NY – Wild Winterland At The Bronx Zoo

A year-round family-favorite destination, the City’s zoos will join in the festivities with holiday lights and decorations.

The new Wild Winterland event at the Bronx Zoo, which replaces its traditional nighttime holiday event to a more sustainable daytime feature, will take place from Saturday, December 6-Sunday, January 4.

The celebration will include holiday activities between 11.30am and 3.30pm such as storytelling at the Children’s Zoo, reindeer on Astor Court, ice carving demonstrations, costumed characters, choral performances and sea lion feedings.

Visit http://www.bronxzoo.com to learn more about this and other events.

NY – Coney Island Polar Bear Club

The annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club (polarbearclub.org) New Year’s Day Swim has been a New York City tradition since 1903. The event attracts swarms of spectators to watch the hundreds of swimmers take an icy dip in the Atlantic to raise money for charity. Similarly on Staten Island in Early December the Polar Plunge will see thousands plunge into the winter waters to raise money for the Special Olympics (specialolympicsny.org) from Great Kills Beach at National Gateway Park.