{"id":87125,"date":"2025-12-17T20:52:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T20:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/87125\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T20:52:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T20:52:11","slug":"bad-santas-can-compete-in-bar-olympics-next-weekend-in-st-pete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/87125\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Bad Santas&#8217; can compete in bar Olympics next weekend in St. Pete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" data-attachment-id=\"348878\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/bad-santas-can-compete-in-bar-olympics-next-week-in-st-pete\/attachment\/do-this-elf-off-tampa-bay-club-sport-facebook-122525\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/do-this-elf-off-tampa-bay-club-sport-Facebook-122525.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2023 Active Endeavors Inc.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bad Santa Bar Olympics\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Last year\u2019s Bad Santa Bar Olympics in St. Petersburg, Florida.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/do-this-elf-off-tampa-bay-club-sport-Facebook-122525.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/do-this-elf-off-tampa-bay-club-sport-Facebook-122525.jpg?fit=780%2C585&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/do-this-elf-off-tampa-bay-club-sport-Facebook-122525.jpg\" alt=\"A lively outdoor photo showing a group of four smiling young adults posing behind a person dressed in a full Grinch costume, who is crouching in the foreground wearing a Santa suit and a grey cap. The group stands on artificial turf, and a fence in the background displays banners for &quot;The Rec Dec St. Pete.&quot; A &quot;Club Sport&quot; logo is visible in the bottom right corner.\" class=\"wp-image-348878\"  \/>Last year\u2019s Bad Santa Bar Olympics in St. Petersburg, Florida. Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set?vanity=TampaBayClubSport&amp;set=a.1021912903297596\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TampaBayClubSport \/ Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What does Santa do to let loose the weekend after Christmas? Apparently, relive his college days. <\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay Club Sport hosts a \u201cBad Santa\u201d bar Olympics at Rec Dec St. Pete, where teams of four compete in classic bar games. Beverages will be provided for events that need them, and each team gets eight free drink tickets. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabayclubsport.com\/league\/93197\/details\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Competitors can register alone for $30 or as a team of four for $120 for \u201cBad Santa\u2019 Bar Olympics, happening Saturday, Dec. 27 in St. Petersburg.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/tampa\/NewsletterSignup\/Page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAiECLjru3gB6BLYKOKFLfkVZsqFAgKIhAi467t4AegS2CjihS35FWb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/@c\/1599764?s=01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CreativeLoafingTampa\/\" 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size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u2018Bad Santas\u2019 can compete in bar Olympics next weekend in St. Pete\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"   data-attachment-id=\"348878\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/bad-santas-can-compete-in-bar-olympics-next-week-in-st-pete\/attachment\/do-this-elf-off-tampa-bay-club-sport-facebook-122525\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/do-this-elf-off-tampa-bay-club-sport-Facebook-122525.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2023 Active Endeavors 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noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766004731_900_Kwanzaa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"St. Pete Youth Farm hosts a free first night of Kwanzaa party next week\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"   data-attachment-id=\"348870\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/st-pete-youth-farm-hosts-a-free-first-night-of-kwanzaa-party-next-week\/attachment\/kwanzaa\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kwanzaa.jpg?fit=1536%2C1273&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1536,1273\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/activists-fight-mosaics-moot-argument-over-radioactive-byproduct-in-polk-county-roads\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_2415726813-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Activists fight Mosaic\u2019s \u2018moot\u2019 argument over radioactive byproduct in Polk County roads\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"   data-attachment-id=\"348867\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/activists-fight-mosaics-moot-argument-over-radioactive-byproduct-in-polk-county-roads\/attachment\/mosaicriverviewplantintampaflorida-factoryforhandlingand\/\" 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No use without permission.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Mosaic,Riverview,Plant,In,Tampa,,Florida.,Factory,For,Handling,And&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mosaic,Riverview,Plant,In,Tampa,,Florida.,Factory,For,Handling,And\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mosaic\u2019s Riverview plant&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_2415726813-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_2415726813-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tIn its challenge, the Center for Biological Diversity cited concerns about radon emissions and potential air and groundwater pollution.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"collection-link has-small-font-size\">This article appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/collections\/dec-18-24-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dec. 18 \u2013 24, 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSelene San Felice is managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Prior to joining CL in 2025, she started the Axios Tampa Bay newsletter and worked for her hometown paper, The Capital in Annapolis,&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/selene\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Selene San Felice\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Last year\u2019s Bad Santa Bar Olympics in St. Petersburg, Florida. 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