Welcome to the worldwide Santacon nexus, the orginal resource for Santarchy events across the globe.
Every December for the last 18 years Santas have been visiting cities around the world, engaging in a bit of Santarchy as part of the annual Santacon events.
It all started back in 1994 when several dozen Cheap Suit Santas paid a visit to downtown San Francisco for a night of Kringle Kaos organized by the Cacophony Society. Things have reached Critical Xmas and Santarchy is now a global phenomenon.
Check out our Santarchy FAQ for more info.
You'd better watch out! Santa's coming to town!
"You'd Better Watch Out:
Portland Santacon '96"
Weird America's San Francisco Santacon '95
Do you have a santacon website you would like to add to the archives? Send an email with the link, city and year to:
hohoho AT santarchy DOT com
This site is maintained by Santa Squid (retired) of Laughing Squid, with occasional input from Santa Melmoth (retired), both veterans of the great Santa wars 1994-98.
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New Zealand Santa’s (allegedly) Run Amok!
News Reports on Santas in Auckland, New Zealand
Just because criminals use ski-masks (or santa suits in this case) doesn’t mean everyone wearing a ski mask is a criminal. We (the maintainters of santarchy.com) haven’t been in a red suit since 1998. We’re retired. Out of control Santas’s in your town? Blame society. We did this event to have fun and toy with the goofy cultural archetypes represented in X-mas imagery. Is this a political Statement? Not on your life. If bunch of Frat Dorks use this idea & imagery to terrorize their town — it’s not our business. News reports notwithstanding, the truth as to motives and even actual incidents is rarely presented in these often exaggerated press accounts. Santa should spred good cheer. If he doesn’t, spank him! Or send him to jail!
Hysteria is the meat of the internet.
- Santa Melmoth & Santa Squid
UPDATE 1: The Radio New Zealand interview is now online
UPDATE 2: STUFF article on Auckland Santas has more accurate reporting