Surfing Santas
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.jpg) A surfer in 2012 | |
| Date | December 24, 2009 – present |
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| Time | 8 a.m. – noon (EST) |
| Venue | Minutemen Causeway |
| Location | Cocoa Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Theme | Christmas |
| Organized by | Trosset family Florida Surf Museum |
| Website | surfingsantas |
Surfing Santas is an annual festival held in Cocoa Beach, Florida, on Christmas Eve. Participants dress up as Santa Claus and surf, while thousands of spectators watch from the beach, which hosts a costume competition and live music.
Surfing Santas is a free beach party held between 8 a.m. and noon on Christmas Eve at the Minutemen Causeway area of Cocoa Beach, Florida; the Santas surf from 10 a.m.[1][2]
It attracts hundreds of surfers, traditionally dressed as Santa Claus but some also wearing elf, reindeer, and Grinch costumes, as well as thousands of spectators every year. Local food stalls open on the beach for the event. A live band plays music at the event, which also features a costume competition and Hawaiian dancers. Festival regulars include "Mr. and Mrs. Surfing Santa" – Clifford "Peanut" and Terrie Keuhner. The festival collects charity donations for the Florida Surf Museum and Grind For Life.[1][2] The festivals have raised over $90,000 for local charities.[3] As Cocoa Beach is on the Space Coast, themed shirts depicting Santa in space are sold at the event.[4]