Skating at Prospect Park

ICE SKATING AT BROOKLYN’S PROSPECT PARK

Skating Season Starts November 26

Admission is:

• Adults: $5 (ages 15 and up)

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

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.

Thanksgiving Holiday Hours

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

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

Plus checkout the hottest thing on ice: Broomball, offered by the NYC Social Sports Club.

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

Dial 311 for all Parks & Recreation information

In partnership with the City of New York and the community, the Prospect Park Alliance restores, develops, and operates Prospect Park for the enjoyment of all by caring for the natural environment, preserving historic design, and serving the public through facilities and programs. Prospect Park’s 585 acres of meadows, waterfalls, forest, lakes, and athletic facilities comprise a masterwork of urban green space.