# Ice skating with little kids in Boston, 2026–27

> We checked three places to ice skate with little kids in and around Boston: two holiday or outdoor rinks and one indoor rink with public skating. One posts skate aids for beginners, like Boston Common Frog Pond. They’re spread over three areas, from Boston Common to Norwood.

- Last checked: 2026-10-30
- 2 holiday or outdoor rinks; 1 indoor rinks with public skating
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## Holiday and outdoor rinks

- **Boston Common Frog Pond**, Boston Common, Boston, MA. Season: Not listed. Price: $12 for skaters taller than 58 inches; kids under 58 inches skate free (2026–27 rates). Skate rental: $12 for kids under 58 inches; $18 for adults. Skate aids: Bobby the Skating Seal $20 per hour. Opening day for the 2026–27 season hasn’t been posted. Public skating runs 10am–3:45pm Mondays, 10am–9pm Tuesday through Thursday and Sunday, and 10am–10pm Fridays and Saturdays, weather permitting. Rates are from the rink’s 2026–27 group sales page. Official page: https://bostonfrogpond.com/advance-group-sales-policies-agreement/ (checked 2026-10-29)
- **Skate at Canal District Kendall**, Kendall Square, Cambridge. Season: Not listed. Price: $7 adults; $3 kids. Skate rental: $12 adults, $7 kids. Skate aids: Not listed. Outdoor rink that usually opens mid-December, weather permitting. Official page: https://www.skatekendall.com/admissionandrates (checked 2026-10-30)

## Indoor rinks with public skating

- **The Skating Club of Boston**, Norwood. Season: Year-round. Price: $20 adults; $14 kids. Skate rental: $7. Skate aids: Not listed. Public sessions are only on certain evenings, so check the dates on the club's page. Official page: https://scboston.org/public-skating/ (checked 2026-10-30)

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## FAQ

### Where can we go ice skating with kids in Boston?
Boston Common Frog Pond (Boston Common); Skate at Canal District Kendall (Kendall Square, Cambridge); The Skating Club of Boston (Norwood). Two are holiday or outdoor rinks, listed first; indoor rinks with public skating follow.

### When does the outdoor ice rink open in Boston?
Boston Common Frog Pond: dates not posted yet. Skate at Canal District Kendall: dates not posted yet. We add the 2026–27 dates as soon as the rink posts them.

### Which ice rinks in Boston have skate aids for toddlers?
Boston Common Frog Pond: Bobby the Skating Seal $20 per hour. Rinks that don’t mention aids say Not listed on their card.

### How much is ice skating in Boston?
Boston Common Frog Pond: $12 for skaters taller than 58 inches; skate rental $12 for kids under 58 inches. Skate at Canal District Kendall: $7 adults; skate rental $12 adults, $7 kids. The Skating Club of Boston: $20 adults; skate rental $7. Prices are the rink’s own and can change on holidays.

### How do you check these ice skating listings?
Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page and links to it. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 30, 2026, and we recheck them every week from October through February. [How we choose and check](https://littlesweekly.com/how-we-choose/).