Fontainebleau Las Vegas is bringing back its rooftop Oasis Ice Rink for the holidays, reopening November 19 and running through January 17, 2027, on the resort's third-floor pool deck. Entry to the deck remains free, with skating fees starting at $15 for Nevada locals on select dates and late nights, while standard skate fees start at $30, according to FOX5 Vegas.
This will mark the rink's third holiday season on the North Strip, and this year it carries a new distinction: it's now the Las Vegas Strip's only real outdoor ice rink still standing, according to FOX5 Vegas. That's because Casino.org reports The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas discontinued its 4,200-square-foot Boulevard Pool rink in late 2025 after 13 seasonal runs, even auctioning off the ice-rink equipment that November. With that rival gone, Fontainebleau's nearly 8,000-square-foot rink — split across two distinct sheets, per Travel Weekly — effectively has the real-ice category to itself.
Hours Shift Through the Season, Peaking Over the Holidays
The rink's operating hours change several times as the season progresses. From November 19 through November 24, and again from January 4 through January 17, it runs 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., per FOX5 Vegas. Hours expand for the Thanksgiving stretch, running 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. on November 29 and 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. from November 25 through November 28.
From November 30 through December 18, the rink keeps evening hours of 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on weeknights and expands to 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. on weekends, according to the same report. The latest hours of the season arrive from December 19 through December 30 and again January 1 through January 2, when the rink stays open from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. On January 3, 2027, hours run 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. before the rink settles back into its shorter evening schedule for the rest of its run.
Holiday Movie Nights and Themed Screenings
Beyond skating, the rink shows holiday movies throughout the season, with screenings on Tuesdays at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., FOX5 Vegas reports. The lineup includes How to Train Your Dragon on November 24, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas on December 8, The Polar Express on December 15, Elf on December 1, A Christmas Story on December 22, and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation on December 29.
The rink also hosts special events across the season and offers seasonal food and drinks alongside the ice, per the same report. Fedor Banuchi, Fontainebleau's Senior Vice President of Entertainment, said in September that the rink has grown into one of the resort's most anticipated holiday traditions, according to Casino City Times.
Firepits, Buyouts, and Perks for Locals
For groups wanting more than a spot on the ice, the rink offers private cabanas and luxury fire pits, with fire pit rentals starting at $200 for up to six guests, FOX5 Vegas reports. Casino City Times notes that larger groups can step up to Premium Cabana Firepits starting at $400 for up to 10 guests or King Cabana Firepits starting at $600 for up to 15 guests, both including dedicated food and cocktail service.
Fontainebleau also offers fully customizable full or partial private buyouts of the rink, and event organizers who book by October 16, 2026, get a 10% discount on food and beverage minimums along with included skate rentals, the same outlet reports. Nevada residents and Fontainebleau Rewards members also qualify for complimentary self-parking at the resort, a perk that stands out amid rising parking costs elsewhere on the Strip, according to Hoodline's prior coverage of last year's rink debut.
A Third Holiday Season for the North Strip Resort
Fontainebleau Las Vegas opened December 13, 2023, as a $3.7 billion, 67-story megaresort with 3,644 rooms, standing as the tallest occupiable building in Nevada, according to the Associated Press. The property sits on a 24.5-acre site on the North Strip that once held the historic El Rancho Hotel and Casino and Algiers Hotel, and it shares its name with the historic Fontainebleau Miami Beach, per Wikipedia. The resort's pool deck sits alongside indoor entertainment options including the 90,000-square-foot, three-level BleauLive Theater, which holds roughly 3,800 guests and has hosted major holiday-season headliners.
The rink's return follows a first full year of operations in which Fontainebleau reported serving 1.2 million drinks on its casino floor and using 3.5 million eggs across its culinary venues, according to Hoodline's earlier report on the resort's one-year anniversary. With the Boulevard Pool rink gone from the Strip and holiday programming ramping up across the property, this winter's Oasis Ice Rink run arrives as Fontainebleau's most prominent seasonal draw yet.
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