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Santacon 2022  Noon-midnight Dec. 10 You better watch out, Cincinnati: SantaCon is coming to town. This annual debacle consists of bar-hopping Santa Clauses who sing carols and drink themselves onto the naughty list with Christmas “spirits” across the city. The yuletide drinking expedition begins at Hard Rock Casino at 11 a.m. for early bird registration, while the party then spreads its hedonistic Christmas cheer across more than 50 venues in Downtown, Mt. Adams and Covington. The event’s website expects 10,000 Santas to participate across the city. Don’t sit on Santa’s knee if his nose is redder than Rudolph’s — it’s not Christmas magic, it’s just alcohol-induced rosacea. Noon-midnight Dec. 10. Citywide, cincinnatisantacon.com.   Photo: Provided by 3CDC

Are you Santa enough to drink your way from downtown to the North Pole (aka The Banks) in a costumed, group bar crawl?

Put on a red suit and prepare yourself to imbibe a night’s worth of milk and cookies (aka alcohol) as you and more than 5,000 Santas stop at 40-plus venues across downtown and Over-the-Rhine.

Check out a tip sheet online for how to be your best Santa and a lyric sheet of songs the group will be singing. Remember, this is about the holiday spirit, so don’t drink and drive and don’t be a dick and mess with cops, kids, security or other Santas. Proceeds benefit The Cure Starts Now.

Noon Saturday. $10 online registration; $15 day of. Starts at JACK Casino, 1000 Broadway St., Pendleton, cincinnatisantacon.com. 

This article appears in Nov 28 – Dec 5, 2018.

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