Winter Skate Spectacular

December 27, 2025-February 8, 2026

Winter Skate at the National Building Museum!

From December 27, 2025, through February 8, 2026, the National Building Museum invites visitors to enjoy the Winter Skate Spectacular, a unique indoor skating experience in the Museum’s Great Hall.

This season, visitors can enjoy skating opportunities throughout the week with early hours, daytime, and after-hours skate sessions, each offering a different way to experience the rink.

Skate tickets are not on sale yet. check back soon to reserve your spot!

Schedule and Details

Early Hours

  • Thursdays + Fridays – Toddler Time, 11–11:45 am (following Story Time)

  • Saturdays – Members-Only Skate, 10:30–11:30 am

  • Sundays – Members-Only Skate, 10:30–11:30 am

Daytime Hours

  • Thursdays through Mondays, 12–5 pm

Each session includes 45 minutes of skating.

After-Hours Sessions

  • Thursdays and Fridays, 6–8 pm.

     Each session includes 2 hours of skating.

Admission

Daytime (including Toddler and Member hours):

Includes access to Museum exhibitions, a 45-minute skating session, and skate rental.

  • Adults: $20

  • Youth and seniors: $17

Evening (After-Hours):

Includes two hours of skate rental.

  • Adults: $20

  • Youth and seniors: $17

A signed waiver is required to participate and will be available on-site. Skate sizes and availability may vary.

Unique Experiences at the Skate Spectacular

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Lightness of Strength: The Wave

Suspended in the Great Hall of the National Building Museum, The Wave is a 55-by-180-foot recycled aluminum space frame that demonstrates how advanced material logic and fabrication can shape the next generation of resilient architectural structures. Its lightness and strength reveal how engineering precision and design imagination can coexist in a single form.

Lightness of Strength: The Wave will be open from December 27, 2025, to February 8, 2026.

Learn more here

Special Programming and Events

In addition to daily skating sessions, the National Building Museum will offer a variety of after-hours programs and adult-focused events throughout the skating season. Evening programs provide extended skating time and opportunities for visitors to engage with the Museum in a festive, winter setting.

For youth programming, the Museum offers drop-in sessions and themed activities designed for children and families. These include creative workshops, movement-based experiences, and opportunities to combine skating with other family-friendly activities.

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Happy Holidays From The National Building Museum! ❄️

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