OF course, the jolly old elf is spending time at all the malls. Visiting Santa at the malls is always free, but if you want photos of the event, it will cost you. Still, kids can tell Santa what they want at all of the following malls;
In Atlanta:
Lenox Square, 3393 Peachtree Rd. NE
(Lenox Mall is also offering the chance for your pet to be photographed with Santa on
December 6, 6-8 PM, in Macy's Court.)
Cumberland Mall, 1 1000 Cumberland Mall
Perimeter Mall, 4400 Ashford Dunwoody Rd NE
Northlake Mall, 4800 Briarcliff Rd.
Greenbriar Mall, 2841 Greenbriar Pkwy SW
In Duluth:
Gwinnett Place Mall, 2100 Pleasant Hill Rd.
In Lithonia:
Mall at Stonecrest, 2929 Turner Hill Rd.
In Decatur:
North Dekalb Mall, 2050 Lawrenceville Hwy
In Buford:
Mall of Georgia, 3333 Buford Dr
In Lawrenceville:
Discover Mills, 5900 Sugarloaf Pkwy
In Alpharetta:
North Point Mall, 1000 North Point Cir., Alpharetta
In Douglasville:
Arbor Place Mall, 6700 Douglas Blvd, Douglasville
But the malls are not the only places to see Santa! Santa returns to Marietta Square on Thursday, December 3, at 5:30 PM, when the tree will be lighted in Glover Park. He will be at the park to visit with children every Saturday and Sunday from then to Christmas, as well as Christmas Eve.
In addition, kids can visit with Santa at the very popular Lights of Life at Life Univesrity. Drive through the fabulous animated light displays to the Christmas village, where Santa will be waiting for you. Again, there is a charge for photos, and Life University requests a per-car donation for the Lights of Life.
Santa's hours will be:
Saturdays and weekdays: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.?
Sundays: 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.?
Christmas Eve: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Discover Mills in Lawrencville, 5900 Sugarloaf Parkway, will have free visits with Santa at the Bass Pro Shops, who are sponsoring a wonderful Winter Wonderland, where kids can decorate cookies, make free Christmas crafts and get photographed with Santa free! The Wonderland runs through December 20.
In Atlantic Station in Atlanta, Santa will be at Dillard's from Thursday-to Sunday, with appearances at Central Park on select Fridays and Saturdays. check the Atlantic Station website for details.
So, as you can see, Santa and his helpers are popping up everywhere in metro Atlanta! So you better watch out, you better be good, and then you can go see Santa and tell him what you want this year!
Published by Rhetta Akamatsu
Rhetta is the author of The Irish Slaves, published October 2010, and Haunted Marietta, published by History Press in September, 2009. She also has several other books, Ghost to Coast,Ghost to Coast Tours a... View profile
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- Pets can see Santa, too, at several pleaces in Atlanta.
- At least one place offers free photographs with Santa (Bass Pro Shops)