No. Anyone can join the crowd, no purchase necessary. A $20 ticket gets you the official SantaCon Passport, passport-holder specials and a chance at prizes, and it's how we raise money for kidsPACK. Get your ticket now: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/santacon2026/event/lkldsantacon2026/

$20. You get the official SantaCon Passport (your guide to every stop and your raffle entry for the MAJOR PRIZE PACKAGES), passport-holder food and drink specials along the route, exclusive local coupons and offers, entry into the passport prize drawing and a chance to be picked for the costume contest.

This is an adult event. Must be 21+ to partake in adult beverages and to enter some of the venues. Bring a valid ID; venues will check.

Yes, you can add their individual information at the time of purchase so they will each receive an entrance ticket in case the group does not show up for passport pick up at the same time.

At Molly McHugh's Irish Pub, 111 S. Kentucky Ave., from 5 to 7 PM on Saturday, December 5. Want to skip the line? Early passport pickup is the day before, Friday, December 4, from 5 to 8 PM at Molly's during First Friday.

Show your passport at each stop and the bartender will stamp it. No purchase is required for a stamp, and our stops stamp passports all weekend until Monday, December 7th at 4PM. Please be gracious to our venue staff, wait in line like other patrons to get your stamp, and remember to tip your bartenders!

Nope! Go at your own pace and visit the stops in any order. To be entered in the passport prize drawing, you'll need a stamp from every stop. Some stops close earlier than others, so check times as you go. You have until Monday, December 7th at 4 PM to visit each stop, collect a stamp, and turn in your completed passport to Molly's for a chance to WIN A MAJOR AWARD in our passport raffle!

Turn in your completed passport at Molly McHugh's Irish Pub by Monday, December 7 at 4 PM. We'll draw winners at Molly's that afternoon.

Passports with every stamp go into our drawing for three prize packages. Visitors to our bonus stop can win a bonus-stop prize, and there's a prize for the best photo posted publicly on Facebook or Instagram tagged @LKLDSantaCon through Monday, December 7. Plus the costume contest! You must be a passport holder to win.Prize packages include loads of gift cards, swag and more from our generous sponsors and your SantaCon STOPS - IT'S A MAJOR AWARD!

5:00 PM: SantaCon kicks off and passport pickup opens at Molly McHugh's (until 7 PM). 6:00 PM: Costume contest inside Molly's. 7:05 PM: Our annual group photo at the tree in Munn Park. After the photo: hit the stops! Drink and food specials are for the evening of Saturday, December 5, unless a venue posts otherwise. Bars stamp passports all weekend, and SantaCon officially wraps up Monday, December 7 at 4 PM, when completed passports are due at Molly's for the drawing.

Molly McHugh's Irish Pub, Revival, Lakeland Loft, Chop Shop, Linksters Tap Room, Rec Room, The Velvet Swan (new!) and MOJO Federal, plus our bonus stop, Island Breeze Tiki Bar.

Yes, festive attire is part of the fun: a Santa suit, ugly sweater, holiday costume or festive gear.

It's at 6:00 PM inside Molly McHugh's. Contestants are invited from passport holders in the crowd, and the crowd helps pick the winners in four categories: Traditional Holiday, Holiday Movie Character, Sexiest Santa Babe or Dude, and Most Creative.

SantaCon happens rain or shine. It's Florida, folks, so bring an umbrella or a poncho!

Parking downtown is easy on the weekend. The City of Lakeland's garages and metered lots are free all day on Saturdays and Sundays, including the Main Street Garage and the first two levels of the Heritage Garage, and city parking meters only run Monday through Friday. Please look for paid-lot signs (AKA 717) and pay as posted, because a ticket at the end of the night is no fun! And please plan a safe ride home with a sober driver, rideshare or taxi. Never drink and drive.

No refunds, please. If you can't make it, pass your ticket along to a friend, or email the event coordinators at lkldsantacon@gmail.com to offer your passport to someone else. Thank you for your donation!

100% of ticket proceeds go to kidsPACK, Inc., which feeds hungry children here in Polk County. LKLD SantaCon has raised more than $18,000 since 2022.

Contact us through the form below. Visit our Sponsors page or email lkldsantacon@gmail.com.

Email lkldsantacon@gmail.com or message us on Facebook or Instagram @LKLDSantaCon.