Needham Santa

Needham Santa Visits

Needham Santa is continuing a fifty year old tradition here in Needham; started and run by The Needham Women's Club until 2016. On Christmas eve, Santa Claus visits families in their homes and brings a small gift for them to unwrap. After a few pictures, Santa tells the children to get a good night sleep and heads off to the North Pole to get ready for his big night. This has been a custom cherished by hundreds of families over multiple generations.

Here's how it works. If you have at least one child between the age of 2 and 9 years old and live in Needham, you can register below for your Santa visit. After registering, you will receive an email letting you know if we have enough capacity to visit your home. Once accepted, you will receive instructions on where to drop off a bag of gifts, one gift for each child who will be at your house on Christmas Eve. Santa visits homes between 5:00 and 7:00 PM on Christmas Eve and gives out these 'early Christmas presents.' We only ask a small donation of at least $15 to cover the costs of Santa gear and to help purchase gifts for charitable homes that Santa also visits. That's right, Santa will also visit homes of families that need some help. For these families, we purchase and wrap gifts as donations to bring some help to local families. Last season, Needham Santa donated over 40 gifts to families in need.

On Christmas eve, Santa Claus visits families in their homes and brings a gift for the children to open. After a few pictures, Santa wishes the children to get a good night sleep and heads off to the North Pole to get ready for his big night. This has been a custom cherished by hundreds of families for over 50 years!

This page is for Families Needing Help. If you could use some help affording clothing and gifts for your children this year, please fill out the form below. This program gives priority to families with younger children, at least one child under the age of ten. You will receive an email with a link to complete your family profile including your children's ages and what their needs are. Whether it is clothing, school supplies or something else, let us know and we will try to help. Santa will purchase, wrap and deliver the gifts to your family between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM on Christmas Eve. A magical experience!

If you do not have a financial hardship click here to sign-up for our regular Santa Visit program.

This page is for Families Needing Donated Gifts.

If you could use some help affording clothing, supplies and gifts for your children this year, please fill out this form. You will receive an email with next steps.

If you do not need help affording gifts, please click here to sign-up for our regular Santa Visit program.

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If you have any trouble or have questions, feel free to contact us at info@needhamSanta.com

Needham Santa is part of the Community Center of Needham, inc. We work to bring special programs like this to Needham. We have sponsored Open Gym during the winter, Needham Gymnastics and helped to bring the amazing new Rosemary Pool Complex to the Needham community. Currently, we are also working on pedestrian safety with the town.