Seattle SantaCon 2025

Schedule

Sat, 06 Dec, 2025 at 12:00 pm to Sun, 07 Dec, 2025 at 02:00 am

UTC-08:00

Location

Downtown Seattle | Seattle, WA

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Hey Santa, Saturday December 6th, 13th, and 20th we'll be parading through the Downtown Seattle area! Join us as we paint the town red and white for 14 hours! SantaCon is an annual mass gathering of people dressed in Santa Claus costumes parading publicly on streets and inside locations in cities around the world. The focus is on spontaneity and creativity, while having a good time and spreading cheer and goodwill. This is much more than a pub crawl, and every time you call it that, a sugar plum fairy dies!
Expect thousands of Santas, live entertainment all day, free admission to venues, drink specials, costume contests, professional photographers, and the most wonderful time of the year!
BUYER BEWARE: We've been doing this annually with thousands of attendees for a long time and ‘Seattle SantaCon’ on Facebook is our official page (and seattlesantacon.org is our new site).
Warn your friends to watch out for imitators! Nationwide companies are selling phony tickets which will not gain you entry to our event.
🎅 HELP US SPREAD THE CHEER! 🎅
1. My name is Santa. Your name is Santa. We are Santa. Who's in charge here? Santa!
2. Santa will bring cash and tip! Lines can be long, so keep it quick!
3. Wear a Santa suit! Be an elf! Or reindeer! Get in the holiday spirit. Wearing just a Santa hat with regular clothes is boring. And wear comfy shoes. Santa is covering lots of ground.
4. SantaCon is a participatory event. Entertain us! Bring something Santa will enjoy: candy, games, performances, signs, music, or a costume that will wow us!
5. Expect lines. Santa will have fun while waiting, or try another spot. Don't wait in lines that don't move!
6. Santa obeys the law! Santa doesn't drink in public or smoke in parks.
7. Pace yourself, Santa. Know your limits. Remember to eat and drink water!
8. Santa doesn't drink and drive!
9. Santa doesn't mess with kids, the police, businesses, or Santa!
10. Use #SeattleSantaCon on Instagram & TikTok!
NO CASH FOR ADMISSION! ONLINE SIGN UP ONLY! REPORT ANYONE TAKING CASH!
Google Map and Schedule coming in Fall 2025! Here's what we did in 2024:
Blarney Stone, Kells Irish Pub, Locust Cider, Merchant's Cafe, Underbelly, Cupcake Royale, Luke's Lobster, Muse Lounge, Xtadium, Cowgirls Inc, Chapel Lounge, Trinity Nightclub, and more!
Group photos at 3PM, 5PM, & 8PM
Krampus Seattle appearance
Costume Contests at 1PM & 9PM
Holiday activities
Neon Brass Party marching band
Live entertainment and DJs from 2PM-2AM
Note: 2025 venues will be reserved for our event only. Any other bar crawl sending you to our locations is lying to you. Beware of nationwide companies "organizing" in many cities.
DRINKS & OTHER SPECIALS
To be shared a few weeks before the event begins!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Q: where do I check in?
A: see the schedule above and find our staff outside most of our current venues.
Q: is registration required?
A: yes, you won't be able to enter most if not all of our venues without a wristband.
Q: Sign up? Registration? Tickets? Check in? Wristbands? I'm confused.
A: Purchase online, then show up. Or just show up, and pay full price. We have $10,000+ in event costs and hope to raise $10,000+ for charity.
Q: Can I purchase from your staff? Pay with cash or Venmo?
A: Eventbrite only, sorry!
Q: can I check in for friends? Can they check in for me? are tickets transferable?
A: yes you can collect wristbands for friends and tickets are transferable using Eventbrite. Tickets are not transferable between dates however.
Q: am I guaranteed entry everywhere?
A: not exactly. If a venue is full and other Santas aren't leaving, you're going to be stuck in line. Try another venue!
Q: what are the details on drink specials?
A: see above for the list.
Q: can I bring fake weapons, wear masks, or full body costumes? will you accept temporary or old IDs?
A: can't guarantee anything here. this is up to security at each venue.
Q: do I have to follow the laws?
A: duh, yes. No drinking on public streets or smoking in public parks. Follow traffic laws and authority figures. Don't mess with anyone, and especially don't mess with Santa. If you see something say something. Disrespectful Santas aren't welcome.
Q: do I have to wear a costume?
A: You ought to dress festive. A Santa hat is the bare minimum.
Seattle SantaCon plans on donating a minimum of $5,000 to this year's charity for children.
Seattle SantaCon has been featured in: The Seattle Times, The Stranger, KING 5, KUOW, Seattle PI, Seattle Weekly, Seattle Refined, Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, Seattle 11, Fox Q13, MyNorthwest, The Sun, Respect My Region, Emerald City Journal, Curiocity, Secret Seattle…
See thousands of photos from past years events at https://www.facebook.com/seattle.santacon/photos_albums
21+. No refunds. If the event cannot happen due to unforeseen circumstances you will receive a free ticket to the next event. (We have never canceled Seattle SantaCon before!) Event happens rain or shine.
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Downtown Seattle, 1400 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98101-2004, United States

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