Saint Nicholas 2022
Peter Balogh

Meet this year’s Krewe of Krampus honorary Saint Nicholas, Peter L. Balogh, visiting us from San Francisco.

Peter grew up in New York City, the son of Hungarian immigrants who fled Soviet oppression in 1956. After graduating from the renowned Bronx High School of Science, he attended Harvard University where he received a degree in American History & Literature and graduated cum laude with an honors thesis on Mark Twain.

After Harvard, Mr. Balogh taught before attending law school at Golden Gate University in San Francisco. Immediately upon passing the Bar Exam, Mr. Balogh opened his own general law practice in San Francisco which he has had now for almost 30 years.

Peter L. Balogh
San Francisco, California

Mr. Balogh is now General Deputy of the U.S. Delegation to the Federation of European Carnival Cities (F.E.C.C.), the largest Carnival organization in the world. Through the F.E.C.C. he has explored many Carnival traditions all over Europe, Brazil and the Caribbean.

Besides being a lawyer, Mr. Balogh has served on the Board of Directors of Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc. (MNC), a fifty-year-old, non-profit organization in San Francisco that provides head start services to children, feeds senior citizens and provides other services to troubled youth in the community. He has also been Chairman of the Cultural Arts Committee of MNC, which produced Carnival San Francisco, the largest multi-cultural festival and parade in California held each Memorial Day in the Mission District, featuring a broad range of artists and performers. In his role as Chairman, he has overseen the production of the Carnival parade and festival and has helped produce four King and Queen Shows for Carnival San Francisco. Mr. Balogh is now General Deputy of the U.S. Delegation to the Federation of European Carnival Cities (F.E.C.C.), the largest Carnival organization in the world. Through the F.E.C.C. he has explored many Carnival traditions all over Europe, Brazil and the Caribbean. He is also of counsel to that group and acts as International Ambassador for Carnival San Francisco.

Because of his experience in art and music promotion, Mr. Balogh has formed Global Art Productions to promote the growth and cross-cultural migration of artists and musicians. In that capacity he has worked with many artists from all over the world. Peter splits his time between San Francisco, Europe and the Caribbean.