ice skating in rockefeller center

Friday

Friday Night Poetry Slam at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe – every Friday night at 10pm. Get there early (the line is always long) and pay $10 at the door, or check out their website and purchase a premium ticket for $20 to guarantee a seat near the stage.

K2 Friday Nights at the Rubin Museum of Art – From 6pm – 10pm enjoy free admission to the museum, films, gallery tours, live music, and artist talks.

Saturday

Visit the Sony Wonder Tech Lab and see a movie for free! – Today’s featured screening is “This Christmas” at 2pm.

Levy’s Vintage Tea and Swing Dance Party Aboard A Vintage Subway Train! – get dressed up in clothes that take you back to the 1920’s and getting ready for swing dancing! The music starts at noon and the train leaves at 12:57pm. Then, at 2pm the the tea party begins and tea and cookies will be served! (Bring your own tea cup)

The Beatles Hidden Gallery @ Carnegie Hall – see over 30 recently discovered and candid images of the group taken is 1963 and 1964. Admission is free, but tickets are required. Public viewing is available from 10:30am to 12:30pm and the box office opens at 10:00am to hand out tickets. This is the last day for this event! Carnegie Hall is located at 154 W 57th Street and Seventh Ave.

When: Noon – 4pm
Where: 2nd Avenue Subway Station, M Line, Uptown Track
Cost: Free (except for you subway fare)

Sunday

Ice Skating!

Bryant Park Citi Pond open from 8am to Midnight
The Rink at Rockefeller Center open from 8:30am to Midnight
Central Park Ice Skating open from 10am to 9pm

All Weekend Long

Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market – It is located on W 39th Street between Ninth and Tenth Aves from 9am – 5pm

First Ever! Yelp’s Giftacular Holiday Market – located at 82Mercer on Mercer Street (between Broome and Spring Street). Click here for the vendor list. Finish up your Holiday shopping or pick up something for yourself. Also enjoy complimentary hot apple cider and hot chocolate, gift wrapping, wii bowling, photo booths, and live music.

I hope your weekend is fabulous whatever you decide to do!

Love AGT :)

Last week a friend and I went off to the city to have another go at ice skating at Rockefeller Center and we had a blast! We went during the preseason and during the week in order to avoid the crowds. The rink can comfortably accommodate 150 skaters, but there weren’t nearly that many people there when we went.

The rink is now operating under its holiday schedule and rates which are as follows:

November 4th – November 17th
Adult Session: Mon-Thurs $15.50, Friday-Sunday $19.00
Kids Session: Mon-Thurs $9.50, Friday-Sunday $10.50
Skate Rental: $10.00

November 18th – January 6th
Adult Session: Daily $21.00
Kids Session: Daily $12.50
Skate Rental: $10.00

Each session lasts approximately 2 1/2 hours and the rink is open daily from 8:30am to Midnight. No need to bring a lock; lockers are only available for season pass holders, but there is a bag check available for free.

And don’t forget to visit the Christmas tree this season. The lighting ceremony will be held on November 30th from 7-9pm with live and taped performances. “The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is a world-wide symbol of the holidays in New York City. The tree, traditionally a Norway Spruce, is illuminated by 30,000 environmentally friendly LED lights on five miles of wire, and crowned by a Swarovski crystal star.”