Palmer Square's 1st Outdoor Skating Rink Opens Saturday

PRINCETON, NJ — Palmer Square will open its first outdoor skating rink on Hulfish Street behind the Nassau Inn on Saturday. It will remain open through February 2020.

"It’s been a dream of ours for many years," said Lori Rabon, Vice President of Palmer Square, "We are beyond thrilled that this season guests of the Square, and the town of Princeton, will make lasting memories and hopefully start one more annual tradition here with us."

Open Skate hours will be hosted primarily on nights, weekends and holidays. The cost per skater will be $10 which includes the skate rentals. Guests can also bring their own skates. Special events and packages will be announced throughout the season.

The "ice" skating rink is a high-quality synthetic ice-skating rink called Glice. Glice is a unique non-refrigerated skating surface that performs like ice but requires none of complex compressors, piping, water, refrigerant and power of a conventional ice rink and Glice operates silently.

Palmer Square will kick off the holidays with the annual Tree Lighting on Black Friday. Visitors can expect to see Santa and holiday music every weekend in December.

Other events include:

• Holiday Jam with Princeton University on Dec. 6,
• Wreath Decorating with McCarter Theatre on Dec. 7,
• Gingerbread displays and events around the Square starting on Dec. 7,
• Gingerbread Decorating and Skating event with the Yankee Doodle Tap Room & Cranbury Station Gallery on Dec. 14,
• Breakfast with Santa at the Nassau Inn on Dec. 15,
• Hanukkah Celebration with the Jewish Center of Princeton on Dec. 19,
• Christmas Eve Caroling with the Arts Council of Princeton on Dec. 24.

Palmer Square is now accepting applications for seasonal part time employees for the skating rink. All interested candidates should contact events at palmersquare.com to apply.

Open Skate Schedule:

• Thursday-Friday - 4 to 7 p.m.
• Saturday-Sunday - noon to 3 p.m. & 4 to 7 p.m.

Holidays/Special Days:

• Dec. 23, 24 (noon to 3 p.m.)
• Dec. 26, 27, (noon to 3 p.m. & 4 to 7 p.m.)
• Dec. 30, 31 (noon to 3 p.m.)
• Jan. 1 (noon to 3 p.m.)
• Jan. 20 – MLK day (noon to 3 p.m.)
• Feb. 17 – Presidents day (noon to 3 p.m.)

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