Where to Find Breakfast with Santa in Indianapolis | 2023

Sharing a meal with Santa Claus is one of the most popular and well-loved holiday traditions for many Indiana families. These events often include special activities, music, crafts, and a line-free visit from the Jolly St. Nick! Some venues will accommodate special diets if you contact them in advance. This holiday season, Santa will be sharing breakfast, lunch, dinner, and cookies and cocoa all over Indiana.

Ongoing updates will be made to this list throughout the 2023 holiday season. If you’d like your event to be shared here, please email us at info@indywithkids.com.

Breakfast with Santa at Top Indy Locations

Some of Indianapolis’ biggest and best family attractions offer multiple Breakfast with Santa events throughout the holiday season so you can choose a date and time that perfectly fits your packed Christmas schedule. Find out if your favorite venue is hosting St. Nick this year! If you have any memberships to local museums or other destinations, check those first – you’ll often find member-exclusive offers and discounts.

Ho Ho Ho Holiday Breakfast with Santa

Dates: December 16
Seating Times: 8 am, 9:30 am, 11 am
Price: $20 per person. Ages 2 and under are free

A family holiday tradition favorite is back again this year! Join jolly old Saint Nick and Mrs. Claus at the Ho Ho Ho Holiday Breakfast! Your family is invited to enjoy a delicious breakfast buffet with a hot cocoa bar for your little ones with all of their favorite toppings, along with a holiday arts and crafts area, holiday music, and other festive fun. A few of Santa’s reindeer plan on making an appearance too.

Address: 2 W Main St, Greenfield, IN 46140
Reservations: Grab your tickets now and select your preferred seating.

Breakfast With Santa in the L.S. Ayers Tea Room

Dates: November 25, and December 9 & 17
Seating Times: 8 am – 8: 45 am, 8:30 am – 9:15 am, 9 am – 9:45 am, 9:30 am – 10:15 am.
Price: $40/adult (ages 13+), $30/youth (ages 3-13), 25% discount for members; free for children younger than age 3

Experience an elegant buffet breakfast full of holiday nostalgia in the L.S. Ayres Tea Room™. Enjoy live holiday music and décor, plus children will receive a special holiday gift from Santa’s helpers and may choose a surprise from the toy chest! After breakfast, make a stop by Santa’s house to visit, explore Santa’s Front Yard, and learn about our four-legged friends in the Reindeer Barn. Plus, take a ride on the Snowfall Express through a festive forest and experience how our woodland friends are preparing for winter fun!

Address: 650 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis
Reservations: Register and find more info here.

Santa’s Holiday Breakfast at the Indiana State Museum | Great Hall

Dates: November 26 and December 2-3, 10, 16, & 23
Seating Times: 9:00 am – 9:45 am
Price: $35/adult (ages 13+), $25/youth (ages 3-12); 25% discount for members, free for children younger than age 3

Enjoy a delicious buffet breakfast among the holiday splendor in the spacious Great Hall. Relax with family and friends while listening to holiday music throughout your meal, plus children will receive a special holiday gift from Santa’s helpers!

Address: 650 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis
Reservations: Tickets are available online.

Breakfast with Santa at Conner Prairie

Dates: November 25-26, and December 2-3, 9-10, & 16-17
Seating Times: 8:30 am and 11:00 am. PLEASE NOTE: The only seating on November 25 is at 8:30 am.
Price: Tickets start at $16.99 per person (for member youth) and kids under two years are free.

Conner Prairie provides plenty of opportunities for families to eat a delicious breakfast with Santa. Listen to Christmas tales and visit with the Jolly Old Elf. You’ll also enjoy an extensive buffet featuring homemade waffles.

Address: 13400 Allisonville Road, Fishers
Reservations: Tickets are available online.

Breakfast with Santa at Stuckey Farm

Dates: December 2-3 & 9-10
Seating Times: 8 am, 9 am, 10 am, 11 am
Price: Adults are $10.00, kids are $25, and those under two years are free

Family, food, and festivities come together in this traditional Stuckey Farm event. Enjoy a hot breakfast with your family while creating a holiday ornament for your tree. Wander through our beautifully decorated Christmas trees for an ornament scavenger hunt. Don’t forget to mail your list to Santa and take photos with the big guy himself. Santa Claus is coming to Stuckey’s and you should too!

Address: 19975 Hamilton Boone Road, Sheridan
Reservations: On their app or online.

Santa’s Magical Morning at the Children’s Museum

Dates: December 10 & 16-17
Seating Times: 8:00 – 10:00 am
Price: Prices start at $24

Make new memories at Santa’s Magical Morning at the Children’s Museum! Start your experience with a visit and photos with the jolly elf himself. Fuel your day with a light breakfast of pastries, juice, and coffee, with hot breakfast sandwiches available for purchase. You’ll also enjoy unlimited rides on the WinterSlide, an early visit to the all-new WinterFaire exhibit before the museum opens to the public, and special themed activities.

Address: 3000 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis
Reservations: Tickets are available online.

Breakfast with Santa at Feinstein’s

Dates: December 2-3 & 9
Seating Times: Every 24 minutes from 8 am-12:36 pm
Price: $30/child, $50/adult

Treat your family to breakfast at Feinstein’s inside the luxurious Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. Your ticket includes a downloadable, high-quality photo with Santa on the venue’s stage, appetizers and dessert for the table, and a breakfast entree for each guest. You can also expect live, classic Christmas music and alcoholic beverages available for purchase for the grown-ups.

Address: 1 Carmichael Square, Carmel
Reservations: Tickets are available online.

Breakfast with Santa with the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis

Dates: Varying, dependent on location
Seating Times: Varying, dependent on location
Price: Varies by location, from $0-12/person. Member prices are discounted.

Santa is coming to a YMCA location near you! Four local Y branches are offering Breakfast with Santa events this year, each with its own unique activities and menus. Eat at the Lebanon Fire Department with hosts from the Witham YMCA or munch on breakfast pizza at the Benjamin Harrison YMCA. At the Fishers Y, you can partake in a hot cocoa bar and the Baxter YMCA event features gingerbread house building.

Address: Varying, dependent on location
Reservations: Tickets and more info are available online.

Breakfast with Santa Events by Date

Magical holiday meals with Santa are plentiful in the Indianapolis area. He seems to love visiting the families of the Circle City! Find out when Santa will be at a church, community center, or other event venue near you.

Saturday, December 2

Breakfast With Santa

Seating Times: 8:45-11 am
Price: $10 per person

Bring the kids for an all you can eat pancake breakfast, ornament making, live music and pictures with Santa at WILLow LeaVes of Hope. You will need a ticket for this event because of limited seating.

Address: 326 Jackson Street, Hope
Reservations: Call Jenni at 812-371-0635 for more info regarding Breakfast with Santa

Breakfast with the Grinch

Seating Times: 9:00 am-noon
Price: $30/child (3-13), $22/adult, kids two and under are free with paying adult AND child.

Don’t miss this year’s breakfast with the Grinch at The Silver Centre Event Hall. It’s the Grand Finale! If December 2nd sells out quickly, a second breakfast will be added to the schedule on December 3rd.

Enjoy a hot breakfast served by The Whos, visit and take free photos with the Grinch. Then take in all the holiday activities and games, beautiful Whoville decor, Christmas present raffle, and much more!!

Address: 10202 E. Washington Street, Indianapolis
Reservations: Breakfast with the Grinch

Cookies & Cocoa with Santa

Seating Times: 10:00 am-noon & 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Price: $10 per adult / $15 per child ages 1 year and up

Youngsters will enjoy a wintertime visit to the ranch. Cookies and Cocoa will include photos with Santa Claus by the fire, holiday snacks, a visit to the petting zoo, and a craft. Ativities are held indoors.

Guests are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to donate to a local food pantry.

Address: Natural Valley Ranch 6310 E. CR 360, Brownsburg
Reservations: Pre-registration and pre-payment required.

Breakfast with Santa

Seating Times: 8-10 am
Price: Menu prices are listed on site.

Join us for a festive morning of holiday fun. We will have someone present to take pictures of the whole family! Delicious, made-to-order breakfast pizzas, milk & juice, and specialty cocktails for the grown-ups!
While Santa is busy this season and only available for visits and photos until 10, breakfast will be served at the restaurant until noon.

Address: Denver’s Garage 110 E. Broadway Street, Fortville
Reservations: Not Required

Books and Breakfast with Santa Jammie Jam

When: 10:00 am-1:00 pm
Price: $10 per person

Books and Breakfast with Santa costs $10 per person and includes breakfast. Each child will receive a book and toy, while supplies last. There will be coffee and vendors on-site. Cash payment is preferred at the door.

Address: Community Alliance of Far Eastside (C.A.F.E.), 8902 E 38th Street, Indianapolis

Sunday, December 3

Breakfast with Santa

Seating Times: 10:00 am
Price: $12.95/child (6-12), $25/adult member, $45/adult non-member, children under 5 are free.

Bring the whole family for a magical day at Skyline Club Indy with a breakfast buffet, pictures with Santa, music by electric violinist Cathy Morris, and fun activities for the kids.

Address: One American Square, 36th Floor Indianapolis
Reservations: Breakfast with Santa at the Skyline Club

Thursday, December 7

Supper with Santa and Friends

Seating Times: 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Price: $30/member (ages 13+), $16/youth (ages 3-12), free for children ages 2 and younger

Join Santa and his friends at this members-only, family-friendly buffet with music and the sights and sounds of a winter wonderland. Ride the Snowfall Express train, play in Santa’s Front Yard, and take home a photo with Santa.

Address: 650 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis
Reservations: Required by December 4

Saturday, December 9

Breakfast with Santa at Beeson Hall

Seating Times: 8:30 – 9:45 am and 10:00 – 11:15 am
Price: $10 a person, children under 2 are free

Enjoy breakfast with Santa and the Mrs, bring your camera and snap some photos with the happy couple. Make a craft and take home a book, along with all the sweet memories you’re going to make at this year’s event.

Address: 396 Branigin Blvd, Franklin
Reservations: Must be made IN PERSON at the recreation center.

Greenwood’s Breakfast with Santa

Seating Times: 8:30-10:00 am and 10:30 am-12:00 pm
Price: $45/ a table (up to 6, ages 2+)

Breakfast will be served at 8:30 am and 10:30 am. The menu will consist of 2 pancakes, 2 sausage links, scrambled eggs, and cheesy hash brown casserole. Enjoy donut decorating and a photo op with Santa.

Address: Greenwood Community Center, 100 Surina Way, Greenwood
Reservations: Tickets on sale November 1

Breakfast with the Grinch

Seating Times: 9:00 -11:00 am
Price: $5.00 per person

Join the Grinch and Cindy Lou Who for breakfast and find your Christmas cheer. There will be a hot breakfast, music, and a surprise special guest.

Address: Beech Grove Community Center, 5245 Hornet Ave, Beech Grove
Reservations: Tickets are available beginning November 1

The Winter Character Cafe with Brownsburg Parks

Seating Times: TBA
Price: $20/person

Meet winter princesses and queens while fueling up for the day with a light brunch. Families can also take home a craft and snap photos.

Address: Eaton Hall, 61 N. Green Street, Brownsburg
Reservations: Tickets are available online.

Donuts with Santa at Johnson County Shrine Club

Seating Times: 10 am
Price: Free

He’s coming to town…. bring the kids to this free, public event to see Santa. Snack on donuts and milk or biscuits and gravy. Kids can also play games, make crafts, receive a gift, and enter a raffle. Bring your camera!

Address: 751 W. King Street, Franklin
Reservations: Not required. More info here.

Gingerbread Decorating with Santa and Mrs. Claus

Seating Times: 1:45, 2:45, and 3:45
Price: $30 per child. Non-participating babies under 1 and up to 2 adults per family may attend with paid children for free.

Dull’s Tree Farm is full of country Christmas atmosphere and a picturesque place to get in the holiday spirit with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Join the couple for gingerbread cookie decorating, hot chocolate, a craft, and stories, surrounded by the scent of pine from the farm’s fields of live Christmas trees. Farm activities that are open during tree season will be available for guests to enjoy during this event.

Address: 1765 West Blubaugh Avenue, Thorntown
Reservations: Tickets are available online.

Sunday, December 10

Breakfast with Santa

When: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Price: $20/child and $15/adult

Join us at Living in the Moment Events for a festive morning of holiday fun with Jolly Ol St Nick! Enjoy picture time with Santa, breakfast, and fun activities!

Address: 6935 Lake Plaza Drive Indianapolis
Reservations: Online

Gingerbread Decorating with Santa and Mrs. Claus

Seating Times: 1:45, 2:45, and 3:45
Price: $30 per child. Non-participating babies under 1 and up to 2 adults per family may attend with paid children for free.

Dull’s Tree Farm is full of country Christmas atmosphere and a picturesque place to get in the holiday spirit with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Join the couple for gingerbread cookie decorating, hot chocolate, a craft, and stories, surrounded by the scent of pine from the farm’s fields of live Christmas trees. Farm activities that are open during tree season will be available for guests to enjoy during this event.

Address: 1765 West Blubaugh Avenue, Thorntown
Reservations: Tickets are available online.

Saturday, December 16

Holiday Breakfast With Santa

Seating Times: 8 am, 9:30 am, 11 am
Price: $20 tickets. 2 and under are free

Bring the kids for a holiday breakfast with Mr and Mrs Claus, an epic buffet, holiday crafts, a hot cocoa bar, music, and more. Santa’s Reindeer will make an appearance as well.

Address: 2 W Main Street, Greenfield
Reservations: Ticket link

Cookies with Characters at the Ambassador House

Seating Times: 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, & 2 pm
Price: TBA. Children 2 and under are free but must be registered.

The Grinch is returning to Fishers for the holidays! Don’t miss Cookies with the Grinch, where families will enjoy decorating holiday cookies, crafts, activities, and of course a visit with the Grinch and Cindy Lou Who.

Address: 8100 E. 106th Street, Fishers
Reservations: Registration is required and opens November 6.

Sunday, December 17

Cookies with Characters at the Ambassador House

Seating Times: 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, & 2 pm
Price: TBA. Children 2 and under are free but must be registered.

The Grinch is returning to Fishers for the holidays! Don’t miss Cookies with the Grinch, where families will enjoy decorating holiday cookies, crafts, activities, and of course a visit with the Grinch and Cindy Lou Who.

Address: 8100 E. 106th Street, Fishers
Reservations: Registration is required and opens November 6.

Past Events We Hope to See Return:

Breakfast with Santa

There will be activities for children and photos taken with Santa in addition to breakfast. Please bring an unwrapped toy for a needy child at Christmas.

Address: Spotlight Event Center 5060 E 62nd Street, Indianapolis

Breakfast with Santa at Folktale Event Center

This event includes breakfast, a fun craft, and a picture with the big guy himself.

Address: 243 South Madison Avenue, Greenwood

Holiday Brunch at Tea’s Me Community Cafe

Bring on your Holiday Spirit! Join us for our annual Holiday Brunch, we’ll have some festive fun! Enjoy a breakfast wrap, pomegranate hot tea or hot chocolate, mini rice krispie treat to decorate and of course Santa will visit! Also, you’ll take home a treat bag!

Address: 3967 North Illinois Street, Indianapolis

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