Places to Visit: Winter Village at Bryant Park

The Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park is now open (for the 20th season) and offers free admission to an ice-skating rink, open-air holiday market, curling cafe, delicious food offerings, and more. The 17,000 square foot ice rink is completely out-doors and guests can free skate or watch skating shows taking place there. Visitors can also look forward to various activities and events taking place at the venue throughout the season. Click here for a map of the village.

Reservations for skating time and rentals can be made online (new skate reservation dates will be released on a rolling basis throughout the season). For safety and sanitation concerns, visitors should know that masks are encouraged, and Bryant Park is continuing to implement additional cleaning protocols throughout the day to ensure high-touch surfaces and shared rental equipment are sanitized and safe for use.

The Holiday Shops, is an open-air holiday market, featuring over 170 new and returning merchants. After browsing the shops, visitors can cozy up at The Lodge by Prime Video, featuring festive cocktails, delicious food, and amazing city holiday views watching the ice skaters, or admiring the tree.

Part of this season’s Holiday Shops includes a feature called “Small Business Spotlight” showcasing four New York City minority-owned small businesses that will have the chance to display their products in a rent-free booth (sponsored by Bank of America). This gives a chance for visitors to go out and support small local businesses in the New York City.