NEW ORLEANS(WGNO)– The annual running of the Santas is a around the corner, and the goal is to stand out. The question is how does one stand out in a sea of Claus?
Get creative, and go all out! Southern Costume Company has a variety of costumes for rental. Everything from traditional Santa, to Sexy Claus, and a plethora of elf options.
The “Running of the Santas,” the largest and most entertaining Christmastime event along the Gulf Coast, will bring thousands of costumed revelers to the Big Easy for holiday festivities when the extravaganza returns to the New Orleans Warehouse District for a fifth year on Saturday, December 12, 2015. Last year’s “Running of the Santas” attracted more than 3,000 revelers from across the Gulf Coast to the streets of downtown New Orleans to participate in Christmastime merrymaking.
The annual “Running of the Santas” kicks off at 2 p.m. from the new home of the “South Pole” located at The Rusty Nail where revelers will experience live music and special holiday drinks. The crowd of Santas will then depart for the four block “Fun Run” at 5:45 p.m. to the “North Pole” located at Generations Hall. Registration begins at 11 a.m. at the Rusty Nail.
This holiday tradition calls for participants to dress up in their most creative Christmas attire for a chance to win the treasured “Best Holiday Costume” award. Event organizers predict more than 4,000 costumed participants this year donned as Santa, Mrs. Claus, Elf, Rudolph, Jack Frost, the Ghost of Christmas Past and so many more.
Flow Tribe will headline this year’s “Running of the Santas.” The renowned New Orleans funk band will rock the Christmas event at Generations Hall from 8:30 – 10 p.m., and Category 6 will ignite the crowd from 6:30 – 8 p.m.This year’s “South Pole” will offer food by Rock-n-Sake Bar and Sushi and musical entertainment by DJ Scott Satchfield.