Out-of-Town Skate Weekends
Akin to Empire's Big Apple Roll, clubs in other cities across the country (and outside of it, too) organize annual group skate weekends that many NYC skaters attend. These include:
- Feb: Miami Skater Migration (FB)
- Mar: Skate Houston
- May/Jun: Atlanta Peach Roll
- Jun: DC Area Skate of the Union
- Jun: Portland Big Rose City Roll (IG)
- Jun/Jul: Philly Free Skate
- Jul: Seattle Spicy Salmon Roll
- Aug: NYC Big Apple Roll
- Aug/Sep: Boston Lobster Roll (FB)
- Aug/Sep: Skate Chicago
- Sep: Skate DC
- Sep: Toronto Rolling the 6ix (IG)
- Sep/Oct: Los Angeles Big Avocado Roll (FB)
Some of the above links may lead to skate weekends from past years. Please e-mail our webmaster if you have an updated link to report.
If you are a New Yorker interested in attending one of these events and are looking for someone to share travel or hotel expenses, the Empire Facebook page may be the best place to start.
The Empire Skate Club's premier event each year is the Big Apple Roll (BAR), an exciting four-day extravaganza in early August of group skates, social events, and adventures exploring and experiencing New York City on skates.
BAR 2025 was a blast, but alas it is past. We look forward to seeing you and our other skate friends at BAR 2026, scheduled for Jul 30 - Aug 2, 2026.
