Vancouver鈥檚 jolliest 鈥榗onvention鈥� will once again 鈥渟pread holiday cheer in the most magical and absurd way possible鈥� through the city鈥檚 streets this year.
Vancouverites are invited to bust out their best fur-trimmed red tracksuit for SantaCon, a 鈥渘on-commercial, non-political, nonsensical Santa Claus convention,鈥� happening Dec. 14. Photo: SantaCon
Vancouverites are invited to bust out their best fur-trimmed red tracksuit for , a 鈥渘on-commercial, non-political, nonsensical Santa Claus convention,鈥� happening Dec. 14. The free event draws out an enormous crowd of amped up, santa-clad people each year for an afternoon of red and white mayhem.
While organizers claim a 鈥渟ugar plum fairy dies鈥� every time someone calls the event a bar crawl, let鈥檚 be honest, that鈥檚 exactly what it is. The festive troupe meets up at noon at a designated starting location, released a week before the event, and then visits various bars throughout the city.
But, there are some rules to attending this jolly 鈥榗onvention.鈥�
- 鈥淪imply wearing a Santa hat is not acceptable. Santa must attend in a full and glorious holiday costume.鈥�
- When you attend the event, you become Santa. 鈥淪anta must address all other SantaCon participants as Santa.鈥�
- 鈥淥bey all laws. Even open container laws. Unsafe, obnoxious, law-breaking Santas ruin Christmas. Don't be THAT Santa.鈥�
- 鈥淧ace yourself. Santa is jolly, not sloppy.鈥�
- 鈥淭ip your bartenders.鈥�
Of course, you must be of legal drinking age to participate in the event.
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When:聽Saturday, December 14 from 12 PM
Where: Santa is arranging a starting location.
Cost:聽Free聽to attend, but you must be legal drinking age.
