Santas and a few Grinches gather in San Francisco for annual SantaCon

(14 Dec 2024)
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San Francisco – 14 December 2024
1. Med of Union Square sign reading "Winter Wonderland In Union Square"
2. Various of people gathered dressed as Santa Clause and Christmas-themed attires
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Eva Debray, Visitor from France:
"I feel like it’s so, like, strange for us because we don’t do that (in France) and it’s like Americans are doing it at 100% for everything. And so, like, being here with everyone dressed up is so funny. But yeah, We really enjoy it and I feel like it’s the best time to being here right now. So, yeah, just having fun."
4. Various of people in Christmas-themed attire taking pictures
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Summer Morgan, California resident:
"Oh, well, my friends live here and they’re like, Let’s do SantaCon. And I’m like, Let’s do it. And I saw this costume and I was like, that looks fun."
6. Various of people ice skating
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Lisa Wold, California resident:
"I love to dress up and I love the holiday season. And I just, I love getting into the whole vibe of the holiday and seeing everyone else dressed up. That’s what I pretty much do for a living. I mean, as a hobby, it’s a hobby I cosplay anyway, so it’s, it’s just it’s so much fun to see everybody in a festive mood."
8. Person in Grinch costume drinking and dancing
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Elie Nabushosi, California resident:
"Oh, SantaCon is the biggest Christmas spirit event of San Francisco. I mean, look at all these people. Everyone’s here with the Christmas spirit, all the love. And they’re here to see me, Santa. So come on. I mean, how could you miss SantaCon? I’m here, this is the main event. This is amazing. People in San Francisco deserve this activity. We deserve so much Christmas spirit. And it’s incredible. So I’m here for it."
10. People in Christmas-themed attire taking pictures
11. Pan down from Christmas tree to Union Square
12. Wide of Union Square
STORYLINE:
Santa Clauses are coming to town.

Thousands of Kris Kringles and jolly Old St. Nicks are jamming streets, sidewalks and bars from Adelaide to Vancouver on Saturday for annual SantaCon charity pub crawls.

In San Francisco, Santas gathered in Union Square for a "Winter Wonderland" Christmas-themed gathering.

Others dressed as holiday characters, including the Grinch.

SantaCon participants are encouraged to donate $15 to enter participating venues.

Organizers say the money will go to charity.

AP video by Haven Daley

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