It’s not too early to start planning for 2026, and registration is officially open to bring in the new year the Brooklyn way — at the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge.

Since 1903, the club has been hosting a public New Year’s Day Plunge for all brave souls to welcome in the New Year.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — When the water temperature is at ...

People plunge into freezing Lake Michigan during Chicago Polar Bear Club 24th annual Polar Plunge event at Oak Street Beach on Jan. 25, 2025. The event was sold out after selling 1,000 tickets. People ...

Get ready, New York, as one of the city’s most beloved events enters its 123rd year. Registration for the 2026 Coney Island ...

Amy Detwiler didn’t just run into the cold waters of the St. Joseph River on Sunday afternoon. The Fort Wayne resident ran in dressed in a full-body green squid costume that had dangling tentacles and ...

HARDY swimmers are preparing to brave the icy waters of the Irish Sea at a New Year’s Eve dip. The annual event in Whitehaven hosted by the Polar Bear Club raises thousands of pounds for charity each ...

CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (WABC) -- With ongoing concerns regarding mass gatherings amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coney Island Polar Bear Club announced their decision to cancel what would have been ...

Before there was a Polar Bear Plunge on New Year's Day in Milwaukee, there was the Milwaukee Polar Bear Club. And its members didn't just dive into frigid Lake Michigan on the first day of the year.

While most of us drink and dance and make regrettable decisions, members of the Polar Bear Club all over the world ring in the new year with a life-affirming plunge into icy ocean water. And that ...