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Other Holiday Activities


In addition to the Little Italy Toy Drive, we have created some magical events to maintain the holiday cheer and bring us closer together. 

Pictures with Santa

Pictures with Santa, from the Little Italy Tree Lighting & Christmas Village, have arrived direct from the North Pole.  Download your FREE picture with Santa by clicking on the button below.

2024 Pictures with Santa

How to Download

Images can be downloaded, for FREE, by clicking on the desired image and when the image opens in the left navigation (desktop) or at the bottom (mobile) there is a icon with a down arrow and a bar under, click that icon to Download.


Letters to Santa

Ho! Ho! Ho! Make sure your letter to Santa is ready to go! Starting Friday, November 24th, families can stop by the Piazza della Famiglia to drop of their beautifully decorated letters to Santa. To prepare your letter for Santa, his mailing address should be placed in the middle of the envelope.

SANTA CLAUS
123 ELF ROAD
NORTH POLE, 88888

Your full name and address should be written in the upper left corner, followed by a first-class stamp in the upper right corner. Santa loves hearing about you and what you’ve been up to this past year, so be sure to share some of your favorite stories with him, tell him a joke or even draw him a cute picture, in addition to your Christmas list of course! Christmas lists requesting clothes and shoes should include sizes and colors. Christmas lists requesting toys, games and books should be specific. Don’t forget to  drop off your letter by Saturday, December 7th to get a response from Santa!

During our annual Tree Lighting and Christmas Village on Saturday, December 7th from 4:00pm-8:00pm, we will have a craft station by the Big Red Mailbox for kids to come together and create their magical letters to Santa during the event! If you’re making your letters at home, Santa’s elves created a special Little Italy San Diego template for you can use.