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Stumblin' Santa 2026: Saturday, December 19, Downtown Castle Rock
It's official. Stumblin' Santa, the Stumbling Santa pub crawl that fills downtown Castle Rock with Santas every December, is back on Saturday, December 19, 2026. Here is what the organizer has announced, what last year looked like, and what is still to come.
By Connor Tien, DougCo Social · Updated November 4, 2026
Saturday, December 19, 2026: Announced
The organizer's 2026 announcement flyer. Image: Stumblin Santa - Castle Rock.
- When: Saturday, December 19, 2026
- Where: Downtown Castle Rock, Colorado
- Time: not announced yet (2025 ran 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.)
- Stops: 2026 lineup to be announced; 2025 stops below
- Dress: Santa suits, reindeer antlers, holiday attire
- Organizer: Stumblin Santa - Castle Rock on Facebook
The organizer announced it on October 14, 2026: "We are officially announcing Stumblin' Santa 2026," Saturday, December 19, downtown Castle Rock. They say more details, including the official locations and festivities, will be shared closer to the date. For now the ask is to save the date and get the Santa suit out of storage.
What Stumblin' Santa Is
One Saturday night in December, the bars of downtown Castle Rock fill with Santas, reindeer, elves, Grinches and ugly sweaters hopping from stop to stop. The organizer calls the crowd "Stumblers," and describes the night as holiday shenanigans, laughter, friendship, festive outfits, and maybe a few questionable dance moves. In their words, what started as a small gathering of friends has grown into one of Castle Rock's most fun holiday traditions. Castle Rock Crew covered the 2025 edition as the event's 15th year, with hundreds of participants, so 2026 would be number 16.
You will see it spelled three ways. The organizer writes Stumblin' Santa. Most people searching for it type Stumbling Santa or Stumblin Santa, and some just call it the Castle Rock Santa pub crawl or the Santa bar crawl. It is all the same night. It lands in the best stretch of downtown's year, after the Starlighting and the Sip & Stroll, when the Star is lit on the Rock and the carriage rides are running.
The Bars: 2025 Stops, 2026 Lineup TBA
The organizer has not posted the 2026 stops yet. For a sense of the route, here is where the 2025 crawl stopped, per Castle Rock Crew's December 9, 2025 issue, which listed festive drinks at each:
- Courtyard Social: 2025 stop
- Sinners & Saints: 2025 stop
- The Office Co. Bar & Kitchen: 2025 stop
- Hideaway Bar & Grill: 2025 stop, closed after the May 2026 fires, so not a 2026 stop
In 2025 the crawl ran from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. We will replace this list with the official 2026 stops and hours the day the organizer posts them. More downtown options while you wait: the Castle Rock directory.
What 2025 Looked Like
2025 recap video by Gregory Myers Studio.
Also on Saturday, December 19
More of the season: Sip & Stroll · Holiday Events · Starlighting · Christmas Lights · Craft Fairs & Markets · Castle Rock Directory
Frequently asked
Saturday, December 19, 2026, in downtown Castle Rock. The organizer, the Stumblin Santa - Castle Rock Facebook page, announced the date on October 14, 2026. The start time has not been posted yet; the 2025 crawl ran 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Yes. The organizer spells it Stumblin' Santa, and you will see it written Stumbling Santa, Stumblin Santa, the Castle Rock Santa pub crawl and the Santa bar crawl. It is all one event: the December Santa crawl through the bars of downtown Castle Rock.
The 2026 start time has not been announced. In 2025 it ran from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. We will update this page the day the organizer posts the 2026 hours.
The 2026 stops have not been posted; the organizer says official locations and festivities will be shared closer to the date. In 2025 the crawl stopped at Courtyard Social, Sinners & Saints, The Office and Hideaway in downtown Castle Rock. Hideaway has since closed after the May 2026 fires, so expect a different lineup.
Nothing in the organizer's 2026 announcement mentions a ticket or a cover, and no price has been posted. We will add it here if one is announced. Drinks at each bar are on you.
There is no rule, but the whole point is the sea of Santas. The organizer's own ask for 2026: dust off the Santa suit, get the reindeer antlers ready, and break out your funniest or most outrageous holiday attire. Elves, Grinches and ugly sweaters all count.
A Castle Rock group that posts as Stumblin Santa - Castle Rock on Facebook. In their words, what started as a small gathering of friends has grown into one of Castle Rock's most fun holiday traditions. Castle Rock Crew covered the 2025 crawl as its 15th year, which makes 2026 the 16th.
It is a bar crawl, so the stops are bars and they card. The organizer has not posted a separate age policy. For the family side of the season, see the Castle Rock Starlighting, the Sip & Stroll and the holiday markets in our holiday guide.
Sources: the 2026 date, place, dress and organizer quotes are from the organizer's October 14, 2026 Facebook announcement and the official Facebook event (captured November 4, 2026). The 2025 stops, hours and "15th year" are from Castle Rock Crew's December 9, 2025 issue. The 2025 recap video is Gregory Myers Studio's, shared by the organizer on December 24, 2025. The 2026 start time, stops and any cost have not been announced.
We'll send the 2026 stops the day they post
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