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People are bringing purple hats, coats and room for loads of beer on Saturday because the annual SantaCon celebration returns in New York City.
The holiday-themed pub crawl emerged after Santa Claus-dressed attendees first gathered in a type of efficiency artwork within the Nineties and began frequenting bars in the early 2000s. It’s now a full-scale operation with organizers, drink specials and a charity drive.
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The festivities started at 10 a.m. on the intersection of Broadway Ave. and West thirty ninth St. and continued at bars throughout midtown Manhattan.
As pubcrawlers navigate town, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is implementing an alcohol ban from 4 a.m. Saturday till midday on Sunday.
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SantaCon was suspended in 2020 due to COVID however revived a yr in the past. This yr, metropolis well being authorities are warning of a resurgence of COVID cases, as well as flu and RSV, and advised mask-wearing in crowded outside settings and public indoor settings.
SantaCon pub crawls are additionally going down outdoors of New York City. There are dozens of SantaCons going down on Saturday and all through the week, from Los Angeles to Louisville, Ky., according to SantaCon.info, a web site monitoring all of the occasions.