The Real Santa on the Beach

Port Macquarie NSW


SOLD OUT 2024!


The Real Santa on the Beach is returning to Port Macquarie in 2025. This Christmas we will be opening more spots to fit more beautiful families in. We also now have a VIP waitlist so if you don't want to miss out join the VIP List. These sessions sold out within minutes last year so I do recommend becoming a VIP. When is it too early to start planning for Christmas you ask?

Some 2024 Highlights

Yes, we get the safe shots smiling at the camera first but what's the fun in sharing those? I'm always in the background shooting the candid moments, the Santa hugs, high fives, dance moves, letters to Santa, intense chats, the goodbyes and the parents & grandparents getting in the hot seat too! It's the candid moments I love! It's such a short period of wonder let's capture everlasting genuine memories with the most Aussie Santa photos you can get on the beach in the sun.

Santa on the Beach in Port Macquarie with a little boy sitting on his lap posing for the camera.
TC Cassidy country music star posing with The Real Santa on the Beach in Port Macquarie 2024.
Beach scene with driftwood Christmas tree and holiday gathering on sandy shore with ocean waves in background.
A family wearing Santa hats and holiday attire celebrates Christmas on a beach with tropical decorations and ocean views.
Santa at the Beach on Port Macquarie's Lighthouse Beach sitting on a grown mans lap.
A group in festive Christmas attire sits together posing with The Real Santa on the Beach in Port Macquarie.
Santa Claus reads a Christmas book to a child while sitting on a beach chair with ocean waves in the background.
The Real Santa on the Beach in Port Macquarie posing with a young believer.
Santa on the Beach posing with some kids and a drill that the photographers husband may or may not have left behind.
Santa on the Beach in Port Macquarie borrowed Kris' friends Santa pants. This photo shares Col and Santa sharing the one Santa suit!
Santa on the beach chatting to a little girl on a magic sunny Port Macquarie sunny day.
The Real Santa on the Beach in Port Macquarie being taught a few tricks by a young ballerina in red on Lighthouse Beach.
A festive beachside scene with children gathered around a handmade driftwood Christmas tree on a sunny seaside day.
A festive beach scene with a person in a red suit next to a driftwood Christmas tree with star topper and wrapped gifts.
Family wearing Christmas attire poses together on a sunny Port Macquarie beach day.

The Real Santa on the Beach is looking forward to returning to Port Macquarie in 2025 and chatting to all the children young and young at heart. He absolutely loves a chat with the kiddos "Make sure you eat your veggies", "Did you know reindeers favourite food is strawberries?", along with all the usual Santa chit chat "What would you like for Christmas?". The Real Santa on the Beach especially loves to pose for photos with the 'big kids'. His face literally lights up every time a grownup sits on his lap! Maybe I should be concerned???


The beach set for 2025 is in the design process. It will be along the same lines as 2024 however each year we will tweak it slightly so that our Santa photos are always changing. Think minimalist but modern. Bush meets Beach and always with a unique Australiana theme. Santa likes to be kind to our environment so this will always be factored into our set designs. Christmas can be a time of massive environmental waste and we don't wish to add to that.

Join Santa's VIP List

2025 VIP Treatment

  • VIP's receive $5 off any session for the first 24 hours of ticket sales.
  • VIP's will receive an email with a booking link 24 hours prior to the general public (more dates and times available and less chance of missing out).


All families who booked a Santa on the Beach session in 2024 are automatically included on the VIP List for 2025. If you didn't have a 2024 Beach Santa photo with us and would like to be included on the VIP list please complete your details below and I'll add you to the VIP list.