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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Épernay Wine & Spirits
1 North Beach Street
Nantucket
508.228.2755 - B
'g' Green Design Center
28 Bates Road
28 Bates Road
Mashpee
508-477-7988 - C
119 Gallery
119 Chelmsford St.
Lowell
978-452-8138 - D
13FOREST Gallery
167a Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington
781 641-3333 - E
1699 Historic Winslow House
635 Careswell Street
Marshfield
781-837-5753 - F
1749 Court House Museum
4 Town Square
Plymouth
508-830-4075 - G
1794 Meetinghouse
Po Box 8 / 26 S Main Stree
New Salem
(413) 335-3489 - H
3D Bean
460 Harrison Avenue
Suite C15
Boston
8572332528 - I
413shirts.com
1595 East Street (inside Bbe Office Interiors)
Pittsfield
413-281-5292 - J
7 Seas Whale Watch
Seven Seas Wharf
63 Rogers St.
Gloucester
888-283-1776 - K
A.D. Makepeace Company
146 Tihonet Road
Wareham
508-295-1000 - L
A2Z Science & Learning Store
57 King Street
Northampton
4135861611 - M
Abigail Adams Birthplace
180 Norton St.
Box 147
Weymouth
781-335-4205 - N
Academy of Music - Northampton
274 Main St.
Northampton
(413) 584-9032 - O
Acushnet River Valley Golf Course
685 Main St.
Acushnet
508-998-7777 - P
Adam's Nest
379a Commercial Street
Provincetown
5084876600 - Q
Adams National Historical Park
1250 Hancock Street
Adams National Historical Park Visitor Center
Quincy
617-770-1175 - R
Addison Art Gallery
43 South Orleans Road (route 28)
Box 2756
Orleans
508-255-6200 - S
Addison Gallery of American Art
Phillips Academy
180 Main Street
Andover
978-749-4015 - T
Adolphus Busch Hall
29 Kirkland Street
Cambridge
617-495-9400