SantaCon is a non-profit bar crawl that is hosted downtown Augusta ever year. SantaCon is a pub crawl started in San Francisco, December 1994. The Rules:
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SantaCon is a pub crawl started in San Francisco, December 1994. It has grown into a global phenomena with celebrations in cities around the world. Check out https://www.santacon.info/ for a list. SantaCon Augusta was founded in 2011 as a way to include our great city in the fun, but over the years has morphed into a wonderful charity event. This year we are raising money for theclubhou.se in order to sponsor S.T.E.M. scholarships for children. As always we will start at 4:00pm outside of the Metro Coffeehouse, where you may pick up your Passport and Santa goodies (koozies for everyone and shirts for the first 100 people). Tickets will go on sale on our Event Brite website weeks before but may be purchased day of. . The check presentation will start promptly at 11:30, with the Costume Contest to follow, and shortly after we will hand out raffle prizes at The Scene. Any questions, please feel free to contact us here or contact our chairman at [email protected] The Rules: 1. For the purpose of SantaCon, "Christmas" is the name of a popular secular holiday and has no religious connotations (much like the word "holiday"). This doesn't mean we don't respect religious views. It simply means that taking part in SantaCon doesn't imply you support any particular religion or doctrine. It's just silly fun. 2. Dress up! A Santa hat alone is just "meh". You don't have to dress exactly like Santa but the theme is red. That having been said, unusual interpretations of Santa-ness are often appreciated and Christmas trees, elves, reindeer themes etc. are all good. 3. Have fun. 4. Don't get sloppy drunk. 5. Not all these rules should be taken seriously. 6. Some of these guidelines should be taken very seriously. If you can't work out which ones they are then you are not intelligent enough to take part in SantaCon. 7. Don't get drunk in public. Being drunk &/or disorderly in public will tarnish Santa's reputation. One bad santa can ruin things for an entire location because we're all dressed the same, duh. Also, it's an offense and will get you arrested. Remember that there is no "bail fund" for incarcerated santas and if you cross the line you'll be on your own. Don't be that Santa. 8. If you do get drunk in public, you should get into a fight with a lamp-post, get arrested as quickly as possible (before anyone gets hurt), be carted away in handcuffs and have the whole thing recorded on video for the evening news and Youtube. 9. Santa does not make children cry. Does this really need to be said? Seriously, if you see kids, don't do anything to freak them out. Give them a nice smile and possibly a gift of some kind... Optionally, bring gifts: Nice things to give children; nice or naughty things for adults. 10. Do not throw your gifts at anyone, especially if those gifts are raw Brussels sprouts. 11. Santa dresses for all occasions. If it's cold outside, wear multiple costume layers. Dress to maximize merriment whether singing carols in the snow, or swinging from a stripper pole in a hot nightclub. 12. Santa doesn't whine! Some SantaCons are supremely well organized (Augusta takes pride in being one of the best) and others fall apart within the first 5 minutes. Some involve a lot of walking. 13. Santa does not mess with security. This includes the police. Security staff are there to ensure everyone's safety - it's an important & necessary job. Most venues welcome Santa but some security staff will see you as a potentially dangerous mob wearing disguises (which, let's face it, is probably true). If you are turned away, don't argue - just move on to somewhere Santa is more welcome and can have fun. 14. Make sure you always tip the good people who are serving you. We want to be able to do this again next year so be polite and cultivate the goodwill of the local community. 15. Please pay for your refreshments as you go. Santa gets tired of waiting on other santas to clear their tab before being able to move on. Ideally, this entire adventure should be cash only. 16. No santa left behind! Don't think only of yourself - Santa cares about his fellow santas. Pick a few people you know and keep an eye out for them especially when it's time to move to another venue. 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. 17. Stay with the group. It's not just a case of "the more, the merrier" - Santa is safer with large numbers of fellow santas and what one santa can't achieve (or get away with) is a possibility for a posse. 18. Santa doesn't drink & drive. If you're going to drink you must make sure that you can get safely home without driving yourself. Check public transport, carpool with a designated sober driver, make arrangements to sleep over at someone's place etc. Organizers sometimes try to coordinate transportation for Santa - check the event details to find out if this is being done in your area. 19. Tell your friends and get them involved it is for Charity. 20. 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 probably intelligent enough to take part in SantaCon! Have a very merry Christmas!
