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Ice Skating in Prospect Park

Ice Skating in Prospect Park

liena zagare, Neighbor

Prospect Park’s Wollman Rink opens for the season on Thanksgiving Day, November 26 at 10:00 a.m. (weather permitting – call (718) 287-6431 to confirm)

Admission is:


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  • Adults: $5 (ages 15 and up)

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  • Children (14 and under) and Seniors: $3


    • Skate Rental: $6.50 (tax included)

    Check www.prospectpark.org for updates on special free admission days and promotions, including:

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    • Every Friday: half-price admission! (does not include skate rental charge, holidays excluded).

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    • New York Rangers merchandise give-a-way, Friday, December 4, from 4 – 7 p.m.

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    • 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).

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    • 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 November 26 - March 14, 2010, the following hours:

      Thanksgiving Holiday

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      • Thursday, Nov. 26: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.; 2 – 6 p.m.

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      • Friday, Nov. 27: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.; 2 – 6 p.m.; 7 – 9 p.m.


        • Regular Schedule

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        • Mondays 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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        • Tuesdays 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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        • Wednesdays 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

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        • Thursdays 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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        • Fridays 8:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.

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        • Saturdays 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.; 2 – 6 p.m.; 7 – 10 p.m.

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        • Sundays 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.; 2 – 6 p.m.


          • See www.prospectpark.org for other holiday hours.

          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.

          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 at http://www.prospectpark.org/visit/activities/ice_skating

          Directions:
          Wollman Rink is located near the Parkside and Ocean Avenue entrance to Prospect Park. Free parking is available. Interactive map.

          Enter the Park at Lincoln Road & Ocean Ave., Parkside & Ocean Aves., or Flatbush Ave. & Empire Blvd. (Willink entrance) and follow the directional signs. By train: Q, S, or B to Prospect Park Station. By bus: B-16, B-41, B-43 and B-48 will bring you close to the Park’s Willink entrance.

          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
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