Our Santa Claus for Hire Will Unwrap the Gift of Yuletide Cheer for Your Special Event
Coming Straight from the North Pole to Your Event!
Ho-ho-hoping to find the perfect Santa Claus to hire for your upcoming event in the St. Louis Metro Area? Let’s face it. Your event is far too important to bring in just any ol’ Santa. You have to choose someone who is ‘Santa-rific.’ The Santa you decide to hire needs to both look and act the part.
Many Santas decide all they need to do is put on the suit and show up.
But they’re wrong.
Santa Claus is sacred, not just for children but for people of all ages. Santa represents the spirit of Christmas, the joy of giving, and the importance of sharing the holidays with your loved ones all in one jolly package.
Your Santa needs to be more than just a man in a suit. He needs to bring flair, joy, and interaction to your event. He must have the ability to make every person at your event, young or old, feel as though they’re meeting the ‘real deal.’ Not just some department store lookalike posing for pictures.
As a full-time family and children’s entertainer, Gateway Santa checks all the boxes. Serving the Greater St. Louis Metro Area, the man behind Gateway Santa uses his years of performing experience to guarantee your event will be a smashing success.
Who is the Gateway Santa?
Gateway Santa is children’s and family entertainer Chad Jacobs. He’s the owner of Entertainment Gone Bananas, a full-time children’s and family entertainment company serving St. Louis and surrounding areas.
Chad is also a proud family man, with a wonderful wife and two daughters.
Entertainment Gone Bananas also offers fun and amazing magic shows year-round for events of all kinds and sizes, through Chad’s alter-ego, Chef Bananas. As Chef Bananas, he performs magical programs in schools, libraries, preschools, and private events for audiences of all sizes.
His company also offers incredible foam parties through its Foam Gone Bananas brand. With attention to detail and superior customer service, Foam Gone Bananas foam parties are a hit throughout the St. Louis Metro Area.
Before making the jump to full-time entertainer, Chad grew up in the restaurant business. Every job he’s ever had has been in customer service. His decades of superior customer service guarantee YOUR experience with Gateway Santa will be nothing short of amazing!
A Magical Santa Claus for Hire Perfect for Any Christmas Event
With Gateway Santa, you’re getting a perfect yuletide performer, one who both looks and acts the part of the jolly elf. Even Mrs. Claus herself would swear he’s the real Santa. And his suit is as red as St. Louis Cardinals’ mascot Fredbird! And the Gateway Santa brings a magical quality most Santas don’t: he can add a bit of ‘Santa magic’ to your event, where appropriate. After all, he is a full-time magician when he’s not portraying Santa.
Gateway Santa guarantees he will entertain your guests as the perfect Santa for any event, from Forest Park to the City Museum to the St. Louis Gateway Arch to the St. Louis Zoo, and all points between… or around them! With his cheerful disposition and picture-perfect look, not even the Grinch himself can resist Gateway Santa’s charms. Our Santa Claus for hire services are perfect for:
Corporate Events
And don’t forget to invite Gateway Santa for adults-only corporate events. Our Santa can deliver speeches and perform other tasks to give that extra-special touch of holiday cheer to your event.
Gateway Santa can bring warmth and interaction as the perfect yuletide complement to your event. And he can do more than just pose for pictures. Tell the children what it’s like to live at the North Pole? Perform a little holiday-themed magic? Meet and greet the guests? Pass out gifts? Just let us know. His Santa visits are fully customizable for your needs.
Hosting a family Christmas event for your employees and their children? How about bringing in Santa to show your team or staff how much they’re appreciated? Hiring Gateway Santa is the perfect way to share with your employees and their families the joy of Christmas, just like a big glass of eggnog. Long after the meal, company awards, and mingling is over, everyone will be talking about the visit from Santa Claus.
Community Events
Santa Claus is the perfect way to make any community event feel special. A visit from the jolly ol’ elf helps create that holiday spirit during the Yuletide season. Don’t worry, Mrs. Claus will be sure to have Gateway Santa looking his best for your event! Does your big community Christmas event need Santa to make a grand entrance? Help light the big Christmas tree? Take pictures with families? Or even give a speech or thank your sponsors for their donations? No problem. Gateway Santa will be the most memorable Santa you have ever hired!
Home Visits
Hosting a holiday party for your family or friends? Parties are a lot of fun, but there usually isn’t much for the kids to do before and after the food. But what if Santa arrived to surprise your kiddos?
Just imagine the look on the children’s faces when they hear a deep voice outside telling Rudolph and the other reindeer to sit tight. Then there’s a knock at the door and Santa Claus walks in! What better way to create a one-of-a-kind experience for your guests at your home party than with a visit from Santa Claus?
Gateway Santa will leave the elves in charge of the North Pole so he can come to deliver holiday cheer to your event. Whether your home visit is for your immediate family or a big family reunion, this Santa is ready to create unforgettable memories! He can read stories, pose for pictures, make a grand entrance, or even do a little magic.
Christmas Parade
Your Christmas parade is a wonderous, magical way to bring cheer to everyone who sees it. But your parade needs an amazing Santa. A Santa who looks like he took time out from making all those toys to attend your parade, ready to deliver holiday cheer to everyone watching. Santa is your parade’s “main event,” so he needs to look perfect. When people see Gateway Santa, he’s exactly what people imagine when they think of Santa Claus. Check out his pictures throughout this site!
Breakfast with Santa
Hosting a holiday-themed fundraiser? You’ll want that “special something” for your event. Something that won’t leave your guests feeling…‘Frosty.’ While holiday decorations, Christmas costumes for staff, and even Christmas-themed food help set the mood, Santa Claus can be your event’s centerpiece! A visit from Santa Claus can turn your fun event into something your guests will remember for years.
Breakfast with Santa events are fun for children because they get to spend a lot of time with Santa. (They may even hear what makes reindeer fly!) With Gateway Santa’s background as a full-time entertainer, he can easily mix and mingle, charming your young guests, and creating truly ‘merry memories!’
Preschools
Celebrating Christmas at your preschool? There’s no more magical way to get your little ones in the holiday spirit than with a visit from ol’ Saint Nick himself! Your kiddos will love the opportunity to sit on Santa’s lap and tell him how good they’ve been all year. Gateway Santa can greet each child, listen as they tell him what they want for Christmas, and tell yuletide stories. Before you can say “Ho, Ho, Ho,” you’ve created incredible memories for your children!
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Your St. Louis Santa Claus for Hire…Fully Guaranteed
As a full-time children’s and family entertainment company in the St. Louis Metro Area, Entertainment Gone Bananas understands how important your event is. We want to make your event as stress-free as possible. We’re so confident you’ll love Gateway Santa that his appearance comes with a 100% Money-Back Guarantee.
Here’s how it works:
If, for any reason, you feel Gateway Santa failed to live up to your expectations as Santa Claus for your event, then you pay nothing.
It’s that simple and strong. We can’t be any fairer, right?
But here’s the truth: Out of the hundreds and hundreds of shows and programs we have provided entertainment for, no one has ever taken us up on his guarantee. Neither will you.
Here’s Why You Might NOT Be Able to Hire Gateway Santa for Your Event…
Performing as his magical alter-ego Chef Bananas, Chad is in demand all year as a children’s and family entertainer in the St. Louis Metro Area. With the holiday season as busy as it is, his schedule fills up weeks or sometimes months in advance.
Don’t let Jack Frost spoil your holiday plans! To avoid disappointment, contact us right away, while you’re thinking about it.
