Make an eye-popping icy splash and plunge into 2026 at the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge! Shimmy and shiver and dance your way down the beach into the Atlantic Ocean as Fogo Azul turns up the heat to drum up plungers’ courage with sizzling funky big bashing beats of Brazil. What a way to start the new year!

Celebrating their 123rd year, the Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year’s Day Plunge welcomes thousands of BRRRRave souls from NY and all around the globe to check off one of the "coolest" events on their bucket list! A great way for everyone to get involved in supporting this local non-profit organization. Every dollar donated helps make a difference!

Open to the public— anyone with the courage can join in the plunge. Register HERE!

***Fogo Azul*** performs around 11:00AM, cheering participants into the waves!