LA Santacon

Santa is looking for a few good helpers

If you're one of the few, the insane and somewhat able to keep chaos "under control" without stifling it, and you never ever want to run for public office; come on down to Canters Deli, Wednesday night at 8pm.

Canter's Delicatessen and Restaurant
419 North Fairfax Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90036
(323) 651-2030

Ho Ho Ho Tickets!

The moment you've been waiting for.... ticketing information for Santacon 2009 has arrived. Pop on over here to get your tickets. A few notes.

1. Everyone must have a ticket (price optional). If you opt not to pay for a ticket, Santa highly suggests you bring cacophony to share.
2. You must also show up with your own $5 metro pass.

Santa would also like to thank everyone who filled out the survey. Your responses were very colorful. Santa will be sharing some of those later, but we overwhelming heard that you want to kick it back to the Cacophony (and yes, we know the "bar crawl" last year sucked - that's not how it was supposed to happen). Santa was surprised at how many of you want a pony. Be careful for what you ask for......

But back to the Cacophony. Santacon is a response to the consumer-culture of Amerika's Holiday season. To that end, Santa would invite, incite you to come with your way to create and spin up the cacophony. Santa is working hard to put Santa in a place where cacophony can ensue; however it's up to Santa to create it.

(Only one request: can we keep the meta-pranks: the pranks on Santa, to a minimum? Remember who we're pranking. Pranking the pranksters can be fun and games but is lost in the larger scheme of the event.) Also, don't be a douchebag asshole Santa. No-one likes that.

Alright Santa, get your tickets, and we'll see you on the first day of Hannukah: 12/12! Ho ho ho.

Santa Info

This update just in from HelliSanta:

Probably starting a  little earlier this year (11:30-ish) and the starting point will be somewhere between Union Station and The Cornfield.   It's a metro year folks, so no paypal needed unless you want to donate $ for snow, surprises, drink stops, etc.  The Metro Day Pass is $5 that day, so all you need to bring is enough for the pass, and any food and bev needs you have for the day.....everything else you can bring in your Santa-sack.  More info (including where to send donations) in a couple of weeks for you all.   Ho! 

We know you love some things about Santacon (the cacophony, the costumes, the surprises). We're keeping it cheap and accessible in 2009, and only asking for donations (of any size) for favorite experiences along the way (like, um, Snow in LA! among other things). So if you've got a job and some money to spare, send Santa some cash for fabulous surprises (we promise not to use it on hookers and blow - well not all of it at least.)  

Send your donations to lasantacon at gmail dot com. We promise you've get a personal email from Santa about the start time/location. Everyone else will have to watch certain locations for Santa only information.

FAQ and Survey Results coming soon. However, Santa knows what you want and boy is Santa going to deliver. Santa challenges you to bring on the cacophony, cause it's going to be that kind of year.

Ho Ho Ho.

12/12/2009

Santarchy sweeps Los Angeles streets on 12/12/2009. Stay tuned for more details, but you can mark your calendar and start planning.

Coming Soon: Santarchy 2009

Ho Ho Ho, my fellow Santas. Fear not, your Santacon 2009 organizers are already planning and scheming. Help us out by taking this short (8 questions) survey. More details in November.

Santa's message

2a366, originally uploaded by DangerRanger.

A handbill that SF Santacon gave out this past Saturday.

When Clowns Attack

Santacon on CityBeat Cover

Hey Look, Santacon is on the cover of Citybeat. You can read the story online too.

Clown Truce Broken?!

Before researching this article, I didn't realize that there had been a Clown/Santa truce back in 2002. I guess the LA Clowns didn't get the memo.

A packed bar takes on an entire new meaning when it's packed with Santas. At some point in Silverlake, a car full of clowns in full fluorescent make-up with protest signs bearing messages such as "Fuck Santa!", "Make Joy, Not Toys", and "Santa's Conform (boring)" showed up to give Santa a hard time, although there was supposedly a Santa/clown truce back in 2002.

From the Suicide Girls rowdy recap of Santacon.

Santa Lost

Santa lost some things, have you seen them?

• A duffel bag with a huge twister board
• A digital camera
• A backpack
• A penguin
• $350 in cash (yes, seriously)
• Santa also lost her animatronic Santa/elf hat.

If you found these items, let Santa know. If you lost other items, let Santa know and he will add it to this list.