Everybody In!
Every New Year’s Day, Kelowna plunges into Okanagan Lake so people of every ability can experience the outdoors the other 364 days of the year.
12th annual · An Adaptive Adventures event
Kelowna Polar Bear Dip: New Year’s Day 2027
When
Friday, January 1, 2027
Check-in
1pm
Dip
2pm sharp
Where
Tugboat Beach, Waterfront Park
Liability Waiver
LIABILITY WAIVER: All participants must sign our liability waiver. Fill it out after registering to skip the line!
Everybody
means
everybody!
For a lot of people with disabilities, a lake or a trail feels like a place other people go. Adaptive Adventures changes that with adaptive bikes, kayaks, trail riders and guides who know how to make it work.
The Polar Bear Dip helps pay for it. Every dollar raised on January 1 gets someone out on the water, the trail, or the snow in 2027.
"The staff and volunteers were amazing! Their support turned impossible moments into unforgettable triumphs. This trip was lifechanging, and everyone with a disability should have the opportunity to experience it.”
Jenna, Participant
Kelowna has zero polar bears.
On January 1 it gets about 500. Every one of them is raising money for adaptive outdoor programs across the Okanagan. Some will go into the lake in a beach wheelchair with a volunteer beside them.
Photography graciously provided by:
@gone_west_photography
@melbaczuk
@reidschretlen
@gone_west_photography @melbaczuk @reidschretlen
Four ways in
01
Raise it
Your friends will pay good money to watch you freeze. Start a page, share it, and every dollar goes to adaptive programs.
02
Bring your team
Real polar bears dip alone. Ours bring the whole office. Teams get a shared page, a leaderboard spot and a shot at the Frozen Cup.
03
Dress for it
Swimsuit optional - costume strongly encouraged! Adaptive Adventures participants are the judges, so play to the toughest crowd on the beach.
04
Stay on land? Still in!
Dry guests welcome. Donate to a dipper, cheer from the beach, or take a volunteer shift. Somebody has to hold the towels.
Rewards & Awards!
Top Team Fundraiser
Probably More
But you’ll have to show up to find out!
Best Costume
Top Fundraising Individual
See you in the lake!
Adaptive Adventures and the Kelowna Polar Bear Dip are supported by
