# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Panhandle Polar Plunge
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 10:30 am
- **Event Description**: The 2026 Polar Plunge Season has arrived, and this year we’re eating cold for breakfast! ❄️?

? Register now and help Special Olympics athletes.
Sign up: https://www.classy.org/campaign/panhandle-polar-plunge-2026/c752484

Participants raise pledges leading up to the event, and every dollar helps provide year-round, inclusive programming for Special Olympics Nebraska athletes in sports, health, education, and leadership.


❄️ What the Polar Plunge Is

The Polar Plunge is a statewide fundraiser where plungers raise pledges and then take an icy dip to support Special Olympics Nebraska. It’s a welcoming, spirited celebration that brings communities together in support of inclusion.


❄️ What to Expect

Plungers must raise a minimum of $50 to participate. Costumes are encouraged, and Panhandle will award:
• ? Top 3 Fundraisers
• ? Best Costume


The celebration continues immediately after the plunge at YMCA Camp.


Event Schedule

9:30 AM – Check-in begins
10:30 AM – Plunge begins
Post-Plunge – Party at YMCA Camp


2026 Polar Plunge Incentives

• $75 – Long-Sleeved T-Shirt
• $250 – Crewneck Sweatshirt
• $500 – Polar Plunge Throw Blanket & Campfire Mug
• $1,000 – Polar Plunge Sweater Fleece Vest
• $3,000 – Polar Plunge Solo Stove Tabletop Smokeless Fire Pit & Campfire Sticks
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/scottsbluff/panhandle-polar-plunge/200029359591312
- **Event Categories**: nonprofit, sports, health-wellness, parties, it, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 59

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029359591312?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=scottsbluff-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Scottsbluff
- **state**: NE
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Trails West YMCA Camp
- **lat**: 41.852379800135
- **long**: -103.68729298704
- **full address**: Trails West YMCA Camp, Scottsbluff, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Special Olympics Nebraska (https://allevents.in/org/special-olympics-nebraska/21605806)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 10:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Trails West YMCA Camp, Scottsbluff, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Special Olympics Nebraska
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** nonprofit, sports, health-wellness, parties, it, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Panhandle Polar Plunge ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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