Mercer County’s Public Ice Skating Center is set to open for the 2015-16 season on Saturday, November 7, 2015. The Skating Center, located in Mercer County Park in West Windsor, is open to the public seven days a week during the operating season, which runs from November 7, 2015 to March 12, 2016.
Mercer County’s Public Ice Skating Center is set to open for the 2015-16 season on Saturday, November 7, 2015. The Skating Center, located in Mercer County Park in West Windsor, is open to the public seven days a week during the operating season, which runs from November 7, 2015 to March 12, 2016.
The Skating Center has a full snack bar, a fireplace and lounge area, dining tables, vending machines, skate rentals, a skate sharpening service and lockers. The center offers general public skating sessions, birthday parties and ice time for hockey, group rates and private party rentals.
Registration for group skating lessons will be held on Saturday, October 31, and Sunday, November 1, from 9 a.m. to noon. Group lesson applications also can be obtained by visiting the link below and may be mailed in for registration. Mail-in registrations must be postmarked by October 24, 2015.
Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Fridays, 7:45 to 10 p.m.; Saturdays, 1 to 3:30 p.m., 5 to 7 p.m. and 8 to 10 p.m.; and Sundays, 1 to 3:30 p.m. Senior Skate (62 and older) is offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8:30 to 10 a.m. Adult Only Skate (21 and older) is offered Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 to 10 a.m.
Ticket prices are: adults, $8; juniors (11 and under), $6; and seniors, $6. Skates can be rented for $4 per pair. Frequent skater passes and season passes also are available. Group, private and semi-private lessons are available for adults and children on the weekends.
The complete public skating schedule with opening weekend and holiday hours; group lesson applications, rates and class schedule; and rink brochure, directions and more, is available at mercercountyparks.org or call the Skating Center at (609) 371-1669.
