Have Fido and Fluffy been naughty this year, or nice? Either way, you’re in luck, because PetSmart is offering FREE photos of your pet with Santa on three weekends in December.
The offer is good at all PetSmart locations in the United States and Canada (excluding PetSmart Groomery locations).
We are putting together a huge, day-by-day list of opportunities to get free pictures with Santa!
The visits will take place from noon to 3 p.m. on these days in 2021:
- December 4th and 5th
- December 11th and 12th
- December 18th and 19th
You can either take the picture yourself with your own camera or mobile phone, or have the store take the photo (in which case the pictures will be delivered via email.)
If you download the PetSmart app, you can use fun photo filters to take really special pet photos during the event.
Reservations are required.
Just go here and enter your zip code to make a reservation at a PetSmart store.

Philipp was our resident office cat here at Atlanta on the Cheap. We lost him recently, but his spirit lives on.
What kind of pets can visit with Santa?
Many types of pets are welcome, in accordance to PetSmart’s pet policy. Note that your pet must be secured (leash, carrier, etc.) and vaccinated.
The following pets are specifically mentioned on the PetSmart event page:
- Domestic dogs
- Domestic cats
- Birds
- Small animals sold at PetSmart (including, guinea pigs, hamsters, chinchillas, gerbils, mice, rats, etc.)
- Small reptiles sold at PetSmartcertain (including geckos, bearded dragons, specific types of snakes, specific types of frogs)
- Other non-venomous reptiles
- Ferrets
- Rabbits
- Sugar Gliders
- Pot-bellied pigs
Visit the event web page for more info
Make a reservation
Just go here and enter your zip code. When you click on your preferred location, a button pops up on the map that says BOOK HERE — just take it from there!
Find a location
With about 40 Petsmart locations within a 40-mile radius of downtown Atlanta, there’s sure to be a location near you.
Find a Petsmart store
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- Free photos with Santa for pets and people
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More FREE photo opps with Santa:
Or, check out our day-by-day list of FREE pics with Santa — it’s growing by the day, as we add more photo events.