Santa Claus Is Coming To Town At Peabody's Northshore Mall

PEABODY, MA — Santa Claus is coming back to the Northshore Mall next week.

The jolly, old big man will be part of the Simon Santa Photo Experience beginning Nov. 12 and staying through Christmas.

This year, families will have the choice of whether to sit with Santa or to visit him at a social distance. Santa's helpers will be masked throughout the duration of the event.

Reservations are encouraged and can be made here.

Santa's hours will vary from week to week and can be found here.

There will be two special events during the course of his stay. Caring Santa — for children with autism or other sensory sensitivity — will be Dec. 5 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Pet photos will be available with Santa on Nov. 28 and Dec. 5 from 6 to 8 p.m.

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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)