Caring Santa at The Falls in Miami on Sunday, December 6, 2026, 8:30 to 10:30 am: a private, sensory-friendly Santa visit for kids with disabilities or other support needs and their families, before the mall opens at 11 am that Sunday. Reserve ahead; photos are for sale at the event.
Sensory supports. Private sensory-friendly Santa, Dec 6, reserve ahead.
Hours
Caring Santa: Sunday, December 6, 2026, 8:30 to 10:30 am. Regular mall hours are Monday to Thursday 11 am to 8 pm, Friday and Saturday 10 am to 9 pm, and Sunday 11 am to 7 pm. Holiday hours: closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day; Black Friday 7 am to 9 pm; Christmas Eve 8 am to 6 pm; New Year's Eve 10 am to 6 pm; New Year's Day 10 am to 6 pm. The mall's hours page lists more holiday shopping hours from Nov 28 2026 through Jan 2 2027.
Book through the Reserve Your Visit link on the mall's Caring Santa page. The booking site's time slots are 15 minutes, and more than one family is scheduled in each slot.
The booking company's Santa Cares page lists: no purchase required to book, most events outside normal shopping hours, advance registration to limit the number of guests, reduced lighting and music, sensory-friendly trained Santa and staff, and photo packages optional at the event.
Photos are taken at the event and are available for purchase there. The booking company has professional photographers on set to capture your visit with Santa, so it does not allow personal photography.
The booking site offers free rescheduling up to 48 hours before your visit.
For a full-size copy your child can use, open this page at squaredsteps.com, tap Make it yours, then print.
More about The Falls
Regular Santa photos run Nov 21 to Dec 24 2026 in Center Court; walk ups are welcome during Santa's hours, which are not the mall's hours; see View Santa Hours on the booking site.
If December 6 doesn't work, the booking company says its staff get specialty training to help guests all season, and that it generally sees less traffic Monday to Thursday before 4 pm.
