Santa Claus is coming to town! We are inviting you and your family to meet Santa Claus this holiday season. The New 96.1, your Christmas station, has connections with the biggest figures in holiday cheer, including the one and only, Kris Kringle himself.

We’ve partnered with Adam’s Nursery and Garden Center to bring Santa down to meet people all over the Buffalo area. This may be his busiest season, but Mr. Claus loves the people of WNY and said he couldn’t miss out on our yearly Christmas celebration.

Santa will be flying down every Saturday from November 22nd to December 20th for the New 96.1’s Santa Stops. At each stop, kids can skip the mailbox and personally tell Santa what they want for Christmas.

Families can take free pictures with Santa, win fun prizes, sign up to win a family four pack of tickets to see The Nutcracker presented by The Greater Niagara Ballet Company, and more!

We will also be collecting toy donations for Buffalo's PAL Toy Drive at every Santa Stop location!

Santa Stop dates and locations are:

  • Saturday, November 22nd, 2:00 pm-4:00 pm at Half Baked Cookies - 5091 Day Road, Lockport, NY 14094
  • Saturday, November 29th, 11:00 am-1:00 pm at Half Baked Cookies - 5407 Sheridan Drive, Williamsville, NY 14221
  • Saturday, November 29th, 2:00 pm-4:00 pm at Buffalo Gift Emporium - 4244 Delaware Ave, Tonawanda, NY 14150
  • Saturday. December 6th, 11:00 pm-1:00 pm at Adams Nursery & Garden Center - 5799 Genesee Street, Lancaster, NY 14086
  • Saturday, December 6th, 2:30 pm-4:30 pm at Kenyon’s Variety Store - 6550 Robinson Rd, Lockport, NY 14094
  • Saturday, December 13th, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm at Kenyon’s Variety Store - 9700 Transit Rd E, East Amherst, NY 14051
  • Saturday, December 20th, 10:00 am-12:00 pm at Paula's Donuts - 8010 Transit Rd, Williamsville, NY 14221
  • Saturday, December 20th, 2:00 pm-4:00 pm at The Nickel Plate - 1500 Clint St, Unit 174, Buffalo, NY 14206

Santa is looking forward to seeing everyone in person. We hope you’ll join us for this memorable and magical holiday experience!

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