Ice skating season is starting. Abe Stark Rink on the Coney Island Boardwalk is already open, and three more Brooklyn rinks open between October 31 and November 14. The rooftop roller rink at Brooklyn Children’s Museum is open now too.
Saturday, November 14, 2026 to Sunday, January 31, 2027 | NYC residents $16 admission, $8 skate rental; non-residents $20 admission, $12 skate rental, taxes and fees included | FREE admission for the first two sessions on opening day
The rink sits on Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, under the Brooklyn Bridge. Tickets are on sale now at roeblingrink.com; walk-up tickets are sold as capacity allows. Public skating runs 1:30–9:30pm Monday to Thursday, 12:30–10pm on Fridays and 10:30am–10pm on weekends, daily except Thanksgiving; holiday hours may vary. A ticket gives you 60 minutes on the ice within a 90-minute session. Tickets are non-refundable but can be rescheduled up to five hours before your session. Helmets and skate buddies rent for $5 each, and groups of 10 or more get a discount. Private and group lessons with Fireworks Skating Academy run in select sessions on Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, with rink admission included and skates rented separately.
Opening day, Saturday, November 14: the 10:30am–12pm and 12:30–2pm sessions are free, with a limited number of tickets online now. Brooklyn Bridge Park educators lead craft and educational activities from 11am to 4pm, Brooklyn Museum’s Museum on Wheels is on site from 12 to 4pm, and holiday movies screen through the day. In the evening, drag queen Milk performs and skates the 6:30–8pm session, and the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus sings from 8 to 8:30pm.
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 overlook Prospect Park Lake. First Skate Weekend (register here) falls on the last weekend of the Lakeside Fall Festival. Until the rink posts this season’s schedule, here is how last season ran: public skating daily, Monday–Thursday 1:30–5:45pm, Friday 1:30–5:15pm and Saturday–Sunday 12–4:45pm, plus evening sessions on Fridays and Saturdays; the $8 senior rate was weekdays only. Programs include skating school, figure skating, hockey and private lessons, and Skate with Santa ran 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!
Open now through Sunday, March 21, 2027 | Saturdays and Sundays 12:30–3:30pm, plus 12–3:30pm on listed holidays | $14 admission, $7 skate rental, $15 skate-assist sled
The rink sits on the Coney Island Boardwalk at West 19th Street and opened Saturday, October 17. The holiday sessions include Election Day (November 3), Veterans Day, the day after Thanksgiving, the winter break and Presidents’ Day week. Admission is the same for adults, seniors and children. 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, 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). 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. 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 and holidays | $5–$7 skate rental
Last season, public skating ran Monday–Friday 2–9:15pm and weekends and holidays 9am–9:15pm, in one-hour sessions. 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
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. Private parties and weather can close the rink, so check your date before you travel.
Updated: October 2026. Main Image: SKATE at Domino Park.
