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(New York, NY) – It’s baaaack. SantaCon rears it’s drunken head again on December 13th. Santas of all shapes and sizes will be making their way through Manhattan Saturday as SantaCon returns.
The annual event is expected to draw hundreds of people dressed as Santa, reindeer and elves. They’ll fan out to dozens of venues around Manhattan beginning at 10 a.m. from a starting point at Broadway and 40th Street.
Organizers describe it as a charitable, non-political, nonsensical Santa Claus convention that happens once a year to spread absurdist joy. The route is revealed in real time via their “Hello Santa NYC” app and social media pages. Keeping this sauced Santa route a secret is apparently part of the fun of this ho-ho-ho-holiday. There are a few rules for the holly jolly St. Nick imposters:
The number one Santa “clause?” Bring cash. Real money means less waiting and more merrymaking.
Rule number two of SantaCon: Go big or go home. Put yourself in head-to-mistletoe Christmas regalia, don’t just throw on a hat.
The SantaCon North Pole Commandments also forbid fighting, littering, urinating in the streets, climbing on cars, and consuming too much booze.
“Santa does not drink more than Santa can handle,” they say. “Doing so endangers Santa’s self, Santa’s friends, and the future of Santacon.
Tickets cost $17 In the past, SantaCon has partnered with the CityParks Foundation, The Children’s Heart Foundation, City Harvest, The Ali Forney Center, The Secret Sandy Claus Project, Neighbors Together, Dance Parade New York, and Materials for the Arts.
Hoboken, New Jersey will hold its SantaCon event next week.
