Welcome to the worldwide Santacon nexus, the orginal resource for Santarchy events across the globe.
Every December for the last 15 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 2008 Information
and Event Coverage
"You'd Better Watch Out:
Portland Santacon '96"
Weird America's San Francisco Santacon '95
- 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.
- If you are looking for Santacon planning info, try contacting your local lodge of The Cacophony Society or the Santacon and Santarchy tribes.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- If you came here looking for Chuck Palahniuk, he's the one drinking cheap tequila over here.
October 2008
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.
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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Santacon 2008
Here are some of the cities that have been targeted for a Santarchy invasion in December 2008. If you are organizing a Santacon, let us know and we will add your link to the list.
Please Note: We only list Santacon events that have information online for us to link to and we only list actual Santacon events, not general Santa themed events, fundraisers, etc.
LOS ANGELES, CA
- Los Angeles Times
PORTLAND, OR
- All Things Considered, NPR
AUSTIN, TX
- The Austin American-Statesman
- Steve Hopson
NEW ORLEANS, LA
- principaltarget
NEW YORK, NY
- Bill Cunningham, On the Street, The New York Times
- Kaax
- pazzmanmusic
- GammaBlog
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- Laughing Squid
- Geek Entertainment TV (GETV)
- WHAT IM SEEING
- The San Francisco Citizen
- SFist
- The Snitch (SF Weekly)
- Santa’s Little Secret Service
- Eddie Codel
- Mitchell Aidelbaum
- Berderp
- M2
- Steve Rhodes
- Sandwich Girl
- Enric Teller
- Stephen
- Joe
- Santa Spaz
- SeenyaRita
- Jen Fogg
- Kevco
- Aaron
- James Reffell
- Grodeen
- Jennifer Simpson
- Lisa Sculati
DAYTON, OH
- Dayton Daily News
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
- Santarquia 2008
NEW HAVEN, CT
- New Haven Register
- New Haven Independent
comment by Stripey McDangerpants
on Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Vancouver, BC, is having our SantaCon on December 13th. Can you add it to the list, please? Thanks! I mean, HO!!!
comment by Santa Squid
on Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Sure thing, just send us the links for each event and we’ll add them to the list.
comment by brainylagirl
on Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Don’t understand why L.A. is too cool for Santarchy. (Or is it the other way around?)
comment by Nelz
on Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
brainylagirl: I’m sure L.A. would embrace a flock o’ Santas… Maybe you need to organize it?!?
comment by Weazie
on Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
It is still October. Give the elves in LA (and elsewhere) some time to do some planning. When they’re ready, they’ll let Santa Squid (and others) know of their date.
comment by Chw
on Monday, November 3rd, 2008 at 11:54 am
Asheville NC Santacon is Dec 6th and Atlanta is Dec 20th. If this could be added we would appreciate it. Details for both are on http://www.dirtysouthernburners.com
ROCK ON and dont forget to spread your red!!
comment by blitzen
on Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 at 11:10 am
I'm an LA transplant from NYC and, of course, I'm also hoping for an LA Santacon!!! it happened last year so I feel confident. I hope to hear from peeps in “the know”………
comment by Santa
on Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
do we know when NYC is having it yet?
comment by blitzen
on Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
NYC is scheduled for Sat13DECtime and place, I believe are TBA.
comment by slarti24
on Friday, November 7th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Santacon Tulsa will be December 20th.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TulsaSantacon/
Add us to the list please!
comment by Santa Badass
on Monday, November 10th, 2008 at 3:43 am
Dec 20
Tokyo, Japan
http://www.santarchy-tokyo.com/Welcome.html
comment by Rudolph Rob
on Monday, November 10th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Santa Squid,
Can you add Dallas to your web page for December 13, 2008?
Our web master is working on our web site but it still has last year's info as of this moment.
Rudolph Rob
comment by The Yule Elf
on Monday, November 10th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Fort Lauderdale is having it's first Santacon (that I know of) on Dec 20th
Please add to the list…
comment by Santa
on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Orlando, FL is having theirs on Dec 13. Can you add that to the list.
http://santarchy.weebly.com/
comment by miss information
on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
portland, or is on the 20th
comment by j
on Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
Where is los angeles?
comment by dexy66
on Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
When is Santacon LA happening? I missed it last year and I'm getting geared up. Anyone have info???
comment by tate
on Monday, November 17th, 2008 at 10:53 am
when and where is Santcon Portland 2008?
comment by Elf
on Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 at 1:06 am
Seattle SaNtAcOn is December 20th and I hope you've been extra naughty!
http://www.seattlecacophony.org/
comment by joseph Kusmierski
on Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Where does everyone meet up? I live in Manhattan and am planning on having my crew of 20+ santa lovin friends to get out and join in the festivities on the 13th.
comment by Highpriest
on Thursday, November 20th, 2008 at 2:04 am
Hi, Vienna, Austria is haveing our second Santacon on 13 of December. Webpage is http://santacon-vienna.unpackable.org/
thx
comment by Leslie
on Thursday, November 20th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
As far as I have read, portland oregons santacon is on the 6th at noon at the last max train stop in hillsboro.
comment by batfink
on Thursday, November 20th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Edmonton, Alberta
December 6th 8 pm at the Black Dog
comment by Yukon Cornelius
on Thursday, November 20th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
November 28th, RED Friday
http://www.bouldersantacon.org
comment by iggypopwarner
on Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 at 8:24 am
when's tampa?
comment by SantaMike
on Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 at 10:53 am
Anyone got the NYC info, cellphone reg., etc?
comment by Santa Boston
on Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 at 2:50 pm
BOSTON: 12/20!!
contact BostonSanta@gmail.com
site here:
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1378127/?ps=7
comment by Glo
on Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 at 9:23 am
New Haven, CT, Dec. 20 - http://sites.google.com/site/newhavensantacon/
comment by beigeDude
on Monday, November 24th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Toronto's 7th Santarchy Rampage will be on Saturday, December 20th this year. We usually kick things off around 7 - 8 PM. BurnT, Toronto's Burning Man community are the chief instigators, so check our website (http://www.burnon.ca) for details in the coming weeks. We also do lots of other crazy fun stuff throughout the year, so if you're in Toronto or planning to visit, check our site for what's going on and join us! auBrey.akaSandyClausAKARastaClauseAKAScrapperClausAKASantaRajAKARufusTannenbaumClaus >:-)
comment by santa
on Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Would you add us to the list!!!!???
Corvallis Oregon will be experiencing it's first Santcon extravaganza this year!
HO HO HO!
http://www.geocities.com/corvallissantacon/sant...
comment by santa
on Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
oops…That Corvallis Santacon will be December 20th!!
Time and route TBA on our website!
comment by Marissa
on Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 at 8:30 am
Last NYC santa con was in grand central station I'm assuming it will be the same this year? The site has nothing, please people ejumucate us!!! if anyone can email me it's smurfpoo4u@netzero.net
comment by red ho
on Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 at 8:40 am
I'm from LA but live in Portland, Or now. Being from LA, I had never even heard of Santacon. It wouldn't work out there because everything is too spread out. You couldn't have it in downtown since its DEAD at night because its all businesses. Hollywood could do it on like Santa Monica or maybe on Melrose but there really is nowhere in LA where it would be possible to do a pub crawl or walk from one cool place to another… everyone would have to hop in their cars and drive to the next spot and that would suck.
comment by sad santa
on Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 at 10:49 am
Here's the page for this year's L.A. Santacon: http://www.heathervescent.com/santacon/
Dec. 6 starting at noon. I want to go, but you have to pay $21, and I don't think I can swing that and a costume, too
It sounds like it's super organized, though, cause the money covers all the festivities, booze and such. Wish I could go!
comment by *serious*
on Thursday, November 27th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
I'm organizing Melbourne's first SantaCon December 20th. Please list us!
We have a facebook event here
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=983700204...
*serious*
comment by tRg
on Thursday, November 27th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
when is bangkok, thailand?
comment by HMK
on Saturday, November 29th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
I'm wondering when Santacon Winnipeg 2008 is happening.
Things have been quiet on the home front; I think the organizers have gone AWOL.
comment by amanda
on Sunday, November 30th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
anyone know about madison 2008 santa crawl?
comment by pam
on Monday, December 1st, 2008 at 8:39 am
SANTACON LOUISVILLE: December 20th… the link to the info is the one I used for my link: http://awesome-everyday.com/santacon2008.aspx
comment by spenardsanta
on Monday, December 1st, 2008 at 12:57 pm
p town dec 6th
comment by Jennifer Blanchard
on Monday, December 1st, 2008 at 2:35 pm
How can i get the santa con text i see when it start but where?????!!!!
comment by Surly Santa
on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 at 2:58 am
Santa Rampage Adelaide, South Australia: December 20th. Details here:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=25123230567
Cheers, Surly Santa.
comment by silent santa dance
on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Heard that nyc santacon was having a silent ipod dance for santas at 2008 santacon
comment by Santa Steve
on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 at 6:46 pm
God I hope not, that has been done to death.
comment by beigeDude
on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 at 9:44 am
Yo TRG! If you organize it, it will happen. Just dowit! Hohohooooooooooooooo! >;-)
comment by Stormfeather
on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 at 2:24 pm
wrong info for Portland!!!
What is listed is NOT related to Portland Cacophony…..
YIKES….. upstarts who won't listen to Santa made that page!
comment by Stormfeather
on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 at 3:31 pm
12/3/08
Thanks Santa Squid for fixing the link and taking it back to the PDX Cacophony Page!
http://portland.cacophony.org/
Be sure you are looking at genuine Caco Santa headquarter info!
Accept no substitutes!
-Stormfeather
comment by Brittany
on Thursday, December 4th, 2008 at 8:13 am
is there a santacon shanghai, china? if not, i'd like to plan one.
comment by biglucy
on Thursday, December 4th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
I will find nyc santacon, but this site is not all that helpful in my inebriated state.
comment by Marissa
on Friday, December 5th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
I found what seems to be the TRUE NYC santacon site, here it is: http://nycsantacon.com/
comment by santa
on Sunday, December 7th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
LA Santacon 2008 Pictures: http://flickr.com/groups/lasantacon2008/
comment by Chromatest
on Monday, December 8th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Phoenix Santarchy”
12/20/08
http://www.azcacophony.org/santarchy
comment by Frosty
on Monday, December 8th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
SantaCon NYC 2008 will be the biggest and best ever! Although everyone is meeting at different places around the City in the morning of December 13, 2008, everyone will come together at 1-2 pm at Grand Central Station's vanderbilt Hall. Last year it was Ground Zero for Santarchy!!!!
comment by Frosty
on Monday, December 8th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Hi Santa,
SantaCon NYC 2008: Because meeting in Grand Central Station was such an absolute blast last year, we are all planning to go directly there for the 1:00 pm meeting time this year.
See you There!
comment by Santa
on Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Frosty, the NYC Santacon route is secret and changes from year to year. If you want to find Santa, show up at 10am or be a loser.
Love, Santa
comment by Santa
on Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Santa doesn't wait until the afternoon to get his party started. Where do you think he is from? LA?
comment by JayWalker
on Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 at 11:32 am
Yes-the New York SantaCon ‘08 crowd is meeting in Grand Central on Saturday at 1:00pm.
comment by Santa
on Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
No - The NYC SantaCon route has never been revealed in advance and never started as late as 1pm. Rumors of this Grand Central meeting are false. Your only source of information should be http://nycsantacon.com/
comment by mary comfort
on Saturday, December 13th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
I am in New York City for the first time in my life and i took the Staten Island Ferry over to look at the statue on the way and go for the boat ride. I have never heard of Santarchy before but when we came back the entire lobby was filled with lovely sweet santas!!! Every shape, size, color, of Santa was represented along with christmas trees and people decorated as anything you ever saw Santa and everything you could never imagine. What a fantastic sight!!! Thanks so much you Santas!! Merry Christmas to you one and all. xoxooxo
comment by Santa Rock
on Sunday, December 14th, 2008 at 10:26 am
Santa, thank you for another great SantaCon in SF. <3<3<3
Santa Rock
comment by Sarah
on Monday, December 15th, 2008 at 6:18 am
Ho ho ho! A lovely and admirable trend. It was quite charming to descend upon the city’s (NY) limits and be surrounded by the festivities. I revel in the merriment. Hats, shirts, skirts and whatever else off to the Santa’s. Merry Christmas Baby!
comment by Raphael Raymundo
on Monday, December 15th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
We’re hosting a Santacon in Rochester. The URL is here:
http://tinyurl.com/67vd24
comment by mike (pazzman)
on Monday, December 15th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
hey dudes (santa’s) … I have some videos of the event if y’all want to search on santacon and pazzmanmusic on youtube… here is a link to one to get the ball rolling
Cheers! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0uk0G_L1GE
comment by Art Predator
on Monday, December 15th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
HO HO HO YO!
Ventucky Santacon Dec. 21: ride leaves 1pm!
sleighs? no! BIKEs HO!!
Meet at the San Jon Road City of Ventura Maintenance Yard. Ride the bike path to the California Plaza & Artists Union. Ride the bike path around to various arts and libations spots to bike corral near Paddy’s downtown. Pub crawl then bike ride to Art Barn on Thompson near Kalorama.
http://artpredator.wordpress.com
http://artpredator.wordpress.com/2008/12/16/santacon-is-coming-to-town-1221/
comment by Santa
on Thursday, December 18th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Quick reminder - Phoenix Santarchy is this Saturday, December 20th!
Our advertisement…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ANxGdG2hq8
And info…
http://www.azcacophony.org/santarchy/
comment by Santaglo
on Monday, December 22nd, 2008 at 6:36 am
Hey, the New Haven Santacon was covered by two newspapers:
http://nhregister.com/articles/2008/12/21/news/new_haven/a3badsanta.txt
http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/2008/12/santacon_comes.php
We have photos up on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=36735433683
And the 2009 one is happening on Dec. 19!
comment by David Greene
on Sunday, December 28th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
I will like to host a Santacon in Rochester, NY. I will like to at a
post to your site. Let me know what I need to do.
Thank you, David…
comment by Matt Ruskin
on Saturday, January 3rd, 2009 at 9:20 pm
I wanted to share a video with you guys that I made at Santacon NYC this year — I shot more than 2000 stills for this piece — (below is an embedded facebook video, hope it works)