Dover Santa's Castle

12/03/2025

To past customers of Dover's Santa's Castle,

Regrettably, we must inform you that Santa's Castle will not take place this year. Changes to access to space in the McConnell Center have made it much more challenging to run Santa's Castle as we usually do, so the decision was made to skip this year with the hope of returning in the future. We apologize for the disappointment this may cause, and we hope to celebrate the holidays with you again at the Castle down the road. Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you all!

Sincerely,
Santa and his elves

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12/17/2024

We are excited to launch our annual ticket giveaway! Share this post with your friends and comment below who you would bring to the castle with you. The winner will receive a family pass to the 2024 castle and will be selected on Thursday December 19th.

12/16/2024

To make a reservation visit: https://calendly.com/dovery2y/santas-castle

Dover Youth to Youth’s Santa’s Castle continues this week at the McConnell Center in downtown Dover for its final two nights of the year, Friday night and Saturday night. Each night children and their families will be able to walk through several rooms in Santa’s Castle and meet Santa and many of his elves.

The Castle will continue on Friday December 20th 4:30-7:30pm and conclude on Saturday, December 21st from 2:00-6:30 pm. Groups making a reservation must be no larger than 6 and include family members only.

Come visit Santa's Castle before we close for the year!

Santa's Castle is an annual fundraiser for Dover Youth to Youth, a youth empowerment program that focuses on drug and alcohol prevention. Our group engages 60 -70 middle and high school students.This event transforms the first floor of the Dover McConnell Center into a winter wonderland! Families

11/21/2024

We are excited to announce that Santa is returning to Santa’s Castle this December!

REGISTER AT THIS LINK: https://calendly.com/dovery2y/santas-castle

Timeslots for Santa’s Castle will be during the following dates and times:

• Friday December 13 - 4:30-7:30pm
• Friday December 20- 4:30-7:30pm
• Saturday December 21 - 2:00-6:30pm

This year, registration for timeslots will be done entirely on our website. The fee will be $25 per group (up to 6 people). To register, click the link above, scroll down to the calendar, select a day and time, and fill out the form.

Groups making a reservation must be no larger than 6.

For additional information, go to Youth to Youth’s web site at www.DoverY2Y.org, call the Dover Police Department’s Community Outreach Bureau at 603-516-3274, or email [email protected].

Santa's Castle is an annual fundraiser for Dover Youth to Youth, a youth empowerment program that focuses on drug and alcohol prevention. Our group engages 60 -70 middle and high school students.This event transforms the first floor of the Dover McConnell Center into a winter wonderland! Families

12/18/2023

To make a reservation visit: https://calendly.com/dovery2y/santas-castle?back=1&month=2023-12

Dover Youth to Youth’s Santa’s Castle continues this week at the McConnell Center in downtown Dover for its final two nights of the year, Thursday night and Friday night. Each night children and their families will be able to walk through several rooms in Santa’s Castle and meet Santa and many of his elves.

The Castle will continue on Thursday December 21st 4:30-7:00pm and conclude on Friday, December 22nd from 4:30-7:00 pm. Groups making a reservation must be no larger than 6 and include family members only.

Come visit Santa's Castle before we close for the year!

11/17/2023

We are excited to announce that Santa is returning to Santa’s Castle this December!

REGISTER AT THIS LINK: https://dovery2y.org/santas-castle-2023/

Timeslots for Santa’s Castle will be during the following dates and times:

• Friday December 15 - 4:30-7:30pm
• Saturday December 16 - 2:00-6:30pm
• Thursday December 21 – 4:30-7:30pm
• Friday December 22- 4:30-7:30pm

This year, registration for timeslots will be done entirely on our website. The fee will be $25 per group (up to 6 people). To register, click the link above, scroll down to the calendar, select a day and time, and fill out the form.

Groups making a reservation must be no larger than 6.

For additional information, go to Youth to Youth’s web site at www.DoverY2Y.org, call the Dover Police Department’s Community Outreach Bureau at 603-516-3274, or email [email protected].

11/22/2022

We are excited to announce that Santa is returning to Santa’s Castle this December!

REGISTER AT THIS LINK: http://dovery2y.org/newsevents/santas-castle/

Timeslots for Santa’s Castle will be during the following dates and times:

• Friday December 16 - 4:30-7:30pm
• Saturday December 17 - 2:00-6:30pm
• Friday December 23 - 4:30-7:30pm

This year, registration for timeslots will be done entirely on our website. The fee will be $25 per group (up to 6 people). To register, click the link above, scroll down to the calendar, select a day and time, and fill out the form.

Groups making a reservation must be no larger than 6. To ensure the safety of all guests and performers, participants are expected to observe social distancing and the groups going through the tour will be spaced out.

For additional information, go to Youth to Youth’s web site at www.DoverY2Y.org, call the Dover Police Department’s Community Outreach Bureau at 603-516-1501, or email [email protected].

12/18/2021

Due to the impending snow storm the Castle will be closing at 3:30pm today. All visitors that had a reservation for 3:30pm or later should watch their e-mail for details on a make up date.

12/13/2021

We are just under a week from opening the castle and are officially SOLD OUT. We appreciate everyone's support.

11/22/2021

Santa is Back and Registration is OPEN! Get all of the details at http://dovery2y.org/santascastle2021/

11/05/2021

We are excited to announce that we are currently preparing for a modified in-person Santa's Castle experience this year. Stay tuned for details in the coming weeks.

10/27/2021

Planning for Santa’s Castle is underway but the event will look a little different this year. Since COVID is still a reality and many of our visitors will not be eligible for vaccines we are looking at some different formats. We would love your feedback on your preferred event format this year. Please send us a message and let us know which of the following options you would prefer:

Option 1: Would only participate in a Virtual Santa’s Castle – This would be a zoom even where your family would register for a specific time. The event would include several different virtual rooms where participants would hear a Christmas story, interact with Christmas characters, and of course meet Santa.

Option 2: Would only participate in a Modified In Person Experience – An in person event would require masks for all adults and older children. We would book specific times to visit the castle and an elf tour guide would walk you through multiple rooms of Christmas fun where kids would receive “grab and go” activities (instead of decorating a cookie you would get a cookie, frosting etc to use at home). The last room would be a socially distanced visit with Santa with an opportunity for pictures.

Option 3: Would participate in either format.