The Winterfest Skating Rink in Hartford’s Bushnell Park has been canceled due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases statewide.
“Unfortunately, we will not be able to bring this amazing family activity back to the capital city given the rising number of COVID cases,” said iQuilt Partnership Executive Director Jackie Mandyck.
The iQuilt Partnership announced the closure Monday and said it would focus on adding programming and extending the skating season for next year.
“Winterfest Hartford is a wonderful Hartford tradition, and it will be back next year, bigger and better,” Mandyck said.
Winterfest Hartford has featured free ice skating, free skate rentals and free learn-to-skate lessons in Bushnell Park for the past ten years.
The organizers had threatened to cancel the event earlier this year due to a funding shortfall.
