Santa Chicago
Overview
Santa Chicago is great at putting smiles on children's faces.
Mrs. Claus is also available to work with Santa Claus.
Santa Chicago can hand out presents, read a short story, tell how Dancer got his name, and sing a carol with the guests.
Santa Chicago has been Santa at Macy's State Street store since 2016.
A member in good standing of the International Brotherhood of Real Bearded Santas is background-checked and insured.
For a picture-perfect Santa, choose Santa Chicago.
The Easter Bunny, Uncle Sam, New Year's Eve Grim Reaper, Pirate, and Grandpa Frost, AKA Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost) are available.
Reviews
83 reviews
Mary B.
December 21, 2025Great Santa!
Great experience all around! He even brought small gifts for all the kids which was an unexpected surprise. Will definitely book again!
Hired as: Santa Claus
Santa Chicago
It was a nice visit.
Margaret L.
December 25, 2019He made a special memory
We enjoyed continuing the magic for one more year thanks to Santa’s authentic look and nice gentle, low key presence.
Hired as: Santa Claus
Santa Chicago
Many thanks!
Amanda G.
April 11, 2026Easter egg hunt
Thank you so much for another great year! Everyone had such a wonderful time!
Hired as: Easter Bunny
Santa Chicago
We always enjoy the Innsbrook Country Club event!
Amanda G.
April 23, 2025Easter Egg Hunt
He was awesome! We received many compliments on him. He was great with the kids. I would definitely recommend. I am hoping to book again for next year!
Thank you!
Hired as: Easter Bunny
Armando D. D. L.
January 5, 2025Not a great performance
My experience was spot on with the previous 2 star review that was given. Weird that he doesn't bother to call until he shows up, no matter the reasoning. You can email and call. I made 1 request to sing happy birthday and it was missed.
Similarly he seemed sedated or just very tired, barely interacting with the 5 kids we had. He basically just walked in and sat, not much of a grand entrance. He sang a unique Christmas song (12 Dogs of Christmas) which you then expect him to lead and sing loud and clear. He barely sang it sometimes not at all and with such a low voice. It was just awkward, basically the adults reading along. The story was a nice addition but again he had trouble reading the story, and just felt awkward.
Sorry but being a busy season and or/late at night is not an excuse to perform badly, especially when you're paying such a large amount for 30 minutes. My guess is he performs better for larger crowds where he just sits and takes photos. That was the only part of our visit which was ok, because he did have a great costume and Santa look. We didn't hire a Santa to just sit and take photos though.
Hired as: Santa Claus
Santa Chicago
Your review seems harsh, considering we sent out our checklist asking for special requests four days before your event. You did not reply with two requests until 47 minutes before your event when Santa was traveling to your home. You also never tried to contact us via GigSalad messaging, as GigSalad recommends.
The previous two-star review was from someone who does not like to email. This, along with Santa running late and not checking his notes, caused him to make some mistakes. While a negative review, it was a helpful review. We now use Google Maps for maximum travel time, not the average, even if Santa ends up waiting up to an hour near visits.
This year, Santa started the day well but developed a chest cold. Even with Santa just singing the "On the ___ day of Christmas" part of the song, the children all laughed at the end. He should have called and canceled your visit, but did not want to disappoint the kids. So, we agree it was not a five-star performance.
Booking information
Price range: $40 (jan-oct) to $200 per hour plus travel.
Languages: English
Gig length: 10 - 999 minutes
Insurance: $2,000,000 - liability insurance
What to expect
Expect great pictures with smiles on children's faces.
Children around 2.5 years old may be afraid of strangers including Santa.
Additional booking notes
None.
Services offered
Past booked events
July 2026
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09
Tuesday
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06
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06
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06
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Muskego, WI
05
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28
Friday
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•
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Saturday
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•
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24
Tuesday
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23
Monday
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3:00pm - 5:00pm
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21
Saturday
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8:00pm - 8:30pm
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21
Saturday
Corporate Event
2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Chicago, IL
20
Friday
Corporate Event
5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Chicago, IL
19
Thursday
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4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Chicago, IL
18
Wednesday
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4:30pm - 8:00pm
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Naperville, IL
15
Sunday
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6:00pm - 6:45pm
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Skokie, IL
12
Thursday
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12:30pm - 1:30pm
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Chicago, IL
10
Tuesday
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4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Morton Grove, IL
08
Sunday
Christmas Party
8:00am - 10:30am
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Kenilworth, IL
07
Saturday
Christmas Party
8:00pm - 9:00pm
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Bensenville, IL
06
Friday
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3:00pm - 7:00pm
•
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30
Saturday
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4:30pm - 6:00pm
•
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31
Sunday
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30
Saturday
Easter Party
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December 2023
29
Friday
Christmas Party
4:00pm - 5:30pm
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25
Monday
Corporate Event
8:00am - 10:00am
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24
Sunday
House Party
8:45pm - 9:15pm
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Elk Grove Village, IL
24
Sunday
House Party
5:00pm - 5:45pm
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Grayslake, IL
24
Sunday
Christmas Party
12:00pm - 2:00pm
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Sunday
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10:00am - 12:00pm
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Chicago, IL
23
Saturday
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1:00pm - 3:00pm
•
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22
Friday
Christmas Party
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Arlington Heights, IL
17
Sunday
Christmas Party
5:30pm - 6:30pm
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Kenosha, WI
16
Saturday
Dinner Party
9:00pm - 9:30pm
•
Chicago, IL
16
Saturday
Christmas Party
5:30pm - 6:30pm
•
Sussex, WI
16
Saturday
Corporate Event
10:00am - 2:00pm
•
Muskego, WI
15
Friday
Christmas Party
8:30pm - 9:30pm
•
Elmhurst, IL
09
Saturday
Dinner Party
8:30pm - 9:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
09
Saturday
House Party
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
07
Thursday
Christmas Party
2:30pm - 3:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
03
Sunday
Christmas Party
5:00pm - 5:30pm
•
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11
Saturday
Studio Session
10:00am - 3:00pm
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30
Sunday
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2:00pm - 3:00pm
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09
Sunday
Dinner Party
2:00pm - 2:30pm
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Saturday
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•
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Saturday
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Thursday
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Sunday
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01
Saturday
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•
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•
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Saturday
Christmas Party
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24
Saturday
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18
Sunday
Christmas Party
4:00pm - 5:30pm
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Chicago, IL
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Sunday
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Saturday
Christmas Party
6:30pm - 7:30pm
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Palatine, IL
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Friday
Christmas Party
1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Chicago, IL
14
Wednesday
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7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Chicago, IL
11
Sunday
Restaurant/Bar Event
12:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Elgin, IL
09
Friday
Christmas Party
8:00pm - 9:30pm
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02
Friday
Christmas Party
9:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
November 2022
25
Friday
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2:30pm - 5:00pm
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Lombard, IL
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Friday
Studio Session
11:00am - 7:00pm
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Pleasant Prairie, WI
06
Sunday
Studio Session
12:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Elburn, IL
September 2022
23
Friday
Wedding Reception
7:00pm - 10:00pm
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10
Saturday
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6:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
August 2022
20
Saturday
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10:00am - 1:00pm
•
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Saturday
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•
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Friday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 9:30pm
•
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04
Saturday
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3:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Evanston, IL
May 2022
21
Saturday
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6:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Waukegan, IL
April 2022
17
Sunday
House Party
2:00pm - 2:30pm
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Evanston, IL
17
Sunday
House Party
2:00pm - 2:15pm
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Oswego, IL
17
Sunday
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2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Addison, IL
17
Sunday
Dinner Party
1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Lombard, IL
17
Sunday
Corporate Event
9:00am - 11:00am
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Gilberts, IL
16
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
12:30pm - 1:15pm
•
Chicago, IL
16
Saturday
Corporate Event
10:00am - 11:00am
•
Chicago, IL
10
Sunday
Christmas Party
2:00pm - 2:30pm
•
Oak Park, IL
10
Sunday
Easter Party
10:00am - 1:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
January 2022
03
Monday
Christmas Party
4:30pm - 5:15pm
•
Chicago, IL
December 2021
31
Friday
Dinner Party
8:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Plainfield, IL
25
Saturday
Christmas Party
4:30pm - 5:15pm
•
Libertyville, IL
24
Friday
Christmas Party
8:00pm - 8:45pm
•
Skokie, IL
24
Friday
Christmas Party
4:30pm - 5:00pm
•
Winnetka, IL
24
Friday
House Party
4:00pm - 4:15pm
•
Lake Bluff, IL
24
Friday
House Party
3:00pm - 3:15pm
•
Skokie, IL
24
Friday
Christmas Party
12:30pm - 1:00pm
•
Lake Forest, IL
23
Thursday
Christmas Party
7:30pm - 8:00pm
•
Lockport, IL
23
Thursday
Personal Occasion
5:00pm - 5:15pm
•
Clarendon Hills, IL
19
Sunday
Christmas Party
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
Franklin Park, IL
19
Sunday
Christmas Party
3:30pm - 4:15pm
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Batavia, IL
19
Sunday
Christmas Party
1:00pm - 2:30pm
•
Bartlett, IL
19
Sunday
Christmas Party
11:00am - 11:30am
•
Arlington Heights, IL
18
Saturday
Christmas Party
5:00pm - 5:45pm
•
Chicago, IL
18
Saturday
Christmas Party
3:00pm - 4:00pm
•
McHenry, IL
17
Friday
Christmas Party
6:00pm - 7:30pm
•
Bartlett, IL
15
Wednesday
Nonprofit Event
5:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Kenosha, WI
12
Sunday
Christmas Party
5:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Palatine, IL
12
Sunday
Christmas Party
1:30pm - 4:00pm
•
Lemont, IL
11
Saturday
Christmas Party
11:00pm - 11:30pm
•
Chicago, IL
11
Saturday
Personal Occasion
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
Northbrook, IL
11
Saturday
Surprise
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
Justice, IL
11
Saturday
Christmas Party
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
Hinsdale, IL
11
Saturday
Personal Occasion
4:00pm - 4:30pm
•
Chicago, IL
11
Saturday
Corporate Event
10:00am - 3:00pm
•
Lisle, IL
10
Friday
Christmas Party
7:00pm - 7:30pm
•
Carpentersville, IL
09
Thursday
Corporate Event
6:30pm - 9:00pm
•
Schaumburg, IL
04
Saturday
Christmas Party
7:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Plainfield, IL
03
Friday
Dinner Party
10:00pm - 10:30pm
•
Wilmette, IL
November 2021
06
Saturday
Studio Session
12:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
July 2021
30
Friday
Christmas Party
5:30pm - 10:00pm
•
Joliet, IL
17
Saturday
Camp Event
5:00pm - 8:00pm
•
South Haven, MI
December 2020
24
Thursday
Christmas Party
10:00pm - 10:15pm
•
Gurnee, IL
24
Thursday
Christmas Party
7:00pm - 7:30pm
•
Highland Park, IL
20
Sunday
Christmas Party
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
Lake Zurich, IL
15
Tuesday
Children’s Birthday Party
5:30pm - 6:15pm
•
Park Ridge, IL
10
Thursday
Nonprofit Event
3:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Melrose Park, IL
01
Tuesday
Virtual Event
1:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Hampshire, IL
December 2019
31
Tuesday
House Party
6:30pm - 7:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
28
Saturday
Christmas Party
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
Mukwonago, WI
24
Tuesday
Christmas Party
9:15pm - 9:45pm
•
Barrington, IL
24
Tuesday
Personal Occasion
7:00pm - 7:30pm
•
Evanston, IL
24
Tuesday
House Party
4:30pm - 4:45pm
•
Skokie, IL
18
Wednesday
Christmas Party
4:30pm - 7:00pm
•
Hoffman Estates, IL
14
Saturday
Nonprofit Event
10:30am - 11:30am
•
Arlington Heights, IL
11
Wednesday
Christmas Party
5:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Glendale Heights, IL
01
Sunday
Children's Birthday Party
1:00pm - 1:45pm
•
Glenview, IL
November 2019
30
Saturday
Christmas Party
11:00am - 12:30pm
•
Northbrook, IL
23
Saturday
Dinner Party
4:00pm - 4:45pm
•
Long Grove, IL
17
Sunday
Studio Session
9:00am - 1:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
July 2019
21
Sunday
Sporting Event
12:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Kenosha, WI
May 2019
10
Friday
Teen Birthday Party
2:30pm - 3:00pm
•
Glenview, IL
December 2018
25
Tuesday
Christmas Party
12:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Lake Forest, IL
24
Monday
Christmas Party
8:30pm - 8:45pm
•
Huntley, IL
24
Monday
Christmas Party
7:30pm - 8:30pm
•
Niles, IL
24
Monday
Christmas Party
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
Glenview, IL
24
Monday
Christmas Party
6:00pm - 6:45pm
•
Glenview, IL
23
Sunday
House Party
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
New Buffalo, MI
22
Saturday
Children's Birthday Party
5:30pm - 5:45pm
•
Niles, IL
22
Saturday
Christmas Party
3:00pm - 4:00pm
•
River Forest, IL
20
Thursday
Corporate Event
9:00pm - 12:00am (Fri)
•
Stone Park, IL
17
Monday
Corporate Event
12:00pm - 2:30pm
•
Elgin, IL
16
Sunday
Christmas Party
4:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Alsip, IL
16
Sunday
Christmas Party
3:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
15
Saturday
Christmas Party
5:30pm - 6:30pm
•
Chicago, IL
13
Thursday
Corporate Event
5:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Benton Harbor, MI
07
Friday
Corporate Event
4:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Aurora, IL
06
Thursday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 7:30pm
•
Oakbrook Terrace, IL
01
Saturday
Christmas Party
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Frankfort, IL
November 2018
25
Sunday
Festival
4:30pm - 5:30pm
•
Kildeer, IL
25
Sunday
Bridal Shower
3:30pm - 4:00pm
•
Glenview, IL
July 2018
14
Saturday
Festival
12:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Chicago Ridge, IL
June 2018
30
Saturday
Christmas Party
7:30pm - 8:30pm
•
Lake Villa, IL
December 2017
25
Monday
Christmas Party
5:30pm - 6:30pm
•
Barrington, IL
25
Monday
Personal Occasion
4:30pm - 4:45pm
•
Skokie, IL
25
Monday
House Party
4:00pm - 4:30pm
•
Norridge, IL
25
Monday
Christmas Party
12:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Lake Forest, IL
24
Sunday
Christmas Party
8:30pm - 9:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
24
Sunday
Dinner Party
7:00pm - 7:30pm
•
Evanston, IL
23
Saturday
Personal Occasion
6:00pm - 6:15pm
•
Chicago, IL
21
Thursday
Christmas Party
8:30pm - 12:00am (Fri)
•
Stone Park, IL
08
Friday
Surprise
3:30pm - 4:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
03
Sunday
Holiday Party (Christmas)
3:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Elmhurst, IL
November 2017
30
Thursday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
25
Saturday
Christmas Party
11:00am - 12:30pm
•
Northbrook, IL
24
Friday
Corporate Event
9:00am - 1:00pm
•
Milwaukee, WI
19
Sunday
Fundraiser
8:00am - 10:00am
•
Valparaiso, IN
17
Friday
Holiday Party (Christmas)
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Hampshire, IL
04
Saturday
Personal Occasion
8:30am - 2:30pm
•
Hartland, WI
03
Friday
Holiday Party (Christmas)
6:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Carol Stream, IL
December 2016
24
Saturday
Holiday Party (Christmas)
8:30pm - 8:45pm
•
Woodstock, IL
23
Friday
Holiday Party (Christmas)
8:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Roselle, IL
23
Friday
Birthday (Adult)
7:00pm - 7:15pm
•
Palatine, IL
23
Friday
Holiday Party (Christmas)
6:00pm - 6:15pm
•
Chicago, IL
22
Thursday
Holiday Party (Other)
7:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Arlington Heights, IL
19
Monday
Holiday Party (Christmas)
10:00pm - 11:00pm
•
Cicero, IL
18
Sunday
Holiday Party (Christmas)
3:30pm - 4:30pm
•
Chicago, IL
18
Sunday
Holiday Party (Christmas)
12:00pm - 12:45pm
•
Volo, IL
15
Thursday
Holiday Party (Christmas)
5:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Kenosha, WI
14
Wednesday
Holiday Party (Christmas)
6:30pm - 8:00pm
•
New Berlin, WI
11
Sunday
Holiday Party (Other)
12:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Evanston, IL
03
Saturday
Holiday Party (Christmas)
7:00pm - 7:30pm
•
Rockford, IL
Influences and inspiration
Santa Claus
Setup requirements
Optional: Chair or better yet a bench or a couch.