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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Beverly Mainstreets
Cabot St
Beverly
978-922-8558 - B
Bewitched After Dark Walking Tours
Bewitched In Salem
180 Essex Street
Salem
978-498-4061 - C
Bidwell House Museum
100 Art School Rd.
Monterey
413-528-6888 - D
BikeBus
39 Dalton Street
(tour Bus Pickup Spots In Front Of Sheraton Back Bay)
Boston
1-844-BIKEBUS - E
Billingsgate and C&C Reading Farm
6 County Road
175 East Center Street
Plympton & West Bridgewater
1-781-293-6144 - F
Billington Sea Kayak
41 Branch Point Rd.
Plymouth
800-286-0083 - G
Billy Goat Boats
25 East River Street
Orange
9785778420 - H
Bird Island Light
Sippican Harbor
Falmouth
508-748-0550 - I
Bites of Boston Food Tours
198 Tremont Street
Suite 451
Boston
617-702-2483 - J
Black Cat Tours
185 Essex Street
Salem
9782399145 - K
Black Mamba Dance Company
293 Turnpike Rd.
Westborough
2035302260 - L
Black Rose Fishing Charters
95 Central Street
Marshfield
5082691882 - M
Blackstone National Golf Club
227 Putman Hill Rd.
Sutton
508-865-2111 - N
Blackstone's of Beacon HIll
46 Charles Street
Boston
6172274646 - O
Blake Planetarium
117 Long Pond Road
Plymouth
508-830-4470 - P
Blanchard's Colonial Tavern
98 North Main Street
Route 28
Avon
508-587-2884 - Q
Blissful Meadows Golf Club
801 Chockalog Road
Uxbridge
508-278-6110 - R
Blisspoint Meadery
1 Fox Run Rd.
Bedford
(617)466-9658 - S
Blue Claw Boat Tours
Nauset Marine East, 235 Main Street
Mailing: Po Box 1707
Orleans
508-240-5783 - T
Blue Heron
950 Watertown St. Suite 8
West Newton
617-960-7956