Santacon Charleston 2024
Schedule
Sat, 14 Dec, 2024 at 06:00 pm to Sun, 15 Dec, 2024 at 02:00 am
UTC-05:00Location
Charleston, SC | Charleston, SC
It's time to dust off your Santa outfit, clean your Reindeer gear and get in the spirit and adventure of Santacon!!! Go as the jolly fat man or many of his holiday celebration associates or come up something new!!!We welcome all those that wish to bring cheer and amusement to the others!!!
The Santa Crawl stops and party
6-7 Burns Alley
7-7:15 Group Pictures under the Christmas Tree in Marion Square Park
7:30-8:15 John king
8:30-9:15 Beerworks
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9:30 till close The Sleigh Room at 34 Wolfe Street for the Santacon Party that promises to make even mistletoe look naughty! immerse yourself in a complete winter wonderland complete with holiday inspired cocktails. Enjoy ample opportunity to snuggle up with Santa on his lap to ask for ANYTHING you want for Christmas.
Remember to bring cash!!! Santas move fast on the crawl!!! Also toys and candy for passersby!
General rules are listed below. Be sure to study up on how to answer questions correctly if asked!!!! Santa is safe in numbers and educated on the who's and why's.
Prime Directive: Santa does not pay money to strangers or corporations to walk around town on a bar crawl. He uses that money to overtip bartenders. Further, when asked "Whose in charge here?" the answer is always "Santa." See below.
1. Santa does not make children cry. Really - If you see kids, give them nice toys, candy, or something pleasant. Parents and Tourists are a different matter altogether -- adjust based on their attitude.
2. Santa dresses for all occasions. The weather can be warm or cold here in December. Smart Santa's wear multiple costume layers. Dress to maximize merriment whether singing Christmas carols in the snow, or swinging from a stripper pole in a sweaty bar.
3. Santa doesn't whine! We will be outside a lot and commuting mainly on foot -- bring enough "snacks" to keep your pie-hole filled until we get indoors.
4. Bring gifts -- NAUGHTY gifts to give grown ups; NICE stuff to give kids. Throwing coal at people is discouraged no matter who they are. Handing out coal is always ok.
5. Watching Santa get drunk and obnoxious is fun. Babysitting Santa while they vomit in an alley is not. Don't be that Santa!!!
6. Pay CASH for your drinks and over-tip the bar staff. We want to be able to this again. Bribery gets you everywhere! Also pay for your beer or drink as soon as you get it. Other Santa get tired of waiting on Santa to clear their tab before being able to move on. Credit Card transactions have gotten faster over the years, but let them swipe and go if you must.
7. No Santa left behind. Don't go leaving one or two Santa in the process. Santa don't like that. Pick a few people you know and keep an eye out for them when it's time to move to the next location. If you don't see them, speak up so everyone waits. Every Santa should have at least 2-3 other Santa they look out for and that look out for them. We don't want to leave someone in the restroom and then have them wandering around looking for us. Santa is safer in numbers. What one Santa couldn't get away with without being questioned, 50 can. Stick together Santa!
8. Memorize these answers to important questions that may arise:
* Who's in charge? "Santa"
* What organization are you with? "Santa"
* What are you protesting? "Nothing, Santa's having a party"
* How did you get here? "A sleigh and eight tiny reindeer"
* Where are you going next? "I'm only allowed to tell you if you wear this hat and buy me a beer." (Feel free to bring extra Santa gear, as there will be many stunned Non-Santa that'll want to join in the fun)
9. Dress the hell up! You don't have to dress as Santa proper. That's BORING! Variations of Santa-ness are deeply appreciated, both by those we bring joy to - as well as the other Santarchists! Variants of elves or reindeer or what-have-you are fine as well!
10. "No blows below the belt. Keep it clean."
11. Please realize that this indeed is an event to have a hell of a lot of fun, and of course, with the assistance of liquor. It's not, however, an event to get blasted to the point that any Santa ends up insulting, fighting, degrading, or being assholes to people that run the places that we visit - or to the regular patrons that are there. Remember, we're LUCKY that they let THIS many jackasses into their places of business - and we'd like to keep coming back. Also, there is NO "bail fund" for incarcerated Santa - so you'll be on your own with that, suckahs.
12. Santa that drink should make sure that they are also Santa that can drive home, or make arrangements so that they don't need to. This is a no-brainer, but alas, I feel it needs to be said. We don't want any casualties. We need as many soldiers for "return tours", so to speak. With mass transit being what it is in Charleston, we suggest Ubering, bringing cab money or a designated driver, and of course carpooling as much as possible, or just get a hotel room. The more Santa in each vehicle, the fewer individuals need to remain dry.
Santa Do's and Don'ts DO
* DO address every Santa as Santa, in the first, second, and third person, singular and plural.
* DO have something ready to hand out, even if it's just candy canes.
* DO many thorough soaks of your cleaning product containers before storing liquor in them. (If you haven't already done so, it may be too late to start now.) Santa's that want should bring flasks cleverly disguised as pine-sol or windex bottles.
* DO be ready for new adventure at a moment's notice. Santa is like a shark, and must keep moving in order to thrive.
* DO uphold the hallowed tradition of Never Washing the Suit.
* NO, there is no costume contest where some wretched sponsor gives the winner some wretched gift certificate for meditation lessons. Santa does not need to be bribed to get dressed up.
*NO, we don't have lanyards with stupid plastic badges hanging off of them. If you feel this is necessary, bring your own lamentation machine.
*YES, we will have a professional photographer, but NO, he won't be taking pictures. He will be drinking. Take your own. That's what ya' got your phone for, right?
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Charleston, South Carolina
