Long Island Polar Plunges to join
A participant in the Town of Brookhaven Polar Plunge at Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai in November of 2022. Credit: Tom Lambui
Polar plunges are practically a rite of passage on Long Island, where the fun usually plays out several weekends between winter and the spring thaw. Expect to pay a registration fee to participate or get donations to sponsor your plunge. You'll want to register in advance so you're kept up to date on fundraising goals and any last-minute event changes.
FEBRUARY
LONG BEACH POLAR BEAR SUPER BOWL SPLASH
Riverside Boulevard, Long Beach
Benefits Make-A-Wish Foundation, noon Feb. 11.
Cost Donation
More info 212-957-9474, ext. 4583, wish.org/newyork.
NORTH HEMPSTEAD POLAR PLUNGE
North Hempstead Beach Park, 175 W. Shore Rd., Port Washington
Benefits the athletes of the Special Olympics; raise at least $150 and receive an official plunge sweatshirt, 9 a.m. registration, plunge at 10 a.m. Feb. 3.
Participants at the Town of Brookhaven Polar Plunge at Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai. Credit: Tom Lambui
Cost Donation
More info 631-254-1465, polarplungeny.org.
MARCH
POLAR PLUNGE
Long Beach, 552 Long Beach Rd., St. James
Be cold for a cause for the Smithtown Children's Foundation. All registered will receive a commemorative T-shirt, 1 p.m. registration, plunge at 2 p.m. March 2.
Ella Winters, 10, from Manhattan, exits the water while participating in the East Hampton Hurricane Swim Team Annual Polar Bear Plunge at Main Beach in East Hampton on Jan. 1, 2023. Credit: Gordon M. Grant
Cost $30 for single dip, $50 for two, $25 for group of 5 or more.
More info 516-521-7234, smithtownchildrensfoundation.com/events
TOWN OF OYSTER BAY POLAR PLUNGE
Tobay Beach, Ocean Parkway east of Jones Beach, off Wantagh Parkway, Massapequa
Benefits the athletes of the Special Olympics; raise at least $150 and receive an official plunge sweatshirt, 9 a.m. registration, plunge at 11 a.m. March 23.
Cost Donation
More info 631-254-1465, polarplungeny.org
