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.
Épernay Wine & Spirits
Nantucket
3D Bean
Boston
A2Z Science & Learning Store
Northampton
Adam's Nest
Provincetown
Addison Art Gallery
Orleans
Annie's Book Stop of Worcester
Worcester
Art in the Orchard
Easthampton
Bay Spirit Tours
Hyannis
Berkshire Horseworks
Richmond
Berkshire Roots
Pittsfield
Berkshirecat Records
Dlaton
Boatsetter
Boston
Boston Cape Cod KOA
Middleborough
Boston Charter Bus Company
Boston
Boston Ghosts
Boston
Boston Honey Company
Holliston
Boston Sculptors Gallery
Boston
Boston Women's Market
Boston
Bostonprivateguide
Brookline
Breakheart Reservation
Saugus
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Épernay Wine & Spirits
1 North Beach Street
Nantucket
508.228.2755 - B
3D Bean
460 Harrison Avenue
Suite C15
Boston
8572332528 - C
A2Z Science & Learning Store
57 King Street
Northampton
4135861611 - D
Adam's Nest
379a Commercial Street
Provincetown
5084876600 - E
Addison Art Gallery
43 South Orleans Road (route 28)
Box 2756
Orleans
508-255-6200 - F
Annie's Book Stop of Worcester
65 James Street
Worcester
508-796-5613 - G
Art in the Orchard
82 Park Hill Rd
Easthampton
413-527-6186 - H
Bay Spirit Tours
180 Ocean St
Hyannis
5087710107 - I
Berkshire Horseworks
101 Patton Road
Richmond
413-698-3700 - J
Berkshire Roots
501a Dalton Avenue
Pittsfield
4135539333 - K
Berkshirecat Records
63 Flansburg Ave
Dlaton
413-212-3974 - L
Boatsetter
Pier 8
Boston
(305) 600-5435 - M
Boston Cape Cod KOA
438 Plymouth Street
Middleborough
508-947-6435 - N
Boston Charter Bus Company
318 E St #2
Boston
617-314-7577 - O
Boston Ghosts
60 School St
Boston
(857) 314-0333 - P
Boston Honey Company
45 Chestnut St.
Holliston
5084296872 - Q
Boston Sculptors Gallery
486 Harrison Ave
Boston
617-482-7781 - R
Boston Women's Market
The Charles River Speedway
525 Western Ave
Boston
8603072476 - S
Bostonprivateguide
165 Newton Street
Brookline
6173064877 - T
Breakheart Reservation
177 Forest Street
Saugus
7812314044