SKATE
Now closed for the 2021-2022 season.
Target opening day for the 2022-2023 season (weather dependent): “Frozen Friday,” November 25, 2022, 9 AM
Follow the Labrie Family Skate at Puddle Dock Pond Facebook Page for updates.
Public Skate Tickets:
Skaters are able to purchase tickets for any same-day paid public skating session at the beginning of each day starting at 9 AM. The rink is unable to accommodate online or over-the-phone bookings.
Free Skate Tickets:
Free Skate tickets for Tuesday’s 6-7:15 PM & Saturday’s 9-10:15 AM are given out no more than 10 minutes before the start of the session. These sessions are noted as “Complimentary Skate” on the ice schedule.
Like and follow the Labrie Family Skate at Puddle Dock Pond Facebook Page for the most up-to-date schedule, closings, and changes and/or call the rink at 603.422.0600.
Labrie Family Skate at Puddle Dock Pond is a seasonal outdoor ice rink created by a volunteer committee in collaboration with Strawbery Banke Museum.
Many thanks to the following Labrie Family Skate at Puddle Dock Pond sponsors:
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Many thanks to the following Labrie Family Skate at Puddle Dock Pond in-kind sponsors:
NEW & NOTEWORTHY
2022 Historic House Season
Open daily through October 31, 2022, 10 AM - 5 PM
Tour historic houses on original sites, meet engaging costumed roleplayers, watch traditional crafts demonstrations, explore historical gardens, and experience engaging exhibits like "Water Has a Memory."
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Vintage & Vine Online Auction
September 2-25, 2022
Browse, bid on, and buy unique items and experiences in the Vintage & Vine Online Auction. Whether shopping for yourself or getting a head start on the holidays, you'll find something for everyone, including great escapes, health & fitness packages, food & beverage, and so much more.
Homeschool Programs
Registration Now Open
Explore traditional arts and crafts such as basket weaving and woodworking, learn how to write a historical fiction book, solve mysteries using documents, images, and objects, and so much more in Strawbery Banke's Homeschool Programs. Access all onsite and virtual programs for 2022-2023 with a homeschool program subscription.
Ghosts on the Banke - A Family-Friendly Halloween Event
October 28 & 29, 2022, 5:30-8 PM
Trick-or-treat safely outdoors from house to historic house. Meet wayward pirates and a mysterious fortune-teller, listen to ghostly tales, construct a giant spider web, dance to spooky musical tunes, and play games for prizes. Public ticket sales begin on Monday, September 26, 2022, at 10 AM.
Dawnland StoryFest
Saturday, November 5, 2022, 10 AM-5 PM
Dawnland StoryFest is hosted by Strawbery Banke in connection with the Museum's permanent "People of the Dawnland" exhibit. This daylong event, held in the Visitors Center, features storytelling "concerts" or performances by five experienced Indigenous storytellers as well as a keynote address. Free to attend with a suggested donation of $10.