Coney Island is the fun place to be on New Year’s Day and the best way to welcome 2025 is with a dip in the Atlantic! Join or watch the Coney Island Polar Bear Club's 122nd Annual New Year’s Day Plunge on January 1st from 11 AM until 1 PM. The party starts on the Boardwalk at 10 AM.
In an oral history interview recorded for the Coney Island History Project, Polar Bear Club member Naum Barash says of his winter swims: "You come out feeling like a newborn, like you were born just a second ago." Over 4,300 people participated in the 2024 Plunge. There is no fee to participate but all funds raised help support local non-profits offering environmental, educational, and cultural programming including the Alliance for Coney Island, Coney Island History Project, Coney Island USA, Coney Island YMCA, New York Aquarium and more.
Please visit the event website to register in advance for the Coney Island New Year's Day Polar Plunge or make a donation.
Photo Credit: Dan Turkewitz via @coney_island_polarbear_club
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