Seasonal & Holidays
SantaCon Bar Crawl (And Suggestive Sweaters) To Return To Hoboken
It's the holiday event residents love to hate: 2 weekends of "SantaCon" bar crawls have been scheduled for Hoboken.
HOBOKEN, NJ — Whether you love it or ho-ho-ho hate it, the privately organized SantaCon bar crawls and ugly sweater contest are scheduled to return to Hoboken on two weekends later this month.
In past years, Hoboken's answer to the NYC SantaCon has drawn cheers and jeers. Former Police Chief Ken Ferrante, who's now the city's public safety director, used to live Tweet various transgressions as the crawls continued.
And last year, Patch published photos of various suggestive holiday gear worn to the crawls, such as a shirt with Santa and a chimney saying, "I like to go down." READ MORE: Scantily Clad Santas, Tasteless Tees: SantaCon 2023
Find out what's happening in Hobokenfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The city has increased fines for safety violations to as much as $1,000 during the Santa and St. Patrick's crawls.
Private organizers have planned holiday bar crawls in Hoboken for both Saturday, Dec. 14, and Saturday, Dec. 21. An "ugly sweater" contest is also scheduled.
Find out what's happening in Hobokenfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
One crawl on Dec. 14 has a list of participating bars and has encouraged participants to donate to Toys for Tots. Details are here.
A separate "Hoboken SantaCon" event has been advertised for the following week beginning at 10 a.m., with details here.
An "ugly sweater bar crawl" also has been advertised for Dec. 21. Details are here.
Read about last year's events and see photos here.
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