Your Long Wait Is Over- New York’s Official SantaCon Utica Is Back

Are you ready to deck the halls in downtown Utica New York? The long wait is over.

The official SantaCon Utica is back for 2022. As you may remember, the event has been put on hold the last few years due to COVID. The 2022 event will be held on Saturday December 17th starting at Noon at the Celtic Harp of Utica. According to Facebook, this years event will benefit both  The House Of The Good Shepherd and the Westside Kitchen of Utica.

Dress like Santa, Mrs. Clause or your favorite holiday character!
NOON - 1PM : Check in at the The Celtic Harp
1PM : Santa crawl on Varick Street

According to the Facebook event page, a $5 donation gets you a beer from The Celtic Harp and drink specials on Varick Street throughout the entire day. You can learn more now online here.

Take A Sweet Trip To Rochester

Looking to take a pretty sweet road trip this Christmas season in New York? Skip the Big Apple and head down the thruway to Rochester.

You can step into gingerbread house heaven this Christmas season and see amazing displays of confectionary creativity at the Eastman Museum in Rochester. It's the annual Sweet Creations Gingerbread Display running through January 1st 2023.

What's really cool is that ALL of the gingerbread creations are available in an online silent auction. Why bake one this year, when you can simply buy one? Eastman Museum is located at 900 East Avenue in Rochester. Read the entire delicious scoop online here, and get ready to pub crawl or gingerbread your way through the holiday season.