Polar Bear Swim and Challenge
2026 Polar Bear Swim Location, Dates, and Times
More information can be found on the Polar Bear Swim and Challenge webpage.
Registration opening soon!
Sat., February 21: 11:45 a.m., 12:45 p.m. and 1:45 p.m.
Sun., February: 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Sat., February 21: 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m.
Swim assessments are available at the YMCA whenever "Family Play" is listed on their pool schedule. To view their pool schedule and book a time to take your swim assessment, visit the YMCA of the Triangle's schedule page, then scroll down to "Pool Schedules," filter the category to "Family Play" and change the location to a pool near you. Upon arrival, please head to the front desk for assistance in directing you to the lifeguard's office. You can take the swim assessment even if you are not a member of the YMCA.
Carrboro-Chapel Hill Holiday Parade
Kick off the holiday season by walking in the Carrboro-Chapel Hill Community Holiday Parade with Crews from all over the Triangle!
Y Guides and Trailblazers are invited to join a group of seasoned parade walkers. Bring the whole family to participate! You're encouraged to wear festive gear (Santa hats, reindeer antlers, holiday sweaters etc.) and Y Guides Crews are encouraged to wear vests and make Crew banners. As a bonus, all Y Guides walkers will earn a patch!
Only one person from each Crew should complete this form.
Make sure to include the number of people who will be in your group (including any non Y Guides, such as family members), a primary email address, and a mobile number for coordination.
The 2025 Carrboro-Chapel Hill Community Holiday Parade will be on Saturday, December 6 at 10:00 am. Additional details will be sent out closer to the event date, but plan to arrive with your full group between 8:30am - 9:00am.
Sign Up HERE
Cary Jaycees-Christmas Parade 2025
Kick-off the holiday season by walking in the Cary Christmas Parade with crews from all over the Triangle!
Y Guides and Trailblazers are invited to join a group of seasoned parade walkers on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 1 - 4 p.m. (the parade starts at 2 p.m., but parade walkers must arrive to line up at 1 p.m.).
Bring the whole family to participate! Each family should plan to bring two bags of candy to hand out to the parade attendees. You're encouraged to wear festive gear (Santa hats, reindeer ears, etc.), and Y Guides crews are encouraged to wear vests and make crew banners. And plus, all Y Guides walkers will earn a patch!
Sign Up Here
Y Guides at Triangle Rock Club
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Join us on Sunday, December 7 from 6 - 8 p.m. at Triangle Rock Club - Durham as we host a Y Guides only climbing night. Registration for each father-child pair is $25, additional climbers in your group can register for $12.50. You'll leave with new skills and confidence, as well as a patch! Spend an evening rock climbing at Triangle Rock Club! Triangle Rock Club is an ideal place to expand your horizons, stretch your limits and build your confidence alongside other Y Guides. Triangle Rock Club1010 Martin Luther King Jr Parkway, Durham, NC 27713 Sunday, December 7th 6-8 p.m. |
Story Time at the State Capitol
Come to the North Carolina State Capitol Saturday, November 8 to join historians reading children’s books about the state’s Revolutionary history! Staff from the North Carolina Historical Research and Publications office will read Within Our Power: The Story of the Edenton Ladies' Tea Party and Blue’s March: An Overmountain Men Tale.
Both books will be available for purchase.
Readings will take place in the Capitol at 11:30 am, 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm.
This event is free and open to all; no registration necessary.
Story Time is presented in partnership with Y Guides of the Triangle. Local Y Guides and their families are encouraged to attend if you aren’t already headed to a Third-Year Fall Outing overnight – the first 50 Y Guides in the Capitol will get a free Capitol patch! (After 50, patches will be sold to participants for $1.00 each.)
The Capitol is a State Historic Sites within the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, and located at 1 East Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC.
To learn more about the Capitol, please visit www.historicsites.nc.gov/capitol.”
Carolina Hurricanes- Y guides Night
Celebrate Y Guides Night with your Carolina Hurricanes at the Lenovo Center! You'll enjoy significant savings off the box office price, a Hurricanes Patch, recognition for your Crew on the Canes' brand new video board.
PURCHASE TICKETS
You can purchase tickets online by visiting
CONTACT
To add your Crew name on our scoreboard and/or if you have any questions on group seating of 10 or more, please contact:
Mack Stewart, Group Event & Suite Sales
MackS@CarolinaHurricanes.com
(919) 861-5458
Upcoming games
Sunday, Nov. 30 vs. Calgary Flames 5pm
Sunday, Dec. 7 vs. San Jose Sharks 5pm
Sunday, Dec. 14 vs. Philadelphia Flyers 5pm
Monday, Jan. 19 vs. Buffalo Sabres 1:30pm
Sunday, Feb. 1 vs. Los Angeles Kings 3pm
Saturday, Mar. 28 vs. New Jersey Devils 5pm
Sunday, Mar. 29 vs. Montreal Canadiens 5pm