Group Skates
The Empire Skate Club organizes a weekly night skate, weekend group skates in and around NYC and the surrounding tri-state area, and an annual multi-activity skate weekend.
A list of scheduled activities is available on our calendar. Last-minute announcements and updates, typically for weekend group skates, should be posted on the Empire Skate Club Facebook page.
Tuesday Night Skate
Experienced skaters are invited to join Empire's Tuesday Night Skate (TNS), which departs from Manhattan's Grand Army Plaza (Fifth Ave. at East 60th St.) every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m., year-round, weather permitting. TNS is a New York skating tradition and has been rolling since the late 1980s.
Other NYC Weekly Group Skates
There are also a few weekly group skates organized by other groups in New York City and close by on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Empire Weekend Skates
On many weekends, and occasionally twice per weekend, from spring through autumn, the Empire Skate Club organizes weekend group skates that explore the city. We may also skate in winter when the weather is fine. The pace and distance of our weekend skates vary. Most tours are moderately paced skates of somewhere between 12 and 20 miles and may involve a restaurant stop.
Announcements of weekend group skate meeting times and destinations will be posted on the calendar. Late updates due to inclement weather, etc., are usually posted on the Empire Facebook page.
Big Apple Roll
The Empire Skate Club's premier event each year is the Big Apple Roll, held the first weekend of August. This is a multi-day extravaganza of group skates, social events, clinics, and adventures exploring and experiencing New York City on skates. See the "BAR" website for detailed info.
BAR 2025 is on the calendar. We look forward to seeing you and our other skate friends the weekend of July 31 - August 3.
Out-of-Town Skate Weekends
Akin to the Big Apple Roll, clubs in other cities across the United States and elsewhere organize their own annual group skate weekends that many NYC skaters attend.
The Empire Skate Club's premier event each year is the Big Apple Roll (BAR), an exciting four-day extravaganza in early August of group skates, social events, and adventures exploring and experiencing New York City on skates.
BAR 2025 is on the calendar. We look forward to seeing you and our other skate friends the weekend of July 31 - August 3.
