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NYC’s SantaCon pub crawl canceled over coronavirus concerns

By Mica Soellner
Published November 27, 2020 9:24pm ET
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NYC’s SantaCon pub crawl canceled over coronavirus concerns
FILE - This Dec. 10, 2009 file photo shows a San Francisco Police officer giving a man dressed as Santa Claus an open container ticket during the Santacon pub crawl in downtown San Francisco. SantaCon is coming to town _ in fact, to nearly 300 towns and cities around the world. Dozens, sometimes hundreds of red-suited revelers gather, bar hop, stop traffic and pose for photos. (AP Photo/Russel A. Daniels, file) | Russel A. Daniels

New York City canceled its annual Santa Claus convention due to the coronavirus pandemic.

SantaCon, a yearly pub crawl where participants dress up as Santa Claus and bar hop around the city, announced on its website that the festivities won’t be taking place in 2020.

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