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Annual Polar Bear Plunge

Name: Annual Polar Bear Plunge
Start: 2025-01-05T05:08:41.812Z
End: 2025-01-05T05:08:44.189Z

Saturday, January 4, 2025 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Hwy., Santa Monica

OCEAN PLUNGE FREE, POOL ADMISSION $10

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A person in a polar bear costume runs toward the water from the beach alongside a group of people in bathing suits, ranging from young children to middle-aged adults.

To be fair, a polar bear plunge in California is a bit weak compared to say these people who jumped into Lake Michigan in Chicago last week. You will not see me jumping in the freezing Pacific (last temp check: 57 degrees! brrr!), but if this is your thing, give yourself a shocking start to the new year among other cold water enthusiasts with a run to the ocean and a 300-yard buoy swim from Annenberg Beach House. Then follow it up with a dip in the (heated!) pool.

Written by our Best Things To Do columnist, Laura Hertzfeld. See her full columns here.