Massachusetts invented the First Night celebration, and is also at the forefront of creating First Day activities for residents and visitors to enjoy on January 1st each year. From yoga to frisbee golf, and from road races to outdoor hikes, here is a selection of First Day activities in Massachusetts.
Relax with Yoga
The New Bedford Whaling Museum offers a meditation and yoga session appropriate for all levels.
Golf in January!
Check out the 8th annual New Year’s Day Disc Golf Tournament in Oaks Bluff, Martha’s Vineyard. It’s a growing sport that is played with a Frisbee, not a golf ball.
Have a Toast
White’s of Westford is offering a Champagne Brunch Buffet from 11am to 1pm to help jump start your New Year.
Cool Jazz & Ice Sculptures
Boston First Night continues through to First Day with live music, dance and magic performances starting at 11 am and continuing till 4pm in Copley Square, Boston Common as well as Berklee College of Music and the Prudential Center.
Sprint into the New Year
There are nine 5K road races in Massachusetts on January 1, in Whitinsviille, Sandwich, Norwood, Seekonk, Lowell, Westfield, Salisbury, Needham and North Falmouth.
Go Indie
The Gateway City Arts in Holyoke presents Rubblebucket, an Indie Music and Dance group from Brooklyn, to rock the house, starting at 8 pm.
First Day Hikes
The Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) has scheduled First Day Hikes in eleven state parks located in Boston, Uxbridge, Topsfield, Saugus, Milton, South Carver, Hull, Brewster, Waquoit, Lanesborough and Turners Fall.
Harbor Swim
If welcoming the New Year means diving into cold water, then check out the annual Polar Bear Plunge with the L Street Brownies in South Boston, or the hearty folks in Provincetown.
Art Exploration
Take a Gallery Tour at the Mass MoCA in North Adams, from 11 am to 5 pm. On display, Xu Bing’s monumental Phoenix, a display of birds fabricated from construction sites in urban China.
Historic Brunch
Combine the past and the future with a First Day Brunch at Old Sturbridge Village, a replica historic village from the 19th century.
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Cape Cod Children's Museum
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'g' Green Design Center
28 Bates Road
28 Bates Road
Mashpee
508-477-7988 - B
Cape Kaleidoscopes
3 Central Square, P.o. Box 518
Mashpee Commons
Mashpee
877-319-0661 - C
The Club at New Seabury
95 Shore Dr. West
Mashpee
508-539-8322 - D
Lowell Holly
South Sandwich Rd.
Sandwich
508.636.4693 - E
Mashpee Commons
38 Nathan Ellis Highway
P.o. Box 1530
Mashpee
508-477-5400 - F
MOCEAN
34 Steeple Street
Mashpee Commons
Mashpee
508-477-1774 - G
South Cape Beach State Park
Great Oak Rd.
Mashpee
508-457-0495 - H
Boys & Girls Club of Cape Cod
31 Frank E. Hicks Dr.
Mashpee
508) 477-8845 - I
Cape Cod Children's Museum
577 Great Neck Rd. South
Mashpee
508-539-8788 - J
Cape Light Charters
14 Ashmut Ave.
Mashpee
781-696-3099 - K
CapeKids
Mashpee Commons
16 Central Square
Mashpee
508-477-0169 - L
The Chocolate Rose
628 Main St, Suite A
Mashpee
(774) 238-7020 - M
Cranberry Collective
10 Joy Street
Mashpee
508-477-1350 - N
J Miller, Pictureframer & Gallery
681 Falmouth Road
Mashpee
(508) 539-3888 - O
J Miller, Pictureframer and Gallery
681 Falmouth Rd Suite A15
Deer Crossing Marketplace
Mashpee
508-539-3888 - P
The Lanes Bowl & Bistro
9 Greene St.
Mashpee
(774) 228-2291 - Q
Market Street Bookshop
31 Market Street
Mashpee
508-539-6985 - R
Mashpee Chamber of Commerce
Rts. 28 And 151
Mashpee
800-423-6274 - S
Mashpee River Woodlands
Quinaquisset Avenue And Meetinghouse Road
Mashpee
508.636.4693 - T
Mashpee Wampanoag Museum
414 Main Street
Mashpee
508-477-9339