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fromsfist.com
1 hour ago
Fundraising

SantaCon NYC Organizer Accused of Diverting $1 Million In Donations to Personal Account

Stefan Pildes, organizer of NYC's SantaCon, was arrested for allegedly diverting charity funds for personal use, pocketing around $1 million meant for donations.
fromGothamist
8 hours ago
Fundraising

SantaCon organizer charged with using charity money on personal 'slush fund'

SantaCon organizer arrested for wire fraud, misusing charity funds for personal expenses instead of donating to local charities.
Fundraising
fromsfist.com
1 hour ago

SantaCon NYC Organizer Accused of Diverting $1 Million In Donations to Personal Account

Stefan Pildes, organizer of NYC's SantaCon, was arrested for allegedly diverting charity funds for personal use, pocketing around $1 million meant for donations.
Fundraising
fromwww.businessinsider.com
2 hours ago

SantaCon boss accused of turning a charity crawl into his own cash stash

Stefan Pildes, president of SantaCon, faces wire fraud charges for misappropriating millions from a charity event marketed for nonprofit causes.
#fraud
fromwww.amny.com
7 hours ago
Fundraising

SantaCon founder charged with stealing from charity | amNewYork

Stefan Pildes, founder of SantaCon, was arrested for allegedly embezzling over $1.3 million raised for charity.
fromABC7 Chicago
8 hours ago
Fundraising

SantaCon founder accused of siphoning charitable funds from New York City bar crawl for own use

Stefan Pildes, founder of SantaCon, faces federal wire fraud charges for misappropriating charitable funds exceeding $1.5 million for personal use.
Fundraising
fromFast Company
5 hours ago

SantaCon president stole millions in charitable donations to fund luxury lifestyle, says FBI

Stefan Pildes, organizer of SantaCon, is charged with defrauding ticket buyers and misusing charity funds for personal expenses.
Fundraising
fromwww.amny.com
7 hours ago

SantaCon founder charged with stealing from charity | amNewYork

Stefan Pildes, founder of SantaCon, was arrested for allegedly embezzling over $1.3 million raised for charity.
San Francisco
fromKqed
2 months ago

SantaCon's True History Revealed in New Documentary

SantaCon founders framed the event as artistic street theater, but archival footage shows it was primarily driven by drinking, mischief, and public disorder.
#cacophony-society
fromwww.amny.com
5 months ago
Film

New documentary premiering at DOC NYC SANTACON' explores the origins of New York's most chaotic holiday | amNewYork

fromwww.amny.com
5 months ago
Film

New documentary premiering at DOC NYC SANTACON' explores the origins of New York's most chaotic holiday | amNewYork

Film
from48 hills
2 months ago

Screen Grabs: All eyes on IndieFest and Mostly British's big cinematic ideas - 48 hills

Two long-running Bay Area festivals, SF IndieFest and Mostly British Film Festival, reopen with locally focused, daring films including documentaries on Santacon and Dennis Peron.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
3 months ago

Drunk, Belligerent Lady from Hazie's Viral Video Won't Face Charges Over Incident

Public intoxication charges against Shireen Afkari have been dropped and no further penalties will be pursued.
US news
fromsfist.com
3 months ago

Hayes Valley Bartender Fired After Viral Incident Involving Drunk and Belligerent Customers

A Hazie's bartender, Miguel Marchese, was fired after a viral SantaCon incident in which an intoxicated customer grabbed his hair and he tripped her on the sidewalk.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
3 months ago

Woman In Viral Hayes Valley Bar Fight Video Was Arrested For Public Intoxication, Has Now Lost Job

A viral Santacon video of a drunken, belligerent patron led to her arrest for public intoxication and termination from her job at Strava.
fromSun Sentinel
3 months ago

Weekend things to do: 'Les Miz,' Matisyahu, SantaCon, Helado Negro and a Cuban Coquito

SantaCon is here, as the Claus-clad masses gather for bar crawls in Delray Beach and Fort Lauderdale to celebrate in public displays of, um, holiday spirit? Not to sound like your mom or Father Christmas, but can we remember that when you don the red-and-white you are repping a cherished brand and an image. Nobody wants to see stumbling drunk Santa, especially when there are kids around. Be jolly, not Blitzened.
Music
fromsfist.com
3 months ago

Video of Drunken Tirade and Physical Assaults at Hayes Valley Bar on Santacon Day Goes Nationally Viral

We saw this story going around Monday of a woman being very drunkenly obnoxious to staff members and fellow patrons at Hazie's, apparently after she had been asked to leave. The whole thing turns ugly, with what appears to be one staff member pulling a judo move on the woman before she exits the bar, and then a half dozen people getting involved including long-haired bartender Miguel Marchese, whose hair ends up getting involved in the melee.
San Francisco
#san-francisco
fromsfist.com
4 months ago
San Francisco

The SantaCon Red Tide Returns Saturday, But Dozens of SF Bars Now Actually Welcoming the Santas

fromsfist.com
4 months ago
San Francisco

The SantaCon Red Tide Returns Saturday, But Dozens of SF Bars Now Actually Welcoming the Santas

California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months ago

Danville celebrates first SantaCon and the event's creators approve

SantaCon began as John Law's anti-Christmas stunt in San Francisco and evolved into mixed revelry and community fundraisers like Danville's first event.
fromFuncheap
4 months ago

SF's SantaCon Comedy Crawl: Elves Gone Wild (2025)

Ho Ho Hilarious! Join us for SF's SantaCon Comedy Crawl: Elves Gone Wild! at The Function- the only SantaCon stop where Santa grabs the mic and the elves run the show. We're bringing two stacked stand-up shows (7pm & 9pm) with holiday chaos, big laughs, and festive cocktails right on Market Street - just steps from the SantaCon action. 🎅 Event Highlights Santa headliner + naughty elves bringing holiday chaos to the stage
Humor
fromFuncheap
4 months ago

SF's Unofficial SantaCon 2025 Pub Crawl: 10-Hours, 9 Bars (The Mission + Downtown)

You'll get access to all participating bars on the crawl, drink specials, multiple DJs, and venues that are actually eager to welcome tons of costumed Santas. And you'll get $5 off with code FUNCHEAP.Tickets Include:🚨Free Entry to 9+ Festive Bars & Nightclubs 🕺Live DJs and Entertainment at Select Venues 🎄 Join the Jolliest Bar Crawl Around 🍹 Exclusive Holiday Drink Specials Costumes of all kinds are welcome - Santa suits, elves, reindeer, ugly sweaters, or full holiday mayhem.
Food & drink
Arts
fromHyperallergic
4 months ago

Drunk Santas, Yoko Ono, and Other Joys of DOC NYC

DOC NYC showcases documentaries tracing Santacon's countercultural origins, artists' biographies, and politically charged stories that reveal culture-jamming gradually absorbed by mainstream spectacle.
fromSFGATE
7 months ago

He co-founded Burning Man. It was the least interesting thing he ever did.

"The entire ladder pulled away from the wall, and swung out about 3 feet," Law said. "If I'd gone any further, the ladder would've folded and I would've fallen 40 feet to my death ... That was a near miss."
San Francisco
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