From NYC to Tokyo, Santas step out to share holiday magic

A diver dressed in a Santa Claus costume swims with fish at Sunshine Aquarium during preparations for the upcoming Christmas special event in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2025.

Runners dressed as Santa Claus take part in the annual 5k Santa Dash in Liverpool, Britain, Dec. 7, 2025.

With holiday festivities officially beginning in New York with the Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Santa Claus and elves visited the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Nov. 26, 2025, in New York City.

A surfer dressed as Santa Claus surfs on the Mediterranean Sea, in Tel Aviv, Israel Dec. 2, 2025.

A pedicab driver in a Santa Claus outfit waves as he cycles past Rockefeller Center in New York City, Dec. 3, 2025.

Young participants in Santa Claus costumes take part in the traditional Santa Claus run close to the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary, on Dec. 7, 2025. Around five thousand participants took part in the run for three categories: families with children, amateurs and professional runners.

People dressed as Santa Claus place a star on a Christmas tree on the beach by the Mediterranean Sea, in Tel Aviv, Israel Dec. 2, 2025.

Christian devotees dressed as Santa Claus ride camels during a rally ahead of Christmas celebrations in Islamabad, Pakistan on Dec. 7, 2025.

An artist in a Santa Claus costume dance during a Christmas parade in Bogota, Colombia on Dec. 7, 2025.

A diver wearing a Santa Claus dress jokes with sharks and fishes at the Tropicarium aquarium in Budapest, Hungary, on Dec. 4, 2025.

A person dressed as Grinch runs through the streets as they take part in the annual 'Nikolauslauf' in Michendorf, Germany, Dec. 7, 2025.

A performer dressed as Santa Claus greets visitors as he rides his sleigh with reindeers over a traditional Christmas market with a ferris wheel in the background, in Berlin, Germany, on Dec. 8, 2025.

Participants dressed in Santa Claus costumes walk during the Osaka Santa Parade at Osaka Castle Park on Dec.7, 2025 in Osaka, Japan. The Osaka Santa Parade is a charity event for Christmas celebrations that began in 2008 as a Santa Run. The event organizers donate ticket fees from participants to a charity that distributes gifts to children battling illnesses. Approximately 4,000 people dressed as Santa Claus took part in a 4-kilometer walk around the Osaka Castle Park.

People dressed as Santa Claus and Christmas Angel arrive for the annual meeting of the rent-a-Santa Claus service in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, on Nov. 30, 2025.

People dressed as Santa Claus ride bikes as they take part in a Santa cycle in London on Dec. 6, 2025.

A member of the Watersports Club Monheim dressed as Santa Claus rides a stand-up paddle board on the Rhine river in Monheim, Germany, Dec. 6, 2025.

Members of the public dressed in santa suits take part in a fun run on Dec.7, 2025 in Edinburgh, Scotland. This years proceeds from the Edinburgh Santa Fun Run will be donated to the When You Wish Upon a Star Charity for children with life-threatening injuries.