CONEY ISLAND — The 122nd Annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year’s Day Plunge started at 11 a.m. on Jan. 1, gathering more than 4,000 people.

Jan. 1 dawned a balmy 48 degrees. The Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year’s Day Plunge attracted thousands of New Yorkers ready to start the year with a shock to their systems.

San Diego CA - January 1: People take part in the annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge at La Jolla Shores on Monday, January 1, 2024 in San Diego, CA. Hundreds of people braved the not so cold ...

It has been a challenging time for the San Diego Zoo, where three beloved animals — Kalluk, a polar bear; Nicky, a giraffe; ...

As part of Ujima’s “Healing the Healers” activation, 70+ people gathered on Inkwell Beach with the iconic Polar Bears to take part in a decades-old ritual.

Contests include Biggest Polar Bear Splash, Oldest Polar Bear and Best Polar Bear Hat. After the plunge, warm up with a hot drink. Participants pay $8 to $45 depending on the amount of swag they want.

Flores-Deter, Elenbaas and Johnson were among a record crowd of 540 people who ran, walked or jumped into the lake in Waukegan’s 25th-annual Polar Bear Plunge Monday at the city’s beach in ...

Ari Darmon of Arlington, Va., celebrates as he exits the water following a plunge during the 2023 Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge at Sandy Point State Park on Saturday, February 4, 2023.

Ari Darmon of Arlington, Va., celebrates as he exits the water following a plunge during the 2023 Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge at Sandy Point State Park on Saturday, February 4, 2023.

Hundreds of people prepare to brave the frigid air and water temperatures during the 2021 New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2021, at Sanders Beach in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.