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Ice Skating at the Providence Rink 2026–27: Hours, Prices and Parking

The Providence Rink at Kennedy Plaza: season, hours, admission, skate rental, bumper cars on ice and validated parking.

Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The Providence Rink is downtown’s outdoor ice rink at Kennedy Plaza, run by the City of Providence. Its posted season is late November through early March, weather permitting; the rink hasn’t posted an exact 2026 opening day yet. Prices and hours below are as listed on its own site.

Hours and admission

  • Skating: every day, 10 AM to 10 PM, weather permitting, with special hours on holidays and event days. A ticket is good for 3 hours from purchase, with no exit and re-entry.
  • Admission: adults $9; kids 12 and under $6; seniors 65+ $6.
  • Walk-up deals ($7 adults): military with ID any day, College Night on Wednesdays 6 to 10 PM with a college ID, lunchtime weekdays 12 to 2, and after work weekdays 4 to 6. Not on school vacations or holidays.
  • Season passes (ticket office only): adult $90, child or senior $50, family four-pack $250.
  • Tickets are sold online or at the ticket office, with no refunds. Kids 12 and under need an adult (18+) with them.

Skate rental and extras

  • Skate rental $8.41 plus tax (hockey and figure skates, youth 8 to men’s 14 / women’s 11, no half sizes). The rental office is in the tunnel under Exchange Terrace, at the opposite end from the ticket office.
  • Helmets $2, skate aids about $9, lockers about $3, sharpening $7.
  • Bumper cars on ice: shared ice on Saturdays and Sundays 10 AM to 2 PM, $13 a ride; full ice Saturdays and Sundays 9 to 10 AM, $16. Rides are 15 minutes plus an orientation, booked online. Drivers must be 6+ and at least 42 inches tall; kids 3 to 5 ride in a 16+ driver’s lap.
  • Lessons: private and group Learn to Skate lessons with Fireworks Skating Academy, by reservation.
  • Groups and parties: birthday parties and group bookings; groups of 15+ get $2 off admission when booked 48 hours ahead.

Parking

The rink validates parking at the Union Station garage, 5 Memorial Boulevard: pick up a validation ticket at the rink’s ticket window. Validated, it’s $5 for an hour, $7 for two, $10 for up to 3 hours 20 minutes and $16 for four. The Providence Place garage, RIPTA buses at Kennedy Plaza and the train station are all close. More in our Providence parking guide.

Make a night of it: the City Hall tree lighting is next door on December 5 (see tree lightings), and the holiday events page has everything else on in December.

Sources: The Providence Rink; skating and prices; FAQ; bumper cars; Learn to Skate; parking and directions, checked October 26, 2026.