Rates

Types of events Ballarat Santa can attend:

  • Private parties for kids
  • Private Parties for adults
  • Business or Corporate events
  • Roaming Santa/Greeter
  • Community Events
  • Charity Events
  • Work breakup parties
  • Church Events
  • Carols By Candlelight/Theatre Shows
  • Markets
  • School Celebrations
  • Preschool Parties
  • Santa Photo Jobs
  • Christmas Promotions or activations
  • Christmas Parades
  • Health Care Facility visits
  • Home visits

What does Ballarat Santa do?

Each Santa visit is unique.  Santa loves to come into your homes or places of business and share Christmas joy with the young and the young at heart.  A visit will often consist of:

  • Listening to people’s Christmas wishes,
  • Posing for pictures with children and adults.
  • Singing Christmas songs together.
  • Reading or telling stories about Christmas.
  • Jokes & fun & dancing.
  • Giving out gifts.
  • Greeting People and spreading Christmas Cheer

When Is Ballarat Santa Avaialble?

 

How much does it cost?

Christmas in July: July 1st to July 31st, 9:00 am to late

  • A 30 minutes or less apearance to 6 pm $50 (only available in Ballarat)
  • First 60 minutes to 8 pm $100
  • Each additional 30 minutes to 8 pm  $50
  • A 30 minutes or less apearance after 6 pm $75 (only available in Ballarat)
  • Jobs that start after 8 pm, the first 60 minutes $150
  • After 8 pm, each additional 30 minutes $75
  • If your event requires Santa to travel more than one hour from Ballarat, then you will have to pay a travel fee of $40/hr to your event and his return home minus the first hour both ways as that is covered in his inital fee. So, for example, if he has to drive two hours to your event and two hours home after (four hours total), you’d only be charged for two hours of travel.

Christmas Nov/Dec Rate: 9:00 am to late to 23rd of December:
*Discount offer does not apply to Christmas Eve and Christmas Day rates,  Long Term Bookings, & Comercial Photography.

  • A 30 minutes or less apearance to 6 pm $50 (only available in Ballarat)
  • First 60 minutes to 8 pm $100
  • Each additional 30 minutes to 8 pm  $50
  • A 30 minutes or less apearance after 6 pm $100 (only available in Ballarat)
  • Jobs that start After 8 pm, the first 60 minutes $200
  • After 8 pm, each additional 30 minutes $100
  • If your event requires Santa to travel more than one hour from Ballarat, then you will have to pay a travel fee of $40/hr to your event and his return home minus the first hour both ways as that is covered in his inital fee. So, for example, if he has to drive two hours to your event and two hours home after (four hours total), you’d only be charged for two hours of travel.

Christmas Eve: 9:00 am to late

  • A 30 minutes or less apearance to 6 pm $100 (only available in Ballarat)
  • First 60 minutes to 8 pm $200
  • Each additional 30 minutes to 8 pm $100
  • A 30 minutes or less apearance after 6 pm $150 (only available in Ballarat)
  • Jobs that start after 8 pm, the first 60 minutes $300
  • After 8 pm, each additional 30 minutes $150
  • If your event requires Santa to travel more than one hour from Ballarat, then you will have to pay a travel fee of $40/hr to your event and his return home minus the first hour both ways as that is covered in his inital fee. So, for example, if he has to drive two hours to your event and two hours home after (four hours total), you’d only be charged for two hours of travel.

Christmas Day: 5:00 am to 6:00 pm

  • A 30 minutes or less apearance to 6 pm $200 (only available in Ballarat) including early Christmas morning.
  • First 60 minutes to 6 pm $300
  • Additional 30 minutes to 6 pm $150
  • If your event requires Santa to travel more than one hour from Ballarat, then you will have to pay a travel fee of $60/hr to your event and his return home minus the first hour both ways as that is covered in his inital fee. So, for example, if he has to drive two hours to your event and two hours home after (four hours total), you’d only be charged for two hours of travel.

Charity Events

Ballarat Santa is willing to attend your Charity event for free to help you raise money for a worthwhile cause. Just contact us with the details and we can arrange how Ballarat Santa would best serve your charity fundraiser.

Longer term Bookings:

Suppose businesses or organizations want to book Ballarat Santa for a longer-term job over Christmas (meaning multiple days at set times like a photo job or a store/mall Santa or part of an ongoing Christmas activation). In that case, the rate is $100/hr.  This is a flat rate for all days/times (meaning we don’t charge more for weekends and evenings). If there is no free parking available for these events, you will also have to cover parking expenses (receipts will be kept). Break times are also paid as Ballarat Santa usually cannot leave the venue. Just contact Ballarat Santa to arrange it and get a quote for your job.

Commercial Photo/Video Rates

Suppose you want to hire Ballarat Santa for a promotional photo and/or video shoot for your business or organization. The rate is $250 per hour for the shoot and a flat $75 travel fee if your shoot is more than one hour’s drive (but less than 3 hours) from Ballarat. The travel fee also covers the costs of parking at the shoot location and any tolls (if applicable). Any interstate travel must be covered by the booker, including accomodation. The higher rate takes into account that your business will own the copyright of the images/videos taken so you can use them for commercial purposes.

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Santa Visit Tips:

Here are ten simple steps that will ensure a great Santa Visit:

  1. Seventy-two hours before your scheduled event, you should receive a call or email or text from Ballarat Santa to finalize any last-minute arrangements. This would be a great time for you to review this information and ask any questions you may have. Santa will also ask you questions about your event.
  2. On the day of the event, Ballarat Santa will arrive 15 -30 minutes before your event (depending on if he has to change or come already in his Santa suit). Ballarat Santa will call if he is going to be late.  Please be sure to give Santa a reliable phone number that can be used to reach you at all times. He will call when he arrives.
  3. In Santa’s dressing room, he really needs a full-length mirror and, if it’s a hot day, a fan. Ballarat Santa does not change in public toilets or areas. Also, if you’re having an event at a business/mall, Santa doesn’t use public toilets if he needs to go, as it is tricky in the suit. Allow Santa to use your staff toilets where it is more private.
  4. It can get very hot in a Santa suit in Australia. A directional fan can be a big help, and cold bottles of water are also helpful.
  5. Remember, good lighting and easy access to your home or business are helpful to Santa. If it is raining, Santa may need to pull into your driveway for easy access. Would you believe rain stains velvet?
  6. Please put all pets away. Even the most timid pet can get anxious upon Santa’s visit and might unexpectedly bite Santa. I know it’s hard to believe Fido would bite Santa!
  7. If your event will attract a large number of people, consider reserving a parking spot close to the venue for Santa. Santa often arrives well after your event has begun, and it’s not good if he has to walk several blocks to get there because that’s the closest parking spot available. Also, if this is a corporate event and Santa has to park in a paid parking area, then he expects you to cover those costs.
  8. Please have someone available to meet with Santa so he can receive any last-minute instructions.  Santa always relies on someone to run the event. If this is a roaming Santa event, then you must assign someone to be with Santa at all times while he’s there for child safety.  This is non-negotiable.
  9. During the Santa visits, where the names of the children are known to the organizers, it’s great for someone who knows the children’s names to call them up one by one. This is a great way to remind Santa of each child’s name, so be sure to be loud and clear!
  10. Ballarat Santa does not provide gifts or lollies for events where guests are expected to receive gifts/giveaways. These must be purchased by the event organizers, and Ballarat Santa will give them out during the event.

Thank you for allowing Ballarat Santa to be your Santa this year!

May the Joy of the Christmas Season fill your hearts every day!