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Brooklyn Ice Skating Guide

'Tis the season to get out and ice skate with friends and family!

By Meredith Kurnov, Editor & Publisher of Macaroni Kid Brooklyn NW November 15, 2024

Ice skating rinks are starting to open for the season! An ice skating outing is a magical way to get outside and make the most of the cooling weather with your kiddos! Check out our roundup of local rinks below including some exciting new rinks opening this season! For added safety, bring or rent a helmet and wrist guards. Then follow up your skate efforts with a belly-warming serving of hot chocolate!




⛸️ ArtRink at Brooklyn Children’s Museum (Crown Heights)

  • Now open! November 14 – late March
  • Hours: Wednesday-Friday 2-5pm, Saturdays and Sundays 10am-5pm
  • Cost: $5 per person ($3 BCM members) including sock bootees + $15 general admission. Visit brooklynkids.org/artrink to learn more and get tickets.



⛸️ LeFrak Center at Lakeside Prospect Park (Prospect Lefferts Gardens)

  • Now open! November 10 – early April
  • Hours:
    • Covered rink: Mon – Thurs: 11am – 4:30pm, Friday: 11am – 8:30pm, Saturday: 1pm – 8:30pm, Sunday: 12:30pm – 6pm
    • Open air rink: Mon – Thurs: 11am – 7pm, Friday: 11am – 8:30pm, Saturday: 11am – 8:30pm, Sunday: 11am – 7pm
  • Cost: $10.60 weekdays, $15.25 weekends, $10.35 skate rental, $27.20 skate aid rental (lockers, bag check, helmets, elbow/knee pads also available for rental)



⛸️ Abe Stark Rink (Coney Island)

  • Now open! Open October 12 – Sunday, March 30, 2025
  • Hours: Saturdays, Sundays & select holidays 12:30-3:30pm (11/29, 12/26-30, 12/31, 1/1, 1/20, 2/17-21. Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas)
  • Cost: $13 admission, $7 skate rentals


⛸️ Skate at Domino Park (Williamsburg)

  • Opening November 25! Will be open through March
  • Hours: Monday - Friday from 12PM to 9PM and Saturday – Sunday from 9AM to 9PM.
  • Cost: 
    • Mon/Tues/Thurs: $18 admission ($75 min session), $12 admission for NYC residents (ID required), $12 skate rental
    • Half-price Wed: $9 admission ($75 min session), $6 admission for NYC residents (ID required), $6 skate rental
    • Fri-Sun: $22 admission ($75 min session), $16 admission for NYC residents (ID required), $12 skate rental



⛸️ Roebling Rink in Brooklyn Bridge Park (Brooklyn Heights)

  • Opening Monday, November 25! (Through February 2, 2025)
  • Hours: Monday – Thursday 2pm – 9pm, Friday –Sunday 10am –10pm
  • Cost: $10 per person. 10% Discount on purchase of 10+ tickets.



⛸️ Industry City Ice Rink (Sunset Park)

  • Opening Friday, November 29! (through early March)
  • Hours: Thu-Fri 4pm  – 8pm, Sat-Sun 12 – 8pm
  • Cost: $10 Thursdays includes admission and rentals, $16 Friday-Sunday. $40 VIP tickets also available.
  • $15 ticket, $10 skate rental (skate aids, helmet, bag check also available)

NYC rinks, a subway ride away:




⛸️ The Rink at Bryant Park (Midtown)

  • Now Open! October 25 – March 2
  • Hours: 8am-10pm daily, 8am-12am on most weekends and holidays
  • Cost: FREE if you byo skates and reserve in advance, $20-36 with skate rental depending on the day



⛸️ The Rink at Rockefeller Center (Midtown)

  • Now open! October 12 – late March
  • Hours: Daily 9am-12am
  • Cost: $21+ for ages 6+, $11+ for ages 0-5 depending on the date/time/age. Skate rentals are  $12.



⛸️ Wollman Rink (Central Park)

  • Now open! October 26 – March 15
  • Hours: Mon/Tues 10am-2:30pm | Wed/Thurs 10am-9pm | Fri/Sat 10am-10pm | Sun & holidays 10am-9pm
  • Cost: $12 skate rentals | Off-peak admission: $15 adults, $10 kids 4-12 & seniors | Peak admission: $27 adult, $10 kids 2-12 & seniors  | Prime admission: $38 adult, $10 kids 2-12 & senior



⛸️ Ice Rink: The Dead Rabbit at Pier 17 (The Seaport)                                        

  • NEW! Opening November 21!
  • Hours: Monday-Thursday, 3-10pm, Fridays 12-11pm, Saturday and holidays 10am-11pm, and Sundays 10am-10pm
  • Cost: $13-$14



⛸️ The Rink at Brookfield Place (Battery Park City)

  • Opening November 22 – late March
  • Hours: M–F 2pm – 9:15pm, Sat/Sun/holidays 9am – 9:15pm 
  • Cost: Weekdays $15, Weekends $17,  $5 weekdays/$7 weekends skate rental, $15/$20 skate aid rental | $55+ skate lessons



🛼 Bonus: Winter Whirl Holiday Roller Rink at Shops at the Oculus (Lower Manhattan)

  • Now open: November 22 – January 5
  • Hours: Wed-Thurs 1pm-8pm, Fri-Sat 11am-8pm, Sun 11am-6pm, with special holiday hours
  • Cost: $25-30 (minimum ages is 8) including 45 minutes of skating + rental skates


Happy skating!







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