Polar Bear Plunge Day 2024. As the name suggests, polar bear plunge or polar bear swim involves participants stripping off their winter wear and jumping into the icy waters of a lake, sea, or ocean, despite the cold. The fun place to be on new year’s day is coney island and the best way to welcome 2024 is with a dip in the atlantic!
Every year on january 1st, polar bear plunge day encourages people to take a dip in cold, freezing waters. New yorkers unafraid of braving the freezing waters of coney island will return to the ocean for the coney island polar bear plunge on new year’s day.