?
That is the venue's or the city's decision. The host asks, and Carnival Fun Experts provides the certificate of insurance or the paperwork a permit asks for.
Do we need a photographer?
No. Families can use their phones, and the host can add the photographer Carnival Fun Experts offers for anyone who wants a person behind the camera.
What sits behind the sleigh?
The Christmas Carnival sign and the harlequin backdrop stand behind the sleigh, and the red, green and white balloon arch spans the whole scene with peppermint and patterned balloons.
Can Santa come without a carnival?
Santa comes as part of an event with booths or concessions. The smallest custom event starts around $1,500.
Can the station run after dark?
Yes. Booth string lights light the line at night, and a generator runs Carnival Fun Experts's own equipment if venue power is short.
Who brings tables?
That is the host's or the venue's job. The booths, the concession stands and the station come from Carnival Fun Experts.
About this guide.
This local guide to santa photos in Hollywood was compiled by Carnival Fun Experts, the Los Angeles County operation of My Little Carnival, producers of school carnivals, corporate events, and holiday fests across Southern California.
Helpful local references: City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks
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