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Santa Duane
- San Diego, CA
- Santa Claus
- Travels up to 20 miles
- $200.00 and up
Overview
Santa Duane is delighted to bring his Christmas joy to parties across San Diego. In fact, after hearing how good some of you folks have been this year well, it just makes him want to put on one of his finest red suits and just have a wonderful time with each and every one of you! Santa Duane is a real bearded, storytelling, guitar singing, Christmas caroling Santa whose real life presence brings the imagination and Christmas joy to young and old. Santa Duane will speak with you prior to the event to personalize your experience and ensure a delight for your guests. All of his helpers at the North Pole await to hear from you and the others wanting his services. Santa books up FAST.
22 Reviews
I’ve been blessed to have Santa Duane out for several photography sessions and to my daughter’s school. He’s the real deal and brings the joy of the season every time.
From our texts, to phone messages to meeting in person, Santa Duane was truly amazing. He made a home full of adults believe in the magic of Christmas. His guitar playing and singing was infectious and he made sure that we all got once in a lifetime photos with Santa! You can call him Santa Duane, I will just call him Santa!
Santa Duane was amasing, very personable with all of the guests at our party, game to take lots of pictures with adults as well as the children. Story time was a hit with everyone and he did an all round fantastic job of entertaining everyone. Would definitely have him at another of our parties.
Santa Claus
Response from Santa Duane:
Thank you Victoria for the kind review! And yes, I would be very happy to be invited again!
Santa Duane
Santa Duane was outstanding! Everyone loved him..
I will be referring him to other family and friends.. I will definitely have him back next year!! Thank you very much Santa Duane.. Merry Christmasand a Happy New Year.
Santa Duane was great! He walked around our community and took pictures with everyone! He is a real bearded Santa and made our residents so happy. I will definitely book him again for our events.
Santa Claus
Response from Santa Duane:
Thank you so much! It was a pleasure being a part of your Christmas festivities! It was a wonderful event and very well done!!!
Thanks again,
Santa Duane
The San Diego Santa
Santa Duane was absolutely amazing! From the first time i talked to him to the end he was eager to do whatever was necessary to make sure it was the absolute best experience for the kids and Santa. The event went perfect, and Santa Duane did awesome. Every one of our family and friends loved it and the kids were blown away. In looking for a Santa look no further Santa Duane is the best of the best!
Holiday Entertainment, Santa Claus
Response from Santa Duane:
Thank you Michelle! It was certainly a joy for me to be received by your friends and family as well!!! Have a very Merry Christmas!!!
We loved Santa Duane! He made our Breakfast with Santa party extra special for our team members. We hope to have him as our Santa for many years to come.
We had Santa Duane come to our Apartment Community Holiday Event for 2019. He arrived on time and was very professional. All the residents loved him and want him to comeback next year! And he's pet friendly too! We highly recommend you book him for your next event! Thanks Santa Duane!
Santa Duane was absolutely amazing. He was kind, warm, enthusiastic and entertaining!!!! We loved his songs and ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas story!!!
Santa Duane,
This is the first time I use GIGSalad and I love it! I had an event for my clients to take a private picture with Santa and turned out to be a Hit!!
Santa Duane Is amazing, I can only say great thing about him. He was on time and ready to start, he talk's , walks, acts just like Santa. He is one of the nicest people to be around. He was divine with children and adults, pure pleasure to be around.
Santa Claus
Santa Duane was the perfect addition to our Christmas party. He mingled with the children and adults, and was very friendly and photogenic. All my party guests were so impressed with his authentic style and jolly smile.
Santa Duane was a highlight at our Christmas party. He mesmerized our group of about 20 kids with Christmas carol singing, guitar playing, story telling, and just interacting with each guest. The parents were thrilled to get family photos with Santa. It's easy to see that Santa Duane is experienced in making each guest feel special and expertly spreads holiday cheer. Highly recommend.
Holiday Entertainment, Santa Claus
Santa Duane did a great job on his visit. There was a mix-up on the original requested date but he was able to accommodate our requested date/time. The guests were thrilled with his presentation. We would happily recommend him for your Christmas event.
Santa Duane was amazing!!!! I have no words to describe, my kids (and I) were so excited to see him, they could not believe their eyes!!!
Thank you Santa!!!!
Santa Claus
Santa Duane was met with excitement by the children, he mingled among them greeting each child and parent, pausing to have pictures taken. He told the children a Christmas story and then had each child sit on his lap for pictures and then gave them a gift. He made each child feel as if they were the only child at the party. I highly recommend him and we look forward to retaining his service next year. I give him a Navy Bravo Zulu for a job well done.
Holiday Entertainment
The nicest Santa you could ever meet! A big hit with kids and adults alike.
Santa Claus
My experience with Santa Duane has been nothing short of “WOW”. Duane was amazing...starting from his response to my inquiry to shaking hands and saying goodbye! He genuinely cares about his work as well as the people he meets. He is extremely friendly, interesting to talk to, professionalism is top notch, and most of all Duane has a warm and kind heart! He even stayed longer and helped with breaking down the set!!! Thank you Duane!!! If this is your first Santa, look no further...Duane is The Santa to get! He looks like Santa, acts like Santa, and wait until he talks to your children...he could very well be the real Santa if I didn’t know any better! He’s already saving the date for me for next year! I’m done shopping for Santa...Duane is my man!
Santa Claus
Beyond amazing! Thank you so much Santa Duane we can’t wait until next year to do this again! It was a pleasure!!!! All our guests were raving about you too!
Holiday Entertainment, Santa Claus
I would hire Santa Duane again as he did a great job and showed up on time. He was professional and looked great.
Santa Claus
We had Santa Duane visit our University of San Diego women's basketball game. He was great with kids and fans of all ages. Huge hit. Very professional and fun to interact with. Was on time and great to communicate with prior to the event. Best Santa I have ever hired or seen at an event. Thank you Santa Duane. Merry Christmas!
Holiday Entertainment, Santa Claus
Santa Duane was as jolly as they come. He was on time (early even) and really, really professional. He was really great about the nature of the charity event and a lot of people had a great time taking photos with him - both people and puppies! Would strongly recommend him for your gig, you won't regret it! Thank you so much Santa Duane!
Holiday Entertainment, Santa Claus
Duane was absolutely great. He truly has the look down. He knew how to pose in all of the photos and even helped to set the shots. He walked around and talked to the kids. He was wonderful and even received compliments from a outside observers.
We will absolutely look into hiring him again next year.
Booking Info
Price Range: $200.00 and up
Languages: English
What to Expect
Santa Duane is delighted to bring his Christmas joy to parties across San Diego. In fact, after hearing how good some of you folks have been this year well, it just makes him want to put on one of his finest red suits and just have a wonderful time with each and every one of you! Santa Duane is a real bearded, storytelling, guitar singing, Christmas caroling Santa whose real life presence brings the imagination and Christmas joy to young and old. Santa Duane will speak with you prior to the event to personalize your experience and ensure a delight for your guests. All of his helpers at the North Pole await to hear from you and the others wanting his services. Don't wait too long because he books up FAST. If he doesn't personally see you we all send our Christmas wishes to you and your guests.
About
Santa Duane is a real bearded Santa working to keep the joy and wonders of Christmas alive in the hearts of children and adults alike throughout San Diego and Southern California. Santa Duane has spent thousands of hours over the past thirty five years volunteering his time and investing in the hearts and lives of children, young people, and families. His kind heartedness, jolly laugh and genuine sincerity brings trust and excitement to the young and young at heart. Even when out of costume, it’s not uncommon for little ones to point and wave; somehow they just know he is the "real" Santa. When Santa Duane is resting after his very busy winter schedule, you will find him enjoying time with his wife and family, helping a friend or working as a wedding and portrait photographer throughout southern California.
Services Offered
Upcoming Booked Events
December 07, 2024 • 6:30pm - 7:15pm | House Party |
December 08, 2024 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Christmas Party |
Past Booked Events
December 20, 2023 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Christmas Party |
December 17, 2023 • 1:00pm - 2:30pm | Christmas Party |
December 02, 2023 • 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Holiday Party |
December 24, 2022 • 1:00pm - 1:30pm | House Party |
December 14, 2022 • 10:30am - 11:30am | Christmas Party |
December 11, 2022 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Christmas Party |
December 11, 2022 • 11:00am - 12:00pm | Christmas Party |
December 10, 2022 • 12:00pm - 2:00pm | Corporate Event |
December 07, 2022 • 10:00am - 11:00am | Christmas Party |
December 03, 2022 • 6:30pm - 7:15pm | Christmas Party |
December 23, 2021 • 6:00pm - 6:30pm | Christmas Party |
December 19, 2021 • 5:30pm - 5:45pm | Sporting Event |
December 16, 2021 • 2:30pm - 4:30pm | Fundraiser |
December 16, 2021 • 10:30am - 11:00am | Christmas Party |
December 11, 2021 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Christmas Party |
December 11, 2021 • 2:00pm - 4:00pm | Retirement Community Event |
December 03, 2021 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Christmas Party |
December 24, 2020 • 12:00pm - 12:15pm | Personal Occasion |
December 24, 2019 • 6:00pm - 6:30pm | Christmas Party |
December 21, 2019 • 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Christmas Party |
December 16, 2019 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Christmas Party |
December 15, 2019 • 11:00am - 12:00pm | Christmas Party |
December 08, 2019 • 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Christmas Party |
December 07, 2019 • 6:30pm - 7:30pm | Christmas Party |
December 07, 2019 • 9:30am - 11:30am | Christmas Party |
December 06, 2019 • 6:00pm - 8:30pm | Festival |
November 30, 2019 • 3:00pm - 5:00pm | Nonprofit Event |
December 24, 2018 • 9:00pm - 9:15pm | Personal Occasion |
December 24, 2018 • 12:00am - 1:00am | Christmas Party |
December 23, 2018 • 7:00pm - 8:30pm | Christmas Party |
December 16, 2018 • 1:00pm - 3:00pm | Nonprofit Event |
December 14, 2018 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Nonprofit Event |
December 08, 2018 • 12:00pm - 2:00pm | Corporate Event |
December 02, 2018 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm | Christmas Party |
November 17, 2018 • 8:30am - 6:30pm | Studio Session |
November 02, 2018 • 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Product Promotion |
December 22, 2017 • 7:30pm - 8:15pm | Christmas Party |
December 16, 2017 • 12:00pm - 2:00pm | Christmas Party |
December 10, 2017 • 11:30am - 12:30pm | Sporting Event |
November 23, 2017 • 8:00pm - 11:00pm | Festival |
December 24, 2016 • 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Holiday Party (Christmas) |
December 17, 2016 • 12:00pm - 2:00pm | Fundraiser |
December 10, 2016 • 12:00pm - 2:00pm | Holiday Party (Christmas) |
December 03, 2016 • 9:00am - 12:30pm | Holiday Party (Christmas) |
December 18, 2015 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Holiday Party (Christmas) |
December 15, 2015 • 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Nonprofit Event |
December 10, 2015 • 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Holiday Party (Christmas) |