The 2025 SantaCon survival handbook
Santacon 2025: Painting Manhattan Red Mark your calendars! Santacon 2025 kicks off in New York on December 13. Soon, you’ll see Manhattan filled with folks dressed as Santa and other holiday characters, playfully mingling and asking for drinks. This year’s festivities will run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., attracting thousands of revelers who will […]
NYC couple who connected at SantaCon 2021 are getting married
Cheers to a Unique Love Story at Santacon! In a delightful twist of fate, two strangers found love at Santacon. Mike Krall and Rosalie Gandarillas crossed paths at a lively event in Manhattan back in 2021 and now, they’ve tied the knot. The couple, both 26, first met at the Beer Authority in Times Square, […]
Santacon film uncovers the real beginnings of the world’s most disliked holiday
They are rebels without Klaus. The creators of SantaCon are now reflecting on the unexpected phenomenon they sparked three decades ago, as highlighted in a new documentary. It turns out that New York City played a significant role in this narrative. Scheduled to premiere Thursday at DOC NYC, SANTACON delves into the lesser-known origins of […]
SantaCon 2024 rivaled by new, family-friendly ‘Elf Project’ event
They're just having a great Christmas time. Hundreds of people flocked to Midtown on Saturday to take part in Santacon, the infamous debauchery, but a “healthy” alternative event debuted in Manhattan. Revelers dressed as Santa, reindeer and Christmas presents gather at West 39th Street and Broadway to begin the annual bar crawl that stretches from […]
MTA banning alcohol on Metro-North, LIRR trains for SantaCon
The MTA is pooh-poohing New York's ho-ho-hoin again. SantaCon is coming to town this weekend, but transportation officials are trying to limit the chaos by imposing a 32-hour ban on alcohol on Metro-North and Long Island Railroad trains. “Our top priority is to ensure Metro-North and Long Island Railroad passengers can celebrate safely,” MTA Police […]