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 "The Rec Dec St. Pete." A "Club Sport" logo is visible in the bottom right corner.
Last year’s Bad Santa Bar Olympics in St. Petersburg, Florida. Credit: TampaBayClubSport / Facebook

What does Santa do to let loose the weekend after Christmas? Apparently, relive his college days.

Tampa Bay Club Sport hosts a “Bad Santa” 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.

Competitors can register alone for $30 or as a team of four for $120 for “Bad Santa’ Bar Olympics, happening Saturday, Dec. 27 in St. Petersburg.

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This article appears in Dec. 18 – 24, 2025.

Selene 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,...