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The Rink at Bryant Park
Free skating under the Midtown towers with your own skates — opens October 28.
The outdoor rink at the center of Bank of America Winter Village is free if you bring your own skates; rentals are extra. Free tickets are released daily, a week ahead, online.
The 2026–27 season opens at noon on October 28, 2026 and runs to February 28, 2027, daily from 8am to 10pm (to midnight from November 19 to January 3). Sessions are mostly 50 minutes.
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