Home › Find ice rinks › Massachusetts › Worcester Common Oval

Worcester Common Oval

Outdoor ice skating in Worcester, Massachusetts • A 12,000-square-foot rink behind City Hall, reopening December 2026.

Skaters on an outdoor rink beside a Christmas market, stalls and lights nearby

Generic ice skating photograph — not a photograph of this rink. Photo: Calum Taylor (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons. Resized from the original. This adapted image is shared under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Skating seasonClosed for the season; reopening December 2026 (operator site). Closing date not published; 2026–27 hours not posted.

Admission2026–27 prices not published at listing time. The operator page displays admission and rental figures without a 2026–27 label, so they are not carried as current — check the operator site.

Skate rentalsSkate rentals and concessions on site (operator site); 2026–27 rental price not published

Session hours2026–27 hours not posted at listing time — the operator page says to visit during the season for regular and special operating hours. Open as the weather allows.

Ice surfaceRefrigerated: the oval is a concrete pad under which refrigeration plumbing was installed (Telegram coverage of the construction); the City Hall chiller also makes ice for the nearby oval

ON YOUR PHONE

Find It. Share It. Go Ice Skating.

Get directions or send this skating destination to a friend.

📍 Worcester Common Oval, 455 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608

↗ Apple Maps ↗ Google Maps

Plan your visit

The Worcester Common Oval is a 12,000-square-foot outdoor rink behind Worcester City Hall, professionally managed by Legends Global (DCU Center), with piped-in music, skate rentals, concessions and holiday lights. The operator page says the rink is closed for the season and reopening December 2026, open as the weather allows. No closing date and no 2026–27 hours or prices are posted yet, so check the operator page before going. Weather hotline: 508-929-0777; rentals and groups: 508-929-0162.

What makes this rink distinctive

One of the bigger city rinks: at 12,000 square feet the operator notes it is 4,000 square feet larger than Rockefeller Center’s rink. The rink offers ramps and free adaptive equipment, including skate assistance trainers and “Bobby, the Seal” aids.

Official tickets and session information

Schedules, prices and closures can change. Check the venue's own site before setting out.

Visit official rink website ↗

Information checked: 2026-10-25. Read source ↗
Reopening December 2026, size, management and weather-allowed operation from the operator page; refrigeration: Telegram coverage of the oval’s construction — a concrete pad under which the refrigeration plumbing needed to make the ice was installed — plus the City Hall chiller connection. Prices shown on the operator page are not labeled 2026–27 and are not carried as current; prior-season hours are not carried.

Visitor reviews

See what other skaters say about this rink: Google Maps

More ice skating destinations

Browse the nationwide rink directory
All ice rinks in Massachusetts
Boston Common Frog Pond — Boston, MA
Skate @ Canal District Kendall — Cambridge, MA
The SBLI Rink at MarketStreet — Lynnfield, MA
2026–27 ice rink opening calendar
What holiday ice skating costs

Nearby ice rinks

Winter Skate at Patriot Place — Foxborough, MA · about 30 miles away
The Providence Rink — Providence, RI · about 36 miles away
Skate @ Canal District Kendall — Cambridge, MA · about 37 miles away

Distances are straight-line, not driving distances.