Yay! It’s time that time of the year again when New Yorkers dust off their ice skates and head to the park for some fun. And for Brooklynites, the fun began on Thanksgiving Day when Prospect Park’s Wollman Rink opened for the season!

Prospect Park is one of Brooklyn’s most beautiful parks, where residents and visitors to the area can enjoy many of the same activities they would in Manhattan’s Central Park. Wollman Rink is a great place for winter fun all season long. Take lessons, throw a skating party, take a leisurely spin around the ice, and enjoy a snack and a hot chocolate.

ice skating at wollman rink

Admission to Wollman Rink is as follows:

* Adults: $5 (ages 15 and up)
* Children (14 and under) and Seniors: $3
plus Skate Rental: $6.50 (tax included)

Keep checking www.prospectpark.org for updates on special free admission days, theme music events and other great promotions, including:

  • Every Friday: half-price admission! (does not include skate rental charge, holidays excluded)
  • New York Rangers merchandise give-a-way, Saturday, December 4, from 4 – 7 p.m.
  • Improve your skills at a Skating Clinic offered by the Prospect Park Skating Center. Free (with Rink admission) on Saturday December 5 and Sunday December 6 at noon (space limited).
  • Disco music skate , Saturday, December 18, 7 – 9 p.m.

While at the Rink, enjoy warm food, lite bites, hot chocolate and other refreshments from the Kate’s Corner snack bar.

The rink is open the following hours:

November 26 – March 14, 2010

Mondays 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Tuesdays 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Wednesdays 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Thursdays 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Fridays 8:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Saturdays 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.; 2 – 6 p.m.; 7 – 10 p.m.
Sundays 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.; 2 – 6 p.m.

For info on skating conditions, call (718) 287-6431 • Skating Parties (718) 287-6215 • Group Reservations (718) 287-5252.  Find out about lessons and group sports offered by the Skate School, Figure Skating Club and Brooklyn Blades Ice Hockey.

night skating

For holiday skating hours, as well as more information on Prospect Park events, programs, membership and volunteering at the Park, call the Park Hotline at (718) 965-8999 or visit www.prospectpark.org

Photos courtesy of Carol Cain, NYCity Mama