What is SantaCon you may ask? SantaCon is a FREE to attend pub crawl & mass gathering where people dress in Santa Claus costumes or as other Christmas / Holiday characters and parade throughout Boston and several cities around the world.
**NOTE: Anyone charging for tickets to SantaCon is a SCAMMER**
Last year, over 3,000 Santa's participated so dust off your Santa suit, gather your Elves & make sure the Reindeer are feed and ready! Santa is going to land his sled at the Bars of Boston!
Santa's elves have been working diligently to plan so each stop will be a great time.
This year Santas will have lots of Christmas cheer to spread around Boston with 2 routes to choose from!
!!Cambridge Route!!
***Davis Square*** noon-2pm The Burren - 247 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144 Underbones - 55 Chester St, Somerville, MA 02144 Sligo Pub - 237 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144
***Harvard Square*** 2pm-4pm Charlie's Kitchen Beer Garden - 10 Eliot St, Cambridge, MA 02138 -Outdoor venue- Hong Kong - 1238 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138 Grafton Street Pub - 1230 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138
***Central Square*** 4pm-6pm People's Republik - 878 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 The Cantab (Cash Only) - 738 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 370 Tavern - 730 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 The Field (Cash Only) - 20 Prospect St, Cambridge, MA 02139 The Middle East (Front & Corner bar)- 480 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 The Asgard - 350 Mass Ave, Cambridge 02139
Head to Fenway for the largest gathering of Santas you have ever seen in Boston!! -Take the 1 Bus down Mass Ave over the bridge to Marlborough St (Every 10 minutes) ~4 stops or the 47 Bus to the Beacon St or Fenway T stops (Every 20 minutes) 9 or 10 stops
----------- !!The Boston Route!!
***Government Center noon-3pm*** The Kinsdale Irish Pub - 2 Center Plz, Boston, MA 02108 The Hub Pub - 18 Province St, Boston, MA 02108 Beantown Pub - 100 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02108
***Pudential / Hynes 2pm-5pm*** The Globe - (New Location) 384 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116 Back Bay Social Club - 867 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02199 Whiskey's - 885 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116 Lir - 903 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02115 The Pour House - 907 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02115 McGreevy's - 911 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02115 Dillions - 955 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02115
3pm-6pm - The BeBop - 1116 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02215
***Fenway 4pm - 8pm*** -Right off the 1 Bus from Central- The Corner Tavern (Limited Capacity) - 421 Marlborough St, Boston, MA 02115
Pizzeria Uno's - 645 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02215 Beerworks - 61 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215 Game ON! - 82 Lansdowne St, Boston, MA 02215 Bleacher Bar - 82A Lansdowne St, Boston, MA 02215 Bill's Bar & Lounge - 5 Lansdowne St, Boston, MA 02215 Lansdowne Pub - 9 Lansdowne St, Boston, MA 02215 Loretta's Last Call - 1 Lansdowne St, Boston, MA 02215
Both SantaCon routes will meet in Fenway for a culmination of Santas the likes of Boston has never seen!
Remember if any bar is at capacity or no longer accepting Santas, just go to the next bar on the schedule. And don't forget to eat along the way!
Check the FB Event page for updates as we get closer....
Ho! Ho! Ho! Santas!
------------------------ SANTACON GUIDELINES: 1.Santa does not make children cry. Really, if you see kids, don't do anything to freak them out. Give them a nice smile and possibly a gift of some kind (toys, candy etc). Parents and tourists are a different matter altogether - adjust your behavior based on their attitude.
2.Santa dresses for all occasions. It's December. Smart santas wear multiple costume layers. Dress to maximize merriment whether singing Christmas carols in the snow, or swinging from a stripper pole in a hot nightclub.
3.Santa doesn't whine! We will be outside a lot and commuting mainly on foot / T - 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. YES THAT INCLUDES POLITICIANS. But giving out coal might actually be appreciated.
5.Watching santa get drunk and rowdy is fun. Babysitting santa while he vomits in an alley is not. Don't be that santa.
6.Make sure you always pay for your beer and tip the bar staff. We want to be able to do this again so be polite and cultivate the goodwill of the bars & local community.
7.Please pay for your drinks as soon as you get them. Santas get tired of waiting on other santas to clear their tab before being able to move on. This entire adventure should be cash only.
8."No santa's left behind!" Don't think only of yourself - Santa is not inconsiderate of his fellow santas 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 other santas know to wait a moment. Every santa should have at least 2-3 other santas they look out for and 2-3 that look out for them in turn.
9.Dress up! You don't have to dress exactly like Santa. In fact, unusual interpretations of Santa-ness are much appreciated, both by those we bring joy to - as well as your fellow santas: elves, reindeer themes etc. are fine as well! Be Creative! and show off your amazing outfit!
10.Please remember that this is all about having fun. Most santas like to take their fun with a little alcohol which is fine. What is not fine, however, is getting completely sh#t-faced to the point that santas end up being abusive or violent. Remember that there is no "bail fund" for incarcerated santas and if you cross the line you'll be on your own.
11.Santa doesn't drink & drive and neither should you. If you're going to drink you must make sure that you can get safely home without driving yourself. Check public transport, Uber, Lyft, cabs, carpool with a designated sober driver, make arrangements to sleep over at someone's place etc.
12.You MUST address everyone as "Santa."
13.You SHOULD "ho-ho-ho" like Santa.
14.You OUGHT to give out gifts like Santa.
15.You MIGHT want to drink like Santa
16.Read these guidelines one more time.
17.If you have reached this rule, it means you didn't get locked into a loop reading the guidelines over and over again as per the previous rule. You are therefore intelligent enough to take part in SantaCon!
