About

Santa Stan, aka: Stanta, is a professional real-bearded Santa with over twenty years experience. Since 2012, he has been a ‘mall’ Santa, with positions at South Park Mall in Moline, Illinois; the White Plains Galleria, New York; and as resident Santa at the Adventure to Santa venue at the Oak Brook Center, Oak Brook, IL.

Stanta has done live promotions for Coca-Cola, Chick-fil-a restaurants, the Chicago Blackhawks professional hockey club, Schimpff’s Candy Store, and printed media for The Bottle restaurant. He also has been featured in printed advertising for the World Santa Claus Congress held each July in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Stanta is an international traveler who has left footprints in 54 foreign countries, and he has visited all fifty of the United States of America. He is a former member of the Federated Order of Real Bearded Santas [FORBS], and holds membership in Nationwide Santas. He has participated in the World Santa Claus Congress in 2013, 2014 & 2015; Discover Santa 2016; SantaFest 2015; and several Jim Yellig events in Santa Claus, Indiana.

Stanta is experienced in large group venues, in-home visits, studio work, civic events, tree lightings, parades, schools, church groups, and supporting charitable causes.

He is available for travel in the off-season, so book your visits early – discounts offered to Military and Veterans. Please visit the CONTACT link.