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Wrightsville Plunge

A New Year's Day noon dash into the Atlantic beside Oceanic Pier, with a costume contest and a surf-shop after-party.

Fun Run Atlas · North Carolina

Holiday and seasonal · Wrightsville Beach, NC

Wrightsville Plunge is a holiday fun run in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, with a verified date of January 1, 2027.

ConfirmedFamily friendlyCostumes encouraged

When: Fri, Jan 1, 2027
Start 12:00
January 1 (New Year's Day)
Where: Oceanic Pier (north side)
703 S Lumina Ave
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480 · New Hanover
Directions
Entry: $35 through Oct 31, 2026, rising to $40 then $45; $20 ages 12 and under
Organized by: Communities In Schools of Cape Fear
12th annual in 2027

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What to expect

polar-plunge
costume-contest
new-years
ocean

2026 Season completed

Thu, Jan 1, 2026

2027 Confirmed

Fri, Jan 1, 2027

Checked Sun, Oct 4, 2026 against the official source.

About the run

Costumed participants charge into the ocean at noon on January 1, then celebrate at South End Surf Shop. Shuttles run from Wrightsville Beach Park.

The run

Distances: plunge
Occasion: New Year's Day
Season: Winter
Benefits: Communities In Schools of Cape Fear

Nearby

Sources

Official site official
CIS Cape Fear event page official

Details checked against the race’s own pages on Sun, Oct 4, 2026.