Ice skating season is starting. Abe Stark Rink on the Coney Island Boardwalk and the LeFrak Center in Prospect Park are open now, and SKATE at Domino Park and Roebling Rink open November 9 and November 14. The rooftop roller rink at Brooklyn Children’s Museum is open now too. In Manhattan, Wollman Rink, The Rink at Bryant Park and The Rink at Rockefeller Center are open now, the Gottesman Rink on the Harlem Meer opens in early November, and Queens has World Ice Arena and City Ice Pavilion.
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.
Open now; the open-air rink opens Sunday, November 15 | $10 daytime admission Tuesday–Friday, $5 Mondays, $8 seniors on weekdays, $15 evenings, weekends and holidays (cash prices; card prices are about 3% higher) | $10 skate rental
Lakeside’s covered and open-air rinks overlook Prospect Park Lake. Daytime public skating on the covered rink runs Monday–Thursday 12–4:45pm, Friday 12–5:15pm and Saturday–Sunday 12–4:45pm; the open-air rink adds daily sessions from 9am to 6pm once it opens, and both rinks have evening sessions on Fridays and Saturdays. Holiday pricing applies on Veterans Day, Thanksgiving weekend and the winter recess. 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.
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.
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.
Open daily through Tuesday, March 16, 2027 | Children 4–12 $12; adults 13–64 $16, $28 or $40 depending on the day; children 3 and under free; skate rental $12; all prices include tax
The Central Park rink is near the park’s southeast corner; the closest entrance is at 59th Street and Sixth Avenue. A child’s ticket includes one free non-skating chaperone age 21 or older, and every child under 16 must come with one. With a physical IDNYC or New York Public Library card, walk-up admission, skates and cocoa cost $16 every day during public skating.
Open daily through Sunday, February 28, 2027, weather permitting | Free admission; skate rental extra
The 17,000-square-foot rink is the centerpiece of the Winter Village at Bryant Park, with free skating shows and events on the ice.
Season starts in early November | Children 4–16 $5; adults 17 and up $10 at peak times, $5 off-peak; children 3 and under free
The new rink at the Davis Center at the Harlem Meer, at the north end of Central Park, is for skaters of all ages and levels.
Open now for the 2026–27 season, daily 9am–midnight; hours vary on holidays and for special events | General skating from $22 for a 60-minute session
The Rink at Rockefeller Center has been a New York tradition since 1936. Check the ticket calendar for current availability.
Indoor, year-round | $23 per general skating session, ages 3 and up
Public sessions are listed day by day on the Chelsea Piers drop-in calendar; on Saturday, November 7, they run 1–2:20pm and 2:30–3:50pm.
November through March, weather permitting | Fridays 6–9pm, Saturdays and Sundays 1–4pm and 6–9pm, holidays 11am–2pm and 3–6pm
The state park’s rink in Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park has public skating sessions every week, with skate rental available.
Indoor, open year-round | Children $6 weekdays, $11 weekends (from Friday 7pm) and holidays; adults $8 weekdays, $11 weekends and holidays
NYC Parks’ indoor rink in Flushing Meadows Corona Park charges per session, and pre-registration is required. Holiday hours are posted on the World Ice Arena website.
Public sessions on holidays and school vacation weeks when offered; holiday rates apply on Thanksgiving Day, the Friday after, and Christmas week to New Year | $12 admission, $8 skate rental
The Long Island City rink is at 47-32 32nd Place. Skaters must wear socks, there is no helmet rental, and a free parking garage is first come, first served.
Updated: November 2026. Main Image: SKATE at Domino Park.
