SantaCon 2011

SantaCon revelers wait for others outside Boarders Bar in Hollywood, one of many stops for the day. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times) (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

March 21, 2014 9:10 AM PT

On Saturday, several hundred St. Nicks gathered in Hollywood for SantaCon 2011, a Twitter-driven all-day-and-into-the-night bar crawl that took place in more than 200 locations worldwide. Story

SantaCon revelers share a toast at Hooters in Hollywood. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

SantaCon revelers walk along Hollywood Boulevard. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

Santa Paws joins hundreds of holiday revelers celebrating the annual SantaCon party in Hollywood. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

Santa Hopee, left, kisses Santa at Hooters in Hollywood, where all participants share the name Santa for a day. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

SantaCon revelers parade through Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

SantaCon revelers dance to Lady Gaga tunes played on an accordian on Olvera Street. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

A Red Line train stops at Union Station as a SantaCon participant adjusts his beard. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

Lucy Nicol, right, and Eve Boase admire their pictures of SantaCon festivities in Hollywood. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

A member of Santa’s Cons joins other SantaCon revelers at a Hollywood bar. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

Hundreds of holiday revelers dressed as, or nearly as, Santa Claus trek from bar to bar along Hollywood Boulevard. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

A man dressed as Spiderman watches as hundreds of people dressed as Santa Claus pass by him at the Hollywood and Highland complex in Hollywood. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)