About this Event
(Tacoma SantaCon is a brand new event by the producers of Seattle SantaCon, which has 5,000+ attendees annually! )
Hey Santa, Saturday December 12th hundreds of us will be parading through the Downtown Tacoma area! Join us as we paint the town red and white for 10 hours! SantaCon is an annual mass gathering of people dressed in Santa Claus costumes parading publicly on streets and inside locations in cities around the world. The focus is on spontaneity and creativity, while having a good time and spreading cheer and goodwill. This is much more than a pub crawl, and every time you call it that, a sugar plum fairy dies!
Expect live entertainment all day, free admission to venues, drink specials, a costume contest, professional photographers, and the most wonderful time of the year!
RSVP on the Facebook Event page for updates!
We've been doing this annually in Seattle with thousands of attendees for a long time and Tacoma SantaCon on Facebook is our new official page. (And seattlesantacon.org is our website, with a Tacoma version coming in 2027.) Warn your friends to watch out for imitators! Nationwide companies claiming to host SantaCons in dozens of cities are selling phony tickets which will not gain you entry to our event despite their claims.
WE NEED YOUR HELP SPREADING THE CHEER!
1. My name is Santa. Your name is Santa. We are Santa. Who's in charge here? Santa!
2. Santa will bring cash and tip! Lines can be long, so keep it quick!
3. Wear a Santa suit! Be an elf! Or reindeer! Get in the holiday spirit. Wearing just a Santa hat with regular clothes is boring. And wear comfy shoes. Santa is covering lots of ground.
4. SantaCon is a participatory event. Entertain us! Bring something Santa will enjoy: candy, games, performances, signs, music, or a costume that will wow us!
5. Expect lines. Santa will have fun while waiting, or try another spot. Don't wait in lines that don't move!
6. Santa obeys the law! Santa doesn't drink in public or smoke in parks.
7. Pace yourself, Santa. Know your limits. Remember to eat and drink water!
8. Santa doesn't drink and drive!
9. Santa doesn't mess with kids, the police, businesses, or Santa!
10. Use #TacomaSantaCon on Instagram & TikTok!
SCHEDULE:
The full schedule is coming soon! Thanks for your patience as we work with all of our venues for this new event! Expect updates every week. Check back soon!
Map of all our locations will be here in late November!
Arrive anytime between 2PM to midnight to check in with our staff just outside most locations on the schedule. Follow the schedule in the Agenda section, Santa! Wristbands are required to be part of the event for population control, to cover expenses, and to raise money for this year's charity. Per tradition, the finalized schedule won't be released until just before the event!
NO CASH FOR ADMISSION! ONLINE SIGN UP ONLY! REPORT ANYONE TAKING CASH!
Note: 2026 venues will be reserved for our event only. Any other bar crawl sending you to our locations is lying to you. Beware of nationwide companies "organizing" in dozens of cities.
DRINKS & OTHER SPECIALS
List coming in late 2026!
Seattle SantaCon has been featured in: The Seattle Times, The Stranger, KING 5, KUOW, Seattle PI, Seattle Weekly, Seattle Refined, Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, Seattle 11, Fox Q13, MyNorthwest, The Sun, Respect My Region, Emerald City Journal, Curiocity, Secret Seattle…
Join us for the first Tacoma SantaCon and let's make the news!
See thousands of photos from past years in Seattle on our Facebook page.
21+. No refunds unless the event is cancelled. (We have never cancelled Seattle SantaCon before!) Event happens rain or shine.
Agenda
🕑: 02:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Schedule updates will be here soon! Thanks for your patience.
Event venue & nearby stays
Downtown Tacoma, 123 To Be Announced St, Tacoma, United States
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