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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On Santa Claus and Saturnalian Revival
Last year jody franklin wrote a great essay for MungBeing giving a historical overview of the relationship between Christmas, Santa Claus, Santarchy and Saturnalia:
On Santa Claus and Saturnalian Revival
“In which the author recounts his persistent and irrational childhood belief in Santa Claus, and rediscovers in adulthood the magic of Christmas in Santarchy.”