"SantaCon is a charitable, non-political, nonsensical Santa Claus convention that happens once a year to spread absurdist joy," organizers say. Stephen Yang

They’re painting Manhattan red.

SantaCon 2025 officially touches down in NYC on December 13, meaning that the streets of Manhattan will soon be invaded by an army of Kris Kingle cosplayers jonesing for a drink.

Running from 10 a.m. -8 p.m., this festive event is expected to see thousands of knockoff Saint Nicks and other Christmas characters embarking on a booze-filled bar crawl — like a Yuletide running of the bulls.

As a service to revelers, we’ve provided a complete guide to the event so people can either join — or avoid — the Santa tsunami this year.

What is SantaCon?

SantaCon started in 1994 in San Francisco as Santarchy —

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