Is It Fall Yet? Central Park’s Wollman Rink Reopens Saturday

CENTRAL PARK, NY – Wollman Rink will reopen for the 2024-2025 ice season on Saturday, Oct. 26, with a weekend-long celebration featuring free admission and a plethora of activites.

The weekend’s programming begins at 12 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday with a figure skating performance. Open skate follows, from 12:15 to 8 p.m. Free tickets may be reserved here for Saturday, and here for Sunday.

Complimentary skating lessons are available all weekend, and off the ice, there will also be face painting. A Halloween costume contest takes place on Saturday, with the winner receiving a season skate pass – typically $275 for adults.

Wollman Rink is open annually between October and March, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday; and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

General admission prices range from $15 to $38 for adults, to $10 for children and seniors, with skate rentals available for $12. A limited number of discounted tickets are available through Culture Pass and IDNYC.

The ice rink, which was once managed by the Trump Organization, has been operated by a joint venture between Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, Related Companies, and Equinox since 2021.

Wollman Rink is located near the Central Park Zoo, but on the other side of East Drive (toward Midtown and the Upper West Side).

More information is available here.