Wedgewood-Houston is getting a new reason to bundle up this winter. The neighborhood a few blocks south of downtown Nashville is adding The Rink Under the Giant Guitar, an outdoor ice-skating rink set to open on Friday, November 20, 2026, beneath the district's landmark oversized guitar sculpture.
The rink will sit at 416 Chestnut Street, right underneath the towering instrument that's become a neighborhood icon, according to rutherfordsource.com. The seasonal attraction is scheduled to stay open through Monday, January 18, 2027, giving skaters roughly two months to lace up. Admission to the ice will be free, while skate rentals run $10, per the same report.
Daily Hours and Holiday Schedule
Regular hours are set for 4 to 7 p.m. daily, but the schedule opens up during the busiest stretch of the season. The rink will extend its hours to noon until 10 p.m. during the weeks of December 21 and December 28, giving families more room to work skating into holiday plans. On Christmas Eve, hours shrink to a special noon-to-4 p.m. window, and the rink will close entirely on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
Beyond the ice itself, the rink is expected to offer holiday treats and special programming throughout its run. Perenn will serve a seasonal menu that includes hot chocolate, spiced cider, cookies and other winter treats, the outlet notes. Perenn is also planning to open Perenn Grocery this fall, a bakery, café and neighborhood market described in the same report.
Movie Nights, Singles Skates and What's Still Unknown
Additional programming is expected to include themed music and movie nights, a singles skate night, and other events aimed at families and guests of all ages. Details about concessions beyond the Perenn menu, as well as a limited corporate buyout package for private and holiday gatherings, will be announced later, according to the report.
Nashville has several seasonal ice-skating options for anyone weighing where to skate this winter. Elsewhere around town, the Nashville Yards Rink Under Broad offers a synthetic ice surface alongside pickleball courts, food and drink vendors and a fire pit, as detailed by nashvilleparent.com. Out in Smyrna, the Outdoor Adventure Center's 2025–26 seasonal schedule for its 82-by-46-foot synthetic rink ran from December 23 through January 4, with closures on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
How It Compares to Other Regional Rinks
Farther from downtown, Winterfest at The Fountains at Gateway ran daily from December 22 through January 6 in the 2025–26 season, except on Christmas, then Thursdays through Sundays from January 8 through February 1. Admission there costs $12 to $17 and covers tax, skate rentals and 90 minutes on the ice, with kids age three and younger admitted free, nashvilleparent.com reports — a notable contrast to the free admission planned for the Wedgewood-Houston rink.
For skaters chasing a bigger production, Gaylord Opryland's Christmas programming includes a real ice rink alongside an ICE attraction featuring Home Alone scenes hand-carved from more than 2 million pounds of ice, and exhilarating ice tubing lanes, according to christmasatgaylordopryland.com. Separately, do615.com notes that Gaylord Opryland's outdoor rink spans 9,000 square feet of real ice. Year-round options also exist in the area: the Predators training facility offers daily public skate sessions and weekend jams in Antioch and Bellevue, while Gary Force Acura Ice Arena, an NHL-sized rink in Williamson County that has served the community since 2021, is home to the Nashville Warriors Youth Hockey Club and hosts hockey and figure-skating events, per do615.com.
For now, the Wedgewood-Houston rink's opening date, hours and pricing give locals the framework they need to plan a visit, even as concession and private-event specifics remain to be announced.
