
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Santa and one of his elves dive with the sharks at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Santa and one of his elves dive with the sharks at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Santa and one of his elves dive with the sharks at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Teddy Weathers, 15 months old, has his first visit with Santa at the Sugar House Santa Shack in Salt Lake City on Friday, Dec. 20, 2019.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Anabelle Sorenson, left, is a little nervous visiting Santa at the Sugar House Santa Shack in Salt Lake City on Friday, Dec. 20, 2019. At center is Teija LeGrande.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Labradoodle Willow and Gavyn MacDonald sit for a photograph with Santa at the Sugar House Santa Shack in Salt Lake City on Friday, Dec. 20, 2019.
The countdown to Christmas has started, and Santa Claus is making final rounds across Salt Lake City. On Friday, Dec. 20, he visited with children at Sugar House Santa Shack. Then on Saturday, Dec. 21, he and one of his elves went scuba diving with the sharks at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper. For more holiday events, including Santa’s other stops, check out Visit Salt Lake’s calendar.
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