Santacon 2008
As Santacon progressed, Santas flooded El Cid with dozens remaining outside after the bar reached capacity. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Four Santas relax at El Cid and pose for the camera (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Clowns protest outside El Cid against the Santa’s rough treatment of elves and reindeer. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Plenty of holiday cheer was in the air on one of Santacon’s five schoolbuses chartered for the occasion. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Kisses from a Santa during Santacon. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Two gift-wrapped presents pose in the El Cid hallway. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Two Santas get close at sunset before a Santicon snowball fight broke out. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
One of Santacon organizers gives instructions to the assembled Santas into a megaphone. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
One of Santa’s little helpers tries unsuccessfully to pop a wheelie on a BMX bike outside of the 4100 Bar. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
All along the Santacon bar crawl, festive Santas chanted and sung. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
A brave Santa tosses a snowball toward the end of a parking lot snowball fight. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Santacon stopped at uWink for dinner as the Santas attempted to order their food on the touch screens. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Some Santacons brought their own beverages in outdoor adventure-friendly camel packs. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
This Santa had been growing his beard for more than five months for the event. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
An “anarchist” Santa rocks a candy cane mohawk. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
One of the midnight riders cyclists looks lost amid the Santacon chaos. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
A man in a passing car takes a photo of the Santa shenanigans outside the Power House in Hollywood. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Is this Santa covering up from the snow or hiding from the camera? (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
One Santa tries to help another to his feet in front of oncoming traffic. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
There was plenty of time to drink a beverage of choice while waiting for the Santacon buses to fill up and depart for the next destination. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
This Santa was “arrested” by a female cop and firefighter. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Santacon revelers continued feeling festive all through the night. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Beers were provided to all Santacon attendees before the trip to Jumbo’s Clown Room. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
The annual event Santacon found a mob of Santas descending upon a variety of bars and nightclubs around the Silver Lake and Hollywood area. Here the Santacon Santas show their appreciation for one of the dancers at Jumbo’s Clown Room. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
A rowdy Santa pretends to hitchhike for passing cars in Echo Park. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
A brief attempt at shopping cart racing breaks out during Santacon. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
The DJ at Bootie LA at the Echoplex entertains the Santas at the official Santacon afterparty. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Big smiles all around at the close of Santacon. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
One of the many Santacon revelers works out her moves at Bootie LA at the Echoplex. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
A hula hoop dancer entertained the Santacon crowd at Bootie LA at the Echoplex. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Santas hang out while the DJ at Bootie LA at the Echoplex spins mash-ups. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)
Santas mingle on the dance floor at Bootie LA at the Echoplex. (Colin Young-Wolff / For The Times)