Happy New Year, Massachusetts: MA Events This Weekend

MASSACHUSETTS — It isn't so much a question of what there is to do in the Boston area and beyond, but rather, what should locals do?

Welcome to Patch's latest weekly roundup of highlight-worthy events across the city and surrounding areas. We've compiled them into one, easy-to-follow list, for your weekend planning.

It's the weekend to celebrate the beginning of a new year, which, as you can imagine, means parties, fireworks and polar plunges dominate the plans for the weekend.

From Cape Cod to Boston and beyond, here's where you can ring in the new year.

And that's just a taste of the weekend ahead. Here are the events to know:

If you would like to submit an event for consideration, email montana.samuels@patch.com.

Friday

• First Light Weekend — Provincetown
• Yippee Ki Yay at The Huntington Theater (through Sunday) — Boston
• The Nutcracker at Citizens Bank Opera House — Boston

Sunday

• New Year's Eve Fireworks — Provincetown
• First Night Chatham — Chatham
• First Night Boston — Boston
• New Year’s Eve on the Cochituate Rail Trail — Natick
• Patriot Place First Night Celebration — Foxborough
• Boston Harbor’s Waterfront Ice Sculpture Stroll — Boston

Monday

• Swampscott New Year's Day Polar Plunge — Swampscott
• Massachusetts First Day Hikes — Statewide
• Provincetown Polar Bear Plunge — Provincetown
• Freeze The Day Polar Plunge — Mashpee