Session 1: 2:00-4:00 PM
Session 2: 4:30-6:30 PM
Session 3: 7:00-9:00 PM
Fridays
Session 2: 12:30-2:30 PM
Session 3: 3:00-5:00 PM
Session 4: 5:30-7:30 PM
Season opens Saturday, October 31, 2026 | First Skate Weekend October 31–November 1: free skating lessons, public skate and discounted ice hockey | last season: $10 regular admission, $15 evenings and holidays, $5 Mondays, $8 seniors | $10 skate rental
Lakeside’s covered and open-air rinks overlooking Prospect Park Lake open for the season on Saturday, October 31, with First Skate Weekend on October 31 and November 1: free ice skating lessons, public skate and discounted ice hockey (register here). The kick-off falls on the last weekend of the Lakeside Fall Festival. Until the rink posts this season’s schedule and prices, here is how last season ran: Public skating runs daily, with daytime sessions Monday–Thursday from 1:30–5:45pm, Friday from 1:30–5:15pm, Saturday and Sunday from 12–4:45pm, and evening sessions on Fridays and Saturdays. Admission is $10 ($8 for seniors on weekdays), with $5 Monday specials and $15 for evening and holiday sessions; skate rentals are $10. Programs include skating school, figure skating, hockey, and private lessons. The rink also hosts special events, including Skate with Santa on select weekends in December. The Duck Island Café and Bar offers food and drinks with indoor and outdoor seating overlooking the lake. Learn more here!
2026-27 dates not yet posted | $14 admission, $7 skate rental, $15 skate-assist sled — NYC Parks’ current published rates
The Abe Stark Rink sits on the Coney Island Boardwalk at West 19th Street. NYC Parks still lists weekend public skating from 12:30–3:30pm and admission of $14 for adults, seniors and children alike, $7 for skate rental and $15 for a skate-assist sled. Treat the holiday schedule on that page as provisional, though: it names Election Day as November 4 and Martin Luther King Jr. Day as January 19, which were the 2025-26 dates, so the city has not refreshed it for this season. Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Monday, November 9, 2026 – Sunday, February 21, 2027 | NYC residents $13 weekdays, $17 weekends; non-residents $20 / $24; skate rental $13
The Williamsburg waterfront rink returns for its third season on Monday, November 9, and runs through Sunday, February 21. It is open weekdays from 2:30–9pm and weekends and holidays from 10:30am–10pm (10:30am–9pm every day in the final week, February 16–21). Admission for NYC residents is $13 Monday–Friday and $17 Saturday–Sunday ($20 and $24 for non-residents), plus $13 for skate rental. New this season: a Full Season Pass ($375, rentals not included), a January–February Pass ($150, or $300 with rentals) and two outdoor saunas from CUL DE SAC. Fireworks Skating Academy runs an expanded program of daily private and group lessons for all ages, and children’s activities continue. Birthday parties cost $600 on weekdays and $800 on weekends and holidays (skate@dominopark.com). Last season’s details, for reference: Skates are available to rent in sizes from youth 9 to adult 13, and a limited number of penguin skate aids are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Verizon customers and New York City residents can receive half-price admission and rentals on select Wednesdays and Thursdays in November and December by visiting the Verizon booth for a coupon. The rink will also host birthday parties and feature programming such as DJ nights, holiday events, kids’ activities, and live performances. New this year, food vendors Stretch Pizza and Frita Batidos will serve rinkside.
Returns in November, exact date not yet posted | last season: $15 admission on weekdays, $17 on weekends | $5–$7 skate rental
The Rink at Brookfield Place is closed for the season, and its own site says it is back in November without naming a day — the only one of these five to commit even to a month. Last season, for reference. Public skating runs Monday–Friday from 2–9:15pm and weekends and holidays from 9am–9:15pm, with one-hour sessions throughout the day. Admission is $15 on weekdays and $17 on weekends and holidays, with skate rentals available for $5–$7. Skate aids are available on a first-come, first-served basis for an additional fee. Lessons, including private and semi-private sessions with Olympian skaters Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov, as well as birthday parties, can be booked in advance.
October 1, 2026–April 11, 2027 | Wednesday–Friday 2–5pm, Saturday–Sunday 10am–5pm | $15 museum admission plus $10 to skate with rental skates or $8 with your own ($8 and $6 for members) | ages 3 and up
The one rink you can actually use this autumn. Brooklyn Children’s Museum brings its rooftop roller rink back on Thursday, October 1 — moved from September 26 because of the weather — and runs it through April 11. Helmets and wrist guards are required and provided; you can bring your own quad skates, but rollerblades are not allowed. It is built for skating with your children rather than watching from the rail, and the museum sets the floor at age 3. Private parties and weather can close the rink, so check your date before you travel. Members skate free all opening weekend, October 3–4.
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Updated: October 2026. Main Image: SKATE at Domino Park.
