Tickets are already on sale for some of the more popular family Christmas events.

» The 24th Annual Breakfast with Santa has been scheduled for Dec. 11 with breakfast and lunch shifts at the Japanese Cultural Center. The event, which costs $20, benefits Prevent Child Abuse Hawaii. Call 951-0200 or log on to www.preventchildabusehawaii.org.

» Volunteers and participants can register for the 11th annual Gingerbread Family Festival, being held Dec. 5 at Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. Registration forms are available at hawaii.easterseals.com. Packages cost $39 and benefit Easter Seals Hawaii. Call 948-8000 or e-mail gingerbread@eastersealshawaii.org for information.

» The Old Spaghetti Factory’s tickets for Lunch with Santa go on sale Monday for $14. Tickets for the lunches that take place the three December weekends preceding Christmas must be purchased in person. Proceeds benefit the Law Enforcement Explorers.