Just as the chaos of the holiday season mounts to its apex, the Reno downtown bar district will get its annual visit from over 3000 pub-crawling Santas, and various other holiday spirited costumes, ready to spread Christmas cheer for charity.

The evening begins precisely at 730pmish at several locations, where red-suit clad men and women meet to pick up their maps and joyfully wassail through the downtown district, stopping at over 30 selected locations, bringing the joy of giving to revelers along the way.

The charity event, free to participants, is expected to bring in about $5,000 to donorschoose.org. The participating venues along the route are asked to donate to the "Claus,:" and as a reward for their generosity, they receive a visit from the crawlers.

The evening pauses for a moment to sing Christmas carols under the Reno Arch at midnight, and then the decking of the halls continues until dawn's early light.