The Santa Experience of Southern Illinois

03/16/2026

It's that time of year.....

We will be deleting the 2025 galleries making space for new stuff! If you haven't downloaded your Santa Experience images, you have until April 1st. 🎅🎅

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas from all of us here at The Santa Experience of Southern Illinois!!

HUGE shout outs to this bunch of people.....without each and every one of them, the Santa Experience would just not be the same. Tina & Topper Ellis (MR & MRS) Dapple Horse Hill (Josh Waide & Sally Matthis) Stephanie Susie Photography, St. Stephens on the Hill (venue, Dave Bartok) The Elves in charge (Karen Boulds, Emily Bergman, Victoria McGuire & Kim Keating) Videos by Sean Lunt.

AND A HUGE shout out to Sherry Chrisman for feeding us all 3 weekends!!!!!! She's the real MVP!!!!!

12/22/2025

Dapple Horse Hill are our wonderful carriage team

12/19/2025

We have 2 new Grinchie categories this year!! The "Unimpressed" and the "Getaway"
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12/17/2025

It's everyone's favorite time of year!!!!! The Grinchie Awards. 🤣🤣🤣

12/09/2025

Shouting out our friends over at Genet Lawn Care for lighting up Santa's House and the North Pole Tent!!!!!

12/04/2025

Officially ALL of the Santa Experience galleries have been delivered!!!

If you haven't received your gallery check your junk mail....if it's not there let us know and we'll figure it out

12/01/2025

The second weekend (Nov 15,16) galleries have all been delivered!!!

If you haven't received your gallery check your junk mail....if it's not there let us know and we'll figure it out :)

11/21/2025

The First weekend (Nov 7,8,9) galleries have all been delivered!!!

If you haven't received your gallery check your junk mail....if it's not there let us know and we'll figure it out :)

11/17/2025

Santa really enjoys all of the art the kids bring in.

02/21/2025

Santa loves the smell of cookies in the oven, fresh snow on the ground AND a newly refreshed website!!!!!! 🤣🤣🎅🎅

Our website has all the information you need about The Santa Experience.

Experiencing the holidays and the magic of Santa while getting those traditional Christmas Photos

01/14/2025

2025 SANTA EXPERIENCE DATES

November 8-9, 15-16, 22

Photo Only November 7th

Tickets go on sale October 1st.

Always...for more information check out our website:

https://www.silsantaexperience.com