Patriot Place Outdoor Ice Skating Rink Opens For Season This Week

FOXBOROUGH, MA — Get ready to lace up your skates: Winter Skate at Patriot Place will open for the season on Thursday.

Now in its 11th year, the venue's outdoor ice skating rink will be open every day for public skating (except on Patriots home game days):

• Monday through Wednesday, 4 to 9 p.m.
• Thursday, 4 to 6 p.m.
• Friday, 4 to 10 p.m.
• Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• Sunday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

"One of New England's time-honored winter traditions is bundling up the family to go skating on a frozen pond," officials said on the rink's website. "Patriot Place is both honoring and updating that tradition with Winter Skate, a professionally maintained and easily-accessible ice skating surface located conveniently next to all of the amenities at Patriot Place in Foxborough."

The 6o-by-140-foot refrigerated rink is designed specifically for recreational skating, non-contact hockey and figure skating, officials said. It has room for skaters of all abilities and includes an observation deck for spectators.

Skating costs $10 for adults and $6 for children 12 and under and seniors 65 and older. Skates can be rented for $5.

The venue will celebrate the rink's opening day on Nov. 11 with a DJ, appearances by Pat Patriot and Slyde (mascots for the New England Patriots and New England Revolution, respectively), and free admission for Advantage App members.

Grand opening weekend celebrations will continue through Nov. 14. Shops will give out special discounts and offers to skaters, and veterans and active military personnel can skate for free.