Santarchy & Santacon

Every December for the last 14 years, Cacophonous 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. Things have reached Critical Xmas and Santarchy is now a global phenomenon.

You'd better watch out! Santa's coming to town!

Santacon 2007 Information
and Event Coverage

1. For the most part Santarchy! is an archive only. We don't do any active planning on this website, however we will mention upcoming Santacons that have their information posted online.


2. If you are looking for Santacon planning info, try contacting your local lodge of The Cacophony Society or the Santacon and Santarchy tribes.


3. We do not condone or encourage any kind of vandalism or violence at a Santacon event. Our santas do not destroy property, steal merchandise or do harm to others.


4. Santarchy is not a movement, that's what you do in the bathroom. In addition to that, the annual Santacon events are not a protest against Christmas or commercialization. Really, it's just a bunch of santas getting together to have a good time.


5. We do not provide or sell any stock photos or video footage and all images on this website are copyright of their owners. If you want to use any photos or videos on this website, please contact the owner directly.


6. We do not do interviews with the media and so on. We're not actively involved with organizing any of the Santacon events (see #1), so if you are looking for people to interview, try contacting the organizers of various regional Santacon events.


7. We have absolutly nothing to do with any idiot santas you may have heard about in New Zealand. Contrary to misreporting by the media, they are not associated Santarchy or the Santacon events.


8. If you came here looking for Chuck Palahniuk, he's the one drinking cheap tequila over here.

The Early Years

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

Cheap Santa Suits

Santacon Carol Book

San Francisco Police Report

Portland Police Memo

photos on Flickr

blog coverage on Technorati

bookmarks on del.icio.us

Santas And Clowns Unite

January 2008
December 2007
August 2007
December 2006
November 2006
March 2006
January 2006
December 2005

Do you have a santacon website you would like to add to the archives?

Contact us at:

hohoho AT santarchy DOT com

Make sure to mention what which city it took place in.

"You'd Better Watch Out:
Portland Santacon '96"

Weird America's San Francisco Santacon '95

This site is maintained by Santa Squid (retired), with occasional input from Santa Melmoth (retired), both veterans of the great Santa wars 1994-98.

With special guest bloggers Santa de Nada & o'Santa Bin Laden

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