The annual swarm of red and white is coming to town.
Santa Con has returned in full blast, as thousands of participants have once again hit the streets of New York City dressed up as the bearded gift-bearer and other jolly icons.
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What do you wear to Santa Con?
To attend Santa Con, there is one rule — participants must be dressed with the best representation of holiday cheer.
Santa is the number one costume worn to Santa Con.
However, visitors may also see people dressed as Christmas trees, reindeer, elves, and other seasonal creatures.
As long as participants are within holiday spirit guidelines, they are good to go.
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Costumes include can be creative and include accessories such as hats, beards, stalkings, boots, ugly Christmas sweaters, etc.
Visitors may want to go the traditional route by wearing the iconic red, Santa jumpsuit and accessories, or spice it up a bit with a red blazer and trousers for men and a red Santa dress for women.
Websites like PartyCity and Tipsyelves have Santa costumes for all genders, ages, and sizes.
What is Santa Con and when did it begin?
Santa Con is an annual pub crawl through various states in America around the holiday season in December.
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Thousands of people gather in cities like New York, Los Angeles, and Boston, and even countries like Canada, Brazil, Germany, and England, to show off their holiday cheer by dressing up as the iconic Santa Claus.
They often walk through the streets and bar-hop.
The modern-day SantaCon traces back to a 1974 protest in Copenhagen by a group called Solvognen.
They held a four-day demonstration during which they took to the streets posing as Santas on strike against a holiday that was based on "religious hypocrisy."
Today, however, Santa Con in NYC is probably one of the most well-known conventions.
According to SantaCon.info, "for the purpose of SantaCon, “Christmas” is the name of a popular secular holiday and has no religious connotations (much like the word “holiday”)."
"This doesn’t mean we don’t respect religious views. It simply means that taking part in SantaCon doesn’t imply you support any particular religion or doctrine. It’s just silly fun."
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When and where is Santa Con happening in 2023?
Santa Con is slated to take place in various locations across the world in 2023.
Here's a list of when and where they are scheduled:
November 24
- Boulder, Colorado
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
December 1
- Santa Cruz, California
- Fredericksburg, Virginia
December 2
- Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
- Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Bentonville, Arkansas
- Felton, California
- Hayward, California
- Stamford, Connecticut
- Pensacola, Florida
- Decatur, Georgia
- Michigan City, Indiana
- Portland, Maine
- Hagerstown, Maryland
- Kent Island, Maryland
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Binghamton, New York
- Elizabeth City, North Carolina
- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Mayville, Wisconsin
December 6
- Monterey, California
December 8
- Patterson, California
- Lincolnville, Maine
- Bronx, New York
- Bryan College Station, Texas
December 9
- Calgary, Alberta
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Berlin, Germany
- München, Germany
- London, England
- Washington, District Columbia
- Los Angeles, California
- Napa, California
- San Francisco, California
- San Rafael, California
- Santa Barbara, California
- Paonia, Colorado
- Savannah, Georgia
- Hollywood, Florida
- Lakeland, Florida
- St. Petersburg, Florida
- Grafton, Illinois
- Bloomington, Indiana
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Davenport, Iowa
- Lexington, Kentucky
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Wilmington, North Carolina
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Massillon, Ohio
- Newport, Rhode Island
- Ocean City, Maryland
- Northampton, Massachusetts
- Manchester, New Hampshire
- Elmira, New York
- New York, New York
- Rochester, New York
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Houston, Texas
- Crystal Beach, Texas
- Dallas, Texas
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Manassas, Virginia
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Seattle, Washington
December 10
- Montreal, Quebec
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Long Beach, California
- San Jose, California
December 14
- Fort Collins, Colorado
- Delray Beach, Florida
December 15
- Winter Haven, Florida
December 16
- Edmonton, Alberta
- Vancouver, British Columbia
- Vienna, Austria
- Tucson, Arizona
- Campbell, California
- Capitola, California
- Chico, California
- Modesto, California
- Monterey, Califonia
- San Diego, California
- Sonoma, California
- Temecula, California
- New Haven, Connecticut
- Norwich, Connecticut
- Plainfield, Illinois
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Key West, Florida
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Hull, Massachusetts
- St. Paul, Minnesota
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Hoboken, New Jersey
- Seaside Heights, New Jersey
- Carolina Beach, North Carolina
- Newbern, North Carolina
- Bend, Oregon
- Hood River, Oregon
- Portland, Oregon
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Seattle, Washington
- Vancouver, Washington
- San Antonio, Texas
December 21
- Mystic, Connecticut
December 23
- Merced, California
- Monterey, California
- Middlefield, Connecticut
- Milford, Connecticut
- Cocoa Village, Florida
- East Greenwich, Rhode Island
- Smithfield, Rhode Island
- McKinney, Texas
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December 24
- Monterey, California
