MAP: SantaCon 2021 To Romp Through Manhattan

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — Batten down the hatches, Midtown: hordes of drunken holiday revelers will romp through the neighborhood on Saturday for this year's SantaCon — and a newly released map shows where the partiers will be going.

SantaCon 2021 will include stops at dozens of bars in Hell's Kitchen, central Midtown, Midtown East and the East Village. The annual bar crawl was canceled last year due to the pandemic, but is returning in grand fashion starting 10 a.m. Saturday.

Described on its website as a "charitable, non-political, nonsensical Santa Claus convention that happens once a year to spread absurdist joy," the event is more commonly known as a nuisance among New Yorkers, who complain about rowdiness and public urination among the thousands of young people who participate each year.

Apparently aware of its less-than-stellar reputation, SantaCon's website includes a list of "6 F's" for the event. Among them: "Don't F*** with Kids," "Don't F*** With Bar Staff," and "Don’t F*** with NYC Vax Requirements."

SantaCon 2021 will run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. The $13 tickets to participate in the bar crawl are being sold online through Saturday. (Proceeds go to charitable causes.)

Learn more and view the map of participating bars at santacon.nyc.

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