Basically, a ton (like thousands!) of people get dressed up in Santa, Rudolph, Mrs. Claus, etc costumes, then take to the streets to walk around spreading Christmas cheer and also bar hopping all around the city. Lots of major cities participate in it and it usually costs a $10 donation to gain access to all participating bars. Sounds fun? It is, as long as you're not a Grinch!
On Saturday morning, four of us took a train from Stratford into NYC and arrived into the festivities. The actual event began at 10am but one friend had work until 11:45, so we didn't actually get into New York until around 2:30. That turned out to be okay because, as it was reminded to us over and over again, SantaCon is a marathon, not a sprint.
Meaning.... pace yourself.
We ended up going to three different bars in different areas of the city. NYC bars are infinitely more fun than Connecticut bars. It made me wonder why I've never taken a trip into the city just to go out dancing before! The costumes were also amazing. It was essentially a sea of red and white fluff in every single bar. We saw a Grinch in full face makeup, and several walking Christmas trees with lights.
After dancing our lil booties off, an aggressive encounter with a taxi driver, hauling a backpack full of blankets, snacks, and alcohol for miles and miles, and some of the best wok I've ever had, we hopped back on a train to CT at about 10:30pm. Crazy to think that that's usually what time we're heading to a bar on a regular night.
Happy Monday & I hope you had a fun, festive weekend!
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