Roebling Rink under the Brooklyn Bridge reopens Nov. 14, with free skating sessions on opening day

Outdoor skating under the Brooklyn Bridge returns next month. Roebling Rink at Brooklyn Bridge Park opens for its third season on Saturday, Nov. 14, and will run daily through Jan. 31, 2027, according to the rink and Brooklyn Paper. Tickets are on sale now.

The rink sits at Emily Warren Roebling Plaza in Dumbo, directly beneath the bridge, with views of the Lower Manhattan skyline across the East River.

Free skating on opening day

The first two sessions on Nov. 14 are free while supplies last, 10:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 2 p.m., according to the rink's website. Free tickets must be reserved in advance. The rest of the day includes:

• holiday movie screenings throughout the day;
• crafts and educational activities with Brooklyn Bridge Park educators, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.;
• the Brooklyn Museum's Museum on Wheels, noon to 4 p.m.;
• drag queen and figure skating champion Milk performing and joining a skating session, 6:30 to 8 p.m.;
• a holiday set by the New York City Gay Men's Chorus, 8 to 8:30 p.m.

Prices and hours

Admission is $16 for New York City residents and $20 for nonresidents, Brooklyn Paper reported; skate rentals cost $8 and $12. The rink's site says the residents' discount is applied automatically at checkout for people from all five boroughs, and lists helmets and skate buddies at $5 each and lockers at $5. Group discounts start at 10 tickets.

Regular hours are 1:30 to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 12:30 to 10 p.m. on Fridays and 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends, according to Brooklyn Paper; holiday hours can change, so check the rink's calendar before you go. It is closed on Thanksgiving.

Before you go

• Each ticket gives you 60 minutes on the ice, and you can arrive any time within your 90-minute session window. Tickets are nonrefundable but can be rescheduled up to five hours in advance; weather closures are rescheduled by email.
• Everyone entering, skating or not, must sign a waiver at checkout.
• Lessons from Fireworks Skating Academy run during select sessions on Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays; admission is included with a lesson.
• The rink is wheelchair accessible by ramp, and there is stroller parking. Outside food, alcohol and pets are not allowed.
• Getting there: the F at York Street, the A and C at High Street, the 2 and 3 at Clark Street, NYC Ferry to Dumbo or the B25 bus.

Looking for more winter skating? Bryant Park's Winter Village opens Wednesday, Oct. 28, in Midtown.