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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New Bedford
Artists Square Group Gallery
Springfield
Arts Empowering Life Foundation
Orleans
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Boston
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Worcester
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Boston
Asa Waters Mansion
Millbury
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Lanesborough
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Florence
Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail
Florence
Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
Sudbury
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Worcester
Bad Martha Farmer's Brewery
Edgartown
Bakers Island Light
Salem
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South Egremont
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West Barnstable
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Art for the Soul Art Gallery
1500 Main Street, Floor 2
Tower Square
Springfield
413-301-6314 - B
Art in the Orchard
82 Park Hill Rd
Easthampton
413-527-6186 - C
The Art Shoppe Jessart Studio
84 Court Street
Plymouth
508-662-1432 - D
Art's Dune Tours
4 Standish St.
Provincetown
800-894-1951 - E
Arthur Moniz Gallery
22 William Street
New Bedford
508-997-8644 - F
Artists Square Group Gallery
1500 Main Street
Springfield
413-301-6314 - G
Arts Empowering Life Foundation
Arts Empowering Life
Po Box 2831
Orleans
508-240-2400 - H
ArtsBoston BosTix Booths
Faneuil Hall Marketplace & Copley Square
2 Locations
Boston
(617) 262-8632 x229 - I
ArtsWorcester - Art Gallery
660 Main Street
Worcester
508-755-5142 - J
ArtWeek
270 Tremont St
Boston
(617) 532-1251 - K
Asa Waters Mansion
123 Elm Street
Po Box 421
Millbury
508-865-0855 - L
Ashuwillticook Rail Trail
Ashuwillticook Rail Trail
Lanesborough
(413) 442-8928 - M
Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail
221 Pine St.
Studio 352
Florence
413-824-6506 - N
Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail
221 Pine St
Studio 336
Florence
413.625.2870 - O
Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
680 Hudson Road
Sudbury
(978) 562-3527 - P
Assumption College
500 Salisbury Street
Worcester
508-767-7000 - Q
Bad Martha Farmer's Brewery
270 Upper Main Street
Edgartown
(508) 939-4415 - R
Bakers Island Light
Baker Island Light
Salem
978-740-0444 - S
The Barn at the Egremont Village Inn
17 Main Street
South Egremont
413-528-1570 - T
Barnstable Land Trust
1540 Main Street
West Barnstable
508-771-2585