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NYC Ferry’s South Brooklyn route is temporarily bypassing Governors Island through mid-February due to planned maintenance. During this time, Trust-operated ferries continue to run daily every half hour from 10 South Street in Lower Manhattan. Click here for schedules, tickets, and more info on getting to Governors Island.

NYC Ferry’s South Brooklyn route is temporarily bypassing Governors Island through mid-February due to planned maintenance. During this time, Trust-operated ferries continue to run daily every half hour from 10 South Street in Lower Manhattan. Click here for schedules, tickets, and more info on getting to Governors Island.

Governors Island Winter Village

Open daily
Open at all times
See the schedule for island hours.
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The Gov­er­nors Island Win­ter Vil­lage in Colonels Row fea­tures fun activ­i­ties and win­ter vibes for vis­i­tors of all ages, including:

  • Ice skat­ing rink open Thurs­day-Sun­day & all NYC Depart­ment of Edu­ca­tion holidays
  • Fire pits & lawn games Thursday-Sunday
  • Sled and bike rentals from Blaz­ing Sad­dles daily
  • Food from Lit­tle Eva’s avail­able daily

Gov­er­nors Island Win­ter Vil­lage Ice Skat­ing Rink

Hours
Thurs­day: 12 – 5:30pm
Fri­day: 12 – 5:30pm
Sat­ur­day: 10am‑5:30pm
Sun­day: 10am‑5:30pm

The rink is also open Feb­ru­ary 20 – 24 (Mid­win­ter recess).

Rink admis­sion: $12/​person on week­days, $13/​person on week­ends
Skate rentals: $9/​pair

Reser­va­tions are avail­able in 90-minute blocks. Click here to pur­chase advance rink reser­va­tions and skate rentals. Rink admis­sion is free every Thurs­day!

No pri­or reser­va­tions required for Free Admis­sion Thurs­days. A lim­it­ed num­ber of walk-up reser­va­tions will be avail­able Fri­day-Sun­day. Unless oth­er­wise not­ed, the rink is open rain or shine. Lock­ers and skate aids are avail­able at the rink on a first come, first served basis.

Inter­est­ed in rent­ing out the rink for an event or hol­i­day par­ty? Click here for event pack­ages and more information.

Inter­est­ed in bring­ing a group to the rink? Email events@​govisland.​org for more infor­ma­tion on group reservations. 

Please note, we are unable to process refunds at this time. Please use the ​“con­tact the orga­niz­er” func­tion through Eventbrite if you need to rebook for a dif­fer­ent date, or for more infor­ma­tion on the refund policy. 

Gov­er­nors Island Win­ter Vil­lage Food Vendors

Upcom­ing Events at the Win­ter Village

The 2022 Gov­er­nors Island Win­ter Vil­lage is pre­sent­ed with sup­port from The May and Samuel Rudin Fam­i­ly Foundation.

Open daily
Open at all times
See the schedule for island hours.
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