Indoor play
Open regularly · Rochester
Ontario Play & Cafe
Screen-free indoor play for kids 10 and under, with a water table, foam blocks and a climber, plus an on-site café.
37 picks · Updated October 26, 2026
Winter Fun in Rochester
What can kids do in Rochester in winter? Start with Ontario Play & Cafe, Bounce Hopper or Kids Empire Irondequoit. Rochester gets real winter, so lean in: sledding hills, ice rinks, kid-friendly ski hills an hour away, and indoor spots for the days when it’s just too cold.
Written by the ROC Kids Activities team. Listings checked weekly.
Indoor play
Indoor play
Open regularly · Pittsford
Bounce Hopper
Large indoor inflatables across from Pittsford Plaza for ages 1–12, with a separate soft area for toddlers.
Indoor play
Open regularly · Irondequoit
Kids Empire Irondequoit
A large chain indoor playground that opened in the old Culver Ridge movie theater, with tall climbing structures, slides and toddler areas. Open every day, including holidays.
Indoor play
Open regularly · Pittsford
Roc Kid City
A newer premium indoor playground with separate sections for different ages, ball pits and tunnel climbers. Designed for kids 10 and under, with bookable hourly sessions.
Indoor play
Open regularly · Gates
Pure Imagination Cafe
A family cafe on Buffalo Road in Gates with a dedicated children's play and reading corner alongside a casual food menu.
Indoor play
Open regularly · Henrietta
Play Palace
An indoor play space in Henrietta for babies through early tweens, sold as day passes or memberships. Useful as a rainy-day burn-off for mixed-age siblings.
Indoor play
Open regularly · Perinton
Bricks ROC
A LEGO-focused shop opened in 2024 with a minifigure build bar and a back room families can rent for building parties.
Indoor play
Open regularly · Perinton
Ladybugs Play
A play center aimed squarely at preschoolers, with pretend-play setups and climbing sized for small kids. A calmer pick than the big trampoline parks.
Indoor play
Open regularly · Webster
Play-A-Latte
A play cafe in the Webster Towne Center plaza where kids up to age 7 play while parents order coffee. It opened in September 2025 and runs timed play sessions.
Indoor play
Open regularly · Hilton
Mamaste Cafe and Play
A cafe with an attached children's play space in Hilton, aimed at families with young kids.
Indoor play
Open regularly · Macedon
The Playpen
A small indoor play center in Macedon for kids roughly 1-10, offering open play, drop-off sessions, crafts and events.
Indoor play
Open regularly · Batavia
House of Bounce Batavia
An inflatable and soft-play center for kids 12 and under, with a foam pit, rock wall and a sensory bean box. Open play is booked in two-hour reserved sessions.
Trampolines & active
Trampolines & active
Open regularly · Victor
Funtastic Adventure Park
Trampolines, a Gel Blaster arena and a separate KidZone for younger kids, attached to Eastview Mall.
Trampolines & active
Open regularly · Henrietta
Altitude Trampoline Park Rochester
A big Henrietta trampoline park with dodgeball courts, an airbag drop zone and a battle beam, popular with tweens and teens. It also runs a little-kid area and sensory-friendly jump times.
Trampolines & active
Open regularly · Greece
Nova Trampoline Park
A 45,000-square-foot park that goes well beyond trampolines, with a zip line, ninja course, parkour zone and arcade. Separate toddler courts keep little ones apart from older jumpers.
Skating & snow
Skating & snow
Open regularly · Rochester
MLK Jr. Memorial Park Ice Rink
Downtown's outdoor rink at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park (Manhattan Square), with skate rentals and themed skate nights through the winter.
Skating & snow
Open regularly · Rochester
Breaking Free Skatepark
An indoor skate park in the same building as RocVentures, giving skaters and scooter riders a year-round place to ride.
Skating & snow
Open regularly · Rochester
Genesee Valley Park Sports Complex
The City of Rochester's indoor rink, one of the cheapest public skates around, with weekday and weekend sessions.
Skating & snow
Open regularly · Rochester
Cobbs Hill Park
One of the city's go-to sledding hills in winter; the rest of the year families walk the loop around the hilltop reservoir for skyline views.
Skating & snow
Open regularly · Rochester
Skate Luvers Roller Palace
An indoor roller-skating rink on Rochester's west side with public skate sessions and themed skate nights.
Skating & snow
Open regularly · Rochester
Tim Hortons Iceplex (formerly Bill Gray's Iceplex)
A busy two-rink ice complex with public skate sessions when hockey isn't booked, plus learn-to-skate programs.
Skating & snow
Open regularly · Greece
Horizon Fun F/X
The area's go-to indoor roller rink, with a light show and sound system plus laser tag. Weekend sessions draw lots of tweens and teens.
Skating & snow
Open regularly · Greece
Lakeshore Hockey Arena
An indoor hockey arena in Greece that also schedules public skating. It's next to the roller rink, so you can pair the two.
Skating & snow
Open regularly · Henrietta
Gene Polisseni Center (RIT)
RIT's modern hockey arena opens for low-cost public skates when the ice is free, and teens can also catch a college hockey game here.
Skating & snow
Open regularly · Greece
Frisbee Hill Park
A Greece town park with a big sledding hill and a playground, with parking at the bottom.
Skating & snow
Open regularly · Perinton
Village Sports
A Penfield/Fairport ice facility with midday public skates and extra sessions during school breaks.
Skating & snow
Open regularly · Webster
Webster Ice Arena
Webster's indoor rink, which schedules public skating around its hockey programs and charges less for young kids.
Skating & snow
Open regularly · Perinton
Rochester Ice Center
The Fairport rink formerly known as Thomas Creek, with weekend public skates and skating lessons.
Skating & snow
Open regularly · Scottsville
Scottsville Ice Arena
A smaller community rink with Saturday-evening and Sunday-afternoon public skates and a family rate.
Skating & snow
Open regularly · Riga
Churchville Park
A sprawling western park with a well-used sledding hill in winter and, in summer, an accessible kayak launch onto Black Creek plus big picnic areas.
Skating & snow
Open regularly · Canandaigua
Greater Canandaigua Civic Center
An ice arena in Canandaigua with public skate sessions alongside hockey and figure skating programs.
Skating & snow
Open regularly · Sodus
Brantling Ski Slopes
A small, low-key ski and tubing hill in Wayne County that's an affordable place for kids to learn without big-mountain crowds.
Skating & snow
Open regularly · Canandaigua
Bristol Mountain
The region's biggest ski area, with learn-to-ski programs for kids in winter, scenic chairlift rides in fall foliage season and a treetop aerial adventure park in summer.
Skating & snow
Open regularly · Swain
Swain Resort
A family-scale ski area in Allegany County, about 90 minutes south, with beginner terrain and lessons that suit kids learning to ski or ride.
Nature & hikes
Nature & hikes
Open regularly · Irondequoit
Helmer Nature Center
A small, school-district-run nature center with woodland trails and a pond, plus seasonal family programs like maple sugaring and owl walks.
Nature & hikes
Open regularly · Henrietta
Hansen Nature Center at Tinker Nature Park
A flat loop with a boardwalk through woods and wetlands, plus a small nature center with live critters and seasonal kids' programs.
Nature & hikes
Open regularly · Naples
Cumming Nature Center (RMSC)
The Rochester Museum & Science Center's forest preserve, with themed trails, a beaver pond and a pioneer homestead; in winter families rent snowshoes or skis right on site.
Quick answers
Where can kids go sledding in Rochester?
Cobbs Hill Park, Frisbee Hill Park, Churchville Park
Where can kids ice skate in Rochester?
MLK Jr. Memorial Park Ice Rink, Breaking Free Skatepark, Genesee Valley Park Sports Complex, Skate Luvers Roller Palace, Tim Hortons Iceplex (formerly Bill Gray's Iceplex), Horizon Fun F/X
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