Princeton Happenings

Since 2007, I have been taking friends and family ice skating at The Boston Common Frog Pond rink around the holidays. Growing up in the Boston area we were always looking for new things to do near down town at the holiday season. I figured I would share this information with you. If you are looking for something different to do this New Years Eve, Frog Pond will be hosting the First Night skating spectacular at 6:00pm. Students from The Skating Club of Boston Skating Academy will be putting on a show open to the public. Season competitor’s national and local champions will be performing. Whether you are a fan of the art of Ice Skating or not, it’s a great idea for an outing. If you don’t get a chance to watch the show New Years Eve, Frog Pond is open for public use until March for Ice skating. In the past years, I’ve always parked in Malden and taken the orange line to downtown, this year we decided to find parking close to downtown, and come to find out there is a parking garage right on the common. I would recommend if you can handle the craziness of city drivers, parking in the garage near the commons was fairly inexpensive and much easier with little ones. They also have a mini cafe right on the rink, offering hot/cold refreshments and food. If you get a chance, it makes for a day trip not to mention it is right in downtown close to all the stores for shopping. I highly recommend looking into it!  Happy Skating!