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Annual Polar Bear Plunge

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.
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Courtesy Annenberg Community Beach House
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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

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.

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