Bryant Park Winter Village and free skating rink

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Bryant Park Winter Village and free skating rink

Photo: Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

🎃 Seasonal · Manhattan

2 hours · Free · Check website for reservations

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 3.0
1–3 yrs
★ 4.0
3–5 yrs
★ 4.0
5–10 yrs
★ 5.0
  • 🚇
    About 5 min by subway or car
    From Midtown · Getting there: Subway B/D/F/M to 42 St–Bryant Park or 7 to 5 Av; right outside the station
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Little shade
    Good on cool days · Fine on cold days
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 2 hours
    Best seasons: Winter · Fall

From late October to early March Bryant Park becomes a winter village: skating is free if you bring your own skates (rentals $), a ring of glass huts sells crafts and hot food, the carousel is $4, and it is the best free holiday outing in New York for little kids.

💡 Tips
On weekends you need to reserve a free skating slot online; penguin-shaped skating aids can be rented for kids. The children's floor of the new NYPL branch next door is the place to escape the cold.

What this place offers

✓free skating
✓holiday market
✓carousel
✓hot chocolate
✓library next door
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Manhattan

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

🌦️
Sat 10/17
Drizzle · 45–61°F · 29% rain
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Sun 10/18
Sunny · 44–58°F · 3% rain

Location

Manhattan, New York

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