Santacon 2010

December 11, 2010 was a day in NYC I will never forget.  A day when Purdue's Breakfast club came to the Big Apple in the version of Santa Clause.  All throughout the country every year on a specific date Santa Clause comes to cities such as: Chicago, LA, and NYC.  According to the Santacon website the actual definition of Santacon is: Santacon is a non-denominational, non-commercial, non-political and non-sensical Santa Claus convention that occurs once a year for absolutely no reason.


The Preparations:

You Better Watch Out…

It’s time to get ready, cause Santa’s comin’ to town!

1. Make a costume.
   You can be an elf, a holiday ninja, a Santasaurus, a Hannukah Harry or a Santa Palin. Use your imagination! Just don’t wear your fucking jeans.
2. Join Santa’s Twitter.
   Santa will be tweeting some of his locations throughout the day.
   Text “follow santacon” to 40404 to have tweets sent as texts to your cell.
3. Prepare your libations.
   Holiday cheer is best enjoyed from unlabeled bottles that can be capped and safely stowed away in your sack of toys. Don’t get ticketed!
4. Buy canned food.
   Please bring two non-perishable food items for Santa’s food drive.
   They will be collected at the first stop.
5. Download your XXXMas carol songbook.
   Double-sided PDF booklet for printing or Single-sided mobile version for smartphones.
   Make extra copies for your friends cause Santa loves to sing.

The Rules:

• Morning of Santacon
  Countless studies by the North Pole Institute of Yuletide Studies indicate that Santacon is 97% better when you start at 10 am. But before you reach the start point, make sure you:

  1. Eat something.
     It’s gonna be a long day, so put some fuel in your sleigh.
  2. Buy a Metrocard.
     If you don’t have an unlimited card already, get the 1-day FunPass.
  3. Hit an ATM.
     Bar stops will be too crowded to run a tab.
  4. Dress for a marathon.
     Comfy shoes. Layers. Seriously. Santa walks a lot and wants to be comfortable everywhere from the North Pole to the stripper pole.
• During Santacon
  It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Do your part to keep it that way.

  1. Pace yourself.
     Your friends don’t want to spend their Santacon cleaning the puke outta your beard.
  2. Follow the candy canes.
     The folks with the tall candy canes can help you get to Santa’s next stop.
  3. Tip your bartenders well.
     Or burn in Santa’s Special Douchebag Hell for all eternity.
  4. Bust out the carols.
     Remember that carol book you printed? Use it!
  5. Don’t get arrested.
     Dressing like Santa does not exempt you from city, state and federal laws.
     This includes open container violations!
  6. Don’t litter.
     Santa likes his elves dirty and his streets clean.
  7. Check in on your friends.
     If you brought ‘em, you’re responsible for ‘em. Don’t send your wasted 22-year-old cousin on the train back to Ronkonkoma by herself!

Despite all of the regulations we had a blast. It was me and five others touring the city in red and green with tinsel and santa hats! What an experience. We must have seen thousands of little Santas.  Needless to say our spirits were jolly and bright as we fa la la la la'd throughout the city!!