Santa will be on hand at the Vicksburg Convention Center (VCC) beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday for the 23rd annual Breakfast with Santa, a family-friendly event with proceeds benefiting the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mississippi.

Advance tickets for the event are $7 and are available at www.ticketmaster.com or at the VCC box office,1600 Dr. Briggs Hopson Blvd., and $10 at the door. Tickets are limited.

In addition to a McDonald’s breakfast, attendees will have the opportunity to visit and have photos taken with Santa. There will also be crafting activities and door prizes.

“We have lots of crafts and, of course, Santa will be there, but we are also expecting another special guest to come who will be a surprise,” VCC Executive Director Donna Gray said.

A raffle is also being held in conjunction with the event.

“We have four boxes of toys and each one of them will come with a bike, and we will have a drawing about every 30 minutes,” Gray said, adding raffle tickets are sold to make extra money for the Ronald McDonald House. 

To enter the raffle, tickets can be purchased for $1 per raffle ticket or six tickets for $5 in advance at the VCC business office, or during the day of the event. Raffle winners must be present to win.

For tickets or more information, call 601-630-2929 or email asalisbury@vicksburg.org.

Breakfast with Santa is sponsored by McDonald’s, Bella La Vita Photography, Maynord Landscaping, Inc., Golding Barge Line, Inc., and numerous community volunteers who assist and support in the production of the event.