2026 Northwest Santa Conference
September 24–26, 2026
Best Western Plus Mountain View, Auburn
Join NORPAC Santas for two days of practical learning, shared ideas, and fellowship as we prepare for the 2026 Christmas season. Whether you are starting your Santa business, refining long-standing traditions, or simply looking for fresh inspiration, the Northwest Santa Conference offers useful sessions, good conversation, and time with fellow Christmas Performers.
What’s Happening!
- Planning a Home Visit
- Basic Christmas ASL
- Improv and storytelling
- Photography and headshots
- Helping Children Succeed at Santa Visits
- Sharing Your Props
- Finding Santa Work Through GigSalad
- History of Santa
- Thursday hospitality and Friday fireside sing-along
- Catered lunches and Friday dinner
Registration information, payment options, and hotel details are below.
A Few Program Highlights
Helping Children Succeed at Santa Visits
Every child arrives at a Santa visit differently. JuJu Acosta will lead a practical session on helping performers respond with patience, flexibility, and useful options when a child needs extra time, a different approach, or more room to feel comfortable.
Photography and Headshots
Kristin Elliott-Parker will lead a practical workshop on working with photographers during Santa sessions. She will also offer professional headshots during the conference, with sign-up available at the conference check-in table.
Planning a Home Visit
Jerry Nebel will walk through the anatomy of a successful home visit, including preparation, pacing, family expectations, and the real-world details that help performers arrive ready.
Finding Santa Work Through GigSalad
Gene Sanders will offer a practical introduction to using GigSalad as one possible tool for finding holiday performer work, responding to inquiries, and deciding whether the platform fits your business.
Conference Registration
- NORPAC members: $175 individual or $300 per couple
- Non-members: $225 individual or $350 per couple
- Registration includes Friday lunch and dinner, Saturday lunch, conference sessions, and planned activities. There are no one-day registration options. Additional meal-and-activity registrations are available for $70 per person.
Online registration is now available. The PDF registration form remains available for anyone who prefers to register by mail or has trouble using the online form.
Return your completed PDF registration form and payment to:
Santa Jim Zeller, PO Box 5054, Spanaway, WA 98387.
Make checks payable to NORPAC Santas.
If you register by PDF and pay through PayPal, please email a copy of your completed registration form to Treasurer@norpac-santas.org.
Conference Payment
After you complete your registration form, please use your registration total to submit payment by check or through PayPal.
To pay by PayPal, use the button below. The PayPal page may still refer to the 2025 conference. NORPAC is reusing that payment page for conference payments, and your payment will still be applied to your 2026 registration.
Please enter the correct registration total before submitting your payment.
Hotel Reservations
Guests may reserve by phone at (253) 887-7600.
Ask for the “NORPAC Santas room block for September 24–26, 2026” room block.
The hotel has four floors and is located in an industrial area. If you have a room-location preference, please mention it when you make your reservation.
Learn more about the Best Western Plus Mountain View Auburn. To receive the NORPAC room rate, please reserve by phone. Online booking is not currently working with the NORPAC promo code.
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Conference details and the full program will be updated as arrangements are finalized.