The holiday season in NYC is officially here, and one of the many seasonal highlights include Outdoor Ice Skating Rinks! Lace on those skates and experience the ice skating rinks of NYC, with a view. Don’t miss out on this fun winter activity with the fam or friends! We definitely recommend you stop by one or a few this fall/winter season. Looking for Holiday Pop-ups? Check out our curated calendar!
Check out our Ultimate Round-up below and check back for more additions throughout the season! This is PART 4 of our Ultimate Holidays in NYC Guide Book. Follow along and stay tuned for PART 5! PARTS 1-3 can be found here!
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Gottesman Rink at Davis Center at Central Park (NEW)
📍 Entrance: Enter at 110th St & Lenox Avenue
📅 Dates: Through Winter
🎟️ Free/Discount Admission: $5 Community Skate w/ WBLS & HOT 97 on December 5th
and $5 adult off-peak admission
🍴 Food/Drink: Davis Center Snack Bar and eateries in Central & East Harlem
Skate at Domino Park
📍 Entrance: South 3rd Street, between Kent Avenue & River Street, Brooklyn
📅 Dates: Through Winter
🎟️ Free/Discount Admission: $6 discount for NYC Residents with ID, 1/2 price admission & rental on select Wed and Thurs through December, and free gift with Verizon
🍴 Food/Drink: Stretch Pizza & Frita Batidos and eateries in South Williamsburg
The Rink at Winter Village at Bryant Park
📍Entrance: 6th Avenue between 40th & 42nd Streets
📅 Dates: Through March 1st, 2026
🎟️ Free/Discount Admission: Free admission & skating w/ your own skates *roll out daily one week in advance
🍴 Food/Drink: Holiday Shops until 1/4/26 & The Lodge until 3/1/26
The Rink at Rockefeller Center
📍Entrance: Rockefeller Plaza between 50th & 49th Streets
📅 Dates: Through March 2026
🍴 Food/Drink: Rockefeller Plaza & Under 30 Rock
LeFrak Center at Lakeside in Prospect Park
📍 Entrance: Lincoln Road & Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn
📅 Dates: Through Winter *Skate with Santa first 3 weekends of December
🎟️ Free/Discount Admission: Monday Special: General Admission $5 all day
🍴 Food/Drink: Duck Island Cafe & Bar
Wollman Rink at Central Park
📍Entrance: 59th Sreet & 6th Avenue
📅 Dates: Through March 2026
🎟️ Free/Discount Admission: First 1000 free admission w/ 106.7FM on December 6th
$16 WRAP Skating in person (NYC Residents with IDNYC or NYC Public Library card) includes admission, skates & hot cocoa, Free Community Days Admission (1/19, 2/16, 3/13-3/15), and Culture Pass Free Admission
🍴Food/Drink: Melba’s, Wollman Café, and Tavern on the Green, Central Park Boathouse
The Rink at Brookfield Place
📍 230 Vesey Street
📅 Through Winter
🍴 Brookfield Place Eateries
Roebling Rink at Brooklyn Bridge Park
📍 Entrance: Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, 1 Water Street
📅 Dates: Through February 1st, 2026
🎟️ Free/Discount Admission: Free admission for NYC local residents select sessions Monday-Friday. First-come, first-serve with NYC ID
🍴 Food/Drink: Timeout Market New York
