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Serious Santas Only-Pittsburgh Santarchy 2011

Pittsburgh Santarchy 2010. Thanks to Beth O. for the Photo

(Read this next sentance to the tune of Santa clause is coming to town) You better watch out … Santacon is coming to Pittsburgh!

Folks, it that time of year… time for holiday cheer and whole bunch of adults, dressed as Santa’s who will spend Saturday visiting many Pittsburgh drinking establishment. Yes – Saturday, December 10 is the 7th Annual Pittsburgh Santarchy.

Santarchy (aka Santacon) is an event that takes place in locations around the world. Basically a whole bunch of people put on some Santa suits and visit a whole bunch of Pittsburgh bars.

This year should have no shortage of holiday cheer.

Pittsburgh Santarchy 2011
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Meet at NOLA in Market Square at 2pm
Wear a Santa suit
Facebook Event Link

The Pittsburgh Santarchy 2011 Schedule – High Points, Low Points and Check Points! N’at!

Image via Wikipedia

2pm -2:35 pm CHECK POINT NOLA (Market Square)-   Santarchy starts here! Sing along with Famous Santarchist Phat Mandee!   And get Santarchy songbooks here. (Facebook email was sent out wed. Dec 7th to print your own!)

2:40 pm CHECK POINT PPG ICE RINK!   Get pics with KIDS and DINOS!   Lil Kids are here, be nice! Watch out for Naughty Security!

High Points & Low Points Challenge: (One Hour)   Lets see how inventive you are??? The Challenge is visit one watering hole of your choice while stopping by to visit Mayor Caliguri and a Giant Menora (get pics).   And then make it to the next check point in Time.   Hints and ideas: Sing Dirty Carols! Visit the Mayor?, Common Plea, Occupy Pittsburgh, Papa J’s, Tavern 245, Dollar Bank Lions or anywhere else yinz wanna go!

3:40 pm-3:45pm CHECK POINT Macy’s!!! (Operation: We won’t go till we get some!) Meet OUTSIDE at 5th Avenue Entrance! We go in at 3:45pm!   Santa is now on the FIRST FLOOR! Watch out for Naughty Security! Lil Kids are here, be nice!

High Points & Low Points Challenge: (1.5 Hours) Get your pic with Giant Jazz Musicians.

Hints and Ideas: Sing Dirty Carols! Blush (arranged no cover for Santarchists), Eat Tapas at Serviche,Images, Sharp Edge, the cigar bar whose name escapes me or just have a Gay Old time!

5:30 pm (SHARP)- CHECK POINT Convention Center River Front Dock! Water Limo Across River to Stadium Pier? $5 Dollars to take Pittsburgh Water Limo.   You can buy drinks on the boat. RESPECT THE BOAT SO WE CAN DO IT AGAIN!

5:30 pm to 6:15pm CHECK POINT Tilted Kilt– Checkpoint Catch up Point then leave at 6:15pm

High Points & Low Points Challenge: (2.25 Hours) Get Pics with Mr. Rodgers, Willie Stargell and Roberto Clemente and visit watering holes along the way. Sing Dirty Carols! How to get to the next checkpoint: Reindeer, The Underground(subway), Bus or Cab

8:30pm to 9:15pm CHECK POINT Saddleridge– Ride the Bull and catch up!   No Cover for Santarchists that use the Front Entrance!

High Points and Low Points Challenge: Roam Station Square if you see any kids give them presents! Take bus to Southside!   (Try to stay in groups, one drunk Santa is pathetic, 20+ is terrifying!).

11:30 pm Final CHECK POINT Haufbrau Haus!

Chicken Dance & Beer Barrel Polka!

Video of the day: Santacon in New York City (gadling.com)
Santacon 2011, Santarchy Events Taking Place Around The World (laughingsquid.com)
Scott Beale: Howto Become a Desaturated Santa (laughingsquid.com)

Radio Round Up – December 12, 2008

Image by Zanastardust via FlickrSee Santa and Penquins at the Aviary

Why go to the mall when you can go to the aviary?
Saturdays in December

Santarchy 2008

4th Annual Pittsburgh Bar Crawl
You must dress as Santa
Saturday meet outside the Cheesecake factory at 2pm

PGH 250 Community Connections Wrap Up Event

learn about the projects in the region from the past year that celebrated pride and progress of Pittsburgh’s 250 Anniversary
Monday, 3pm, Science Center, Reception @ 5pm

Learn about Playground of the Future

what will the playground of the future look like?
Free lecture at Schenley Park Visitors Center
Project of Carnegie Mellon’s ETC

Get Out Your Santa Suit!

December 8 is Santaarchy 2007. I love this event. Natalia post this event on IheartPGH way way back in 2005 (2 years seems like a long time in blog time). I am always thrilled to see it return each year.

A while back a group of people in San Francisco went out drinking dressed in Santa Suits. Thus began Santarchy. Now people all over the world get together for an evening (or afternoon) of drinking dressed as Santa. It is Santa fun for grown ups. And yes there are Santarchy’s all over the world. Check out the calendar located at Santarchy.com – on December 8 – there will be Santarchy’s in
*PITTSBURGH, PA, USA
*CARDIFF, WALES
*CHICAGO, IL
*HOUSTON, TX
*PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
*and like 15 other cities

I love it when people are doing the same thing in Pittsburgh and Phnom Penh on the same day.

The Pittsburgh Santarchy will start at 2:00pm at the fountain in the South Side Works on Saturday, December 8, 2007.

In my attempt to find amazing pictures to illustrate each of these posts I discovered this picture on Flickr. I have no idea who these people are but I am glad they are sharing this picture. Apparently they met this Santa somewhere where it is warm and that this guy participates in the Pittsburgh Santarchy!

Thanks to Flickr member OhBurner for sharing this picture on Flickr. I love this picture because I just spent some time in Honolulu for turkey day (visiting Pittsburgh friends) and was wondering how Santa handles the warm weather.