Skip to main contentNew Year’s Day tradition at the Union Square rink: skaters wear swimwear for a one-hour skate (2:30 to 3:30pm on Jan 1, 2027), with prizes for best dressed. The rink says all ages are welcome. Admission is $30 per person.
Also at Union Square this season: the Union Square Great Tree 2026 status and what is around it.
Getting There
- MPowell St & Post StPowell–Hyde cable car, Powell–Mason cable car · 72 m, about 1 min walk
- MUnion Square/Market St Station SouthboundMuni Metro T · 139 m, about 2 min walk
- BPowell Street BART0.2 mi, about 6 min walk
Transit directions, including buses
Nearest Muni Metro, streetcar and cable car stops and BART stations, from SFMTA and BART published stop data. Distances are straight-line, and walking times are our estimate. Buses aren’t listed here.
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More in Financial District
Coming up Nearby
- Ferry Plaza Farmers Market Sat, Sep 12 – Dec 31 · Ferry Building Plaza
- La Cocina San Francisco Street Food Festival Sun, Nov 8 · Ferry Building
- Fall SF International Tea Festival 2026 Sat, Nov 14–15 · Ferry Building Marketplace
- Embarcadero Center Holiday Market & Building Lighting Wed, Nov 18 · Three Embarcadero Center
Places in the Neighborhood
- Blue Bottle Coffee (Ferry Building) Coffee Shops
- Exploratorium Museums
- Ferry Building Marketplace Attractions
- Fraenkel Gallery Art Galleries
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Source: Union Square Ice Rink ↗ · Checked against the official source on November 5, 2026. Found something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it.
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Cite this page: Project SF, “Polar Bear Skate at Union Square Ice Rink”, projectsf.com/events/polar-bear-skate-at-union-square-ice-rink/ (updated ).