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[Surfer Magazine] "Another epic year with about 10,000 of our favorite Santas." On the morning of Christmas Eve, surfers flocked to Kelly Slater's hometown of Cocoa Beach, Florida, for the [...]

[Florida Today Gallery - December 24, 2023] Thousands of people showed up in Cocoa Beach Florida to watch hundreds of Surfing Santas take to the water Christmas Eve morning. The [...]

[PR Newswire] Before Santa delivers toys and gifts, he's been breaking away to catch some waves on Christmas Eve morning. COCOA BEACH, Fla., Dec. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --Surfing Santas (surfingsantas.org) returns for its [...]

[Florida Today video] Citizen of the Year George Trosset perhaps needs no introduction: You've probably heard of Surfing Santas, even if you don't live in Brevard [county]. Rob Landers Malcolm [...]

[New York Post / Orlando FOX35] Surf’s up, Santa! Hundreds of surfers dressed as Kris Kringle dashed through the waves at Cocoa Beach, Fla. Sunday for a swell celebration of Surfing Santas. [...]

[Florida Today]  Countless people across the county give their time and effort each year to make life just a little bit better for their neighbors on the Space Coast, often with [...]

[Good Morning America] Scores of surfing Santas turned out along Florida’s Space Coast to ride some waves on Christmas Eve despite the freezing cold weather—and raised more than $300,000 for [...]

[AP News] COCOA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — For the surfing Santas off Florida’s central coast, the Atlantic Ocean felt more like the North Pole than the Sunshine State as temperatures [...]

[Florida Today Video] Surfing Santas founder George Trosset discusses the upcoming 2022 Christmas Eve event, along with a Surfing Santas plush toy that rocketed into space. Malcolm Denemark Florida Today [...]