Domino Park's waterfront ice rink reopens Nov. 9 with season passes and an outdoor sauna village

Williamsburg's waterfront rink is back. SKATE at Domino Park opens its third season on Monday, Nov. 9, turning Domino Square into a 7,000-square-foot sheet of ice with glass dasher boards facing the East River and the Manhattan skyline, park operator Two Trees Management said in an announcement. The season ends Sunday, Feb. 21, 2027, PIX11 reported.

Hours and tickets

• Hours: 2:30 to 9 p.m. on weekdays; 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends and holidays. The rink's page lists extended 10:30 a.m.–10 p.m. hours on Thursday, Nov. 26, and Friday, Nov. 27. From Dec. 23 to Jan. 3 the rink opens at 10:30 a.m. daily, according to The New Brooklyn Times.
• Admission: $13 Monday through Friday and $17 Saturday and Sunday for New York City residents; $20 and $24 for non-residents. Skate rental is $13 more, per Two Trees.
• Sessions: skating runs in timed sessions booked on the Domino Park website; arrive about 10 minutes early, The New Brooklyn Times said.
• Where: the main entrance is on South 3rd Street between Kent Avenue and River Street. The J, M and Z stop at Marcy Avenue; the L stops at Bedford Avenue.

What's new this season

• Season passes: a Full Season Pass with unlimited admission for $375 (rentals not included), and a January–February Pass for $150, or $300 with rentals.
• Lessons: an expanded Learn to Skate program with Fireworks Skating Academy, with daily private and group lessons for all ages.
• Extras: a photobooth in the hospitality tent, and free performances by professional figure skaters, PIX11 reported.

"Each season, we see more neighbors making SKATE part of their winter routine," Domino Park director Michael Lampariello said.

An outdoor sauna village next to the ice

The nonprofit CUL DE SAC, which has been running pop-up open-air bathhouses in city parks and plazas, opens a sauna village at Domino Park on Nov. 9 that will run through the end of February, according to its announcement. It has two outdoor saunas and a snack and hydration bar.

• Free Sweat Mondays (4–9 p.m.): free and discounted sessions for local community groups, with partners such as the Ali Forney Center and New Alternatives, on Nov. 16 and 23 and Dec. 7 and 21, with more dates to come.
• Tuesday–Thursday (4–9 p.m.): programming and affinity nights announced weekly.
• Weekends (9 a.m.–9 p.m.): "SWEAT," with guided sauna sessions, DJs and food from rotating chefs.

CUL DE SAC says tickets, prices and memberships are on its booking page. Founder Gabe Bender said the goal is to make sauna "part of NYC's public infrastructure."

Looking for more ice? Roebling Rink under the Brooklyn Bridge reopens Nov. 14, and The Rink at Rockefeller Center is already open.