SantaCon 2011 will be coming to town on Saturday, 10th of December! Prepare yourself for a marathon of jolly fun from noon until late evening. What do Santas do on SantaCon? Santas roam around Beijing. Santas spread good cheer. Santas give gifts to good boys and girls. Santas let people sit on their laps. Santas [...]

Santa promised this year would be an epic SantaCon and Santas delivered (in unexpected ways). Sounds of carols and cheerful Santas, both very young and old (er) rang from frozen Houhai to the clubs of Gongti for over 12 hours — a new Beijing SantaCon record! Special ho ho ho goes out to the naughty [...]

SantaCon starts this Saturday at noon from two locations: Bang! Bang! Pizza in Shuangjing Rm 103, Bldg 24, Hopson International Park apartments, Shuanghuayuan Nanli Area 3, Shuangjing, Chaoyang District 光华北一街, 合生国际公寓24号楼 t: 136 0100 0343 Map Pyro Pizza in Wudaokou Basement, Building 12, Huaqing Jiayuan, Wudaokou, Haidian District 成府路, 华清嘉园12号楼B1层 t: 8286-6240 Website :: Map Click here [...]

Remember Santa’s Rule Number 1? Santa looks like Santa. Holiday apparel is mandatory. Here are a few places to find festive attire that will get into the holiday spirit. Carrefour and Walmart The Christmas sections of these international hypermarket chains usually stock a few Santa suits and reindeer antlers. Jin Wu Xing Market (金五星百货城) You’ll [...]

This year Beijing is home to many on the Naughty List. All that coal, which I must stuff in their stockings, will test the weight limits of my sleigh! But don’t despair, naughty Beijingers.You will have an opportunity to transform the coal in your holiday stocking into good. At certain stop(s) along the SantaCon route, [...]

SantaCon 2010 will be on Saturday, December 11, 2010! The starting location(s?) will be announced on this website on Friday, December 10. In the meantime, prepare for the big day by checking out Santa’s rules and advice, and practicing these carols (Santa loves to sing. What better way to spread cheer than through song?). Stay updated [...]

Ni hao ho ho ho! Thanks for making SantaCon an amazing day of merriment! Santa’s memory of the day is hazy jumble of singing carols to subway riders, elves skipping across Tian’anmen Square, giving candy to good boys and girls in Gulou, dancing in Sanlitun, and drinking a cocktail or five in Nanluoguxiang. Help Santa [...]

While a little naughtiness is encouraged, SantaCon is not the time and place for you to be a complete grinch. Remember the Four F’s of Santa’s Rules? No vandalism, property destruction, violence, theft or other criminal behavior. Santa spreads joy, goodwill and doesn’t get his ass arrested or dragged off by the PLA. Have fun, [...]