Outdoor skating rinks

Lace up your skates and get outside for winter fun! We have lots of outdoor skating rink locations that are free to use on a first-come-first-served basis. Please click on your park of choice, below, to see its rink's status.

These skating rinks are flooded as needed during low usage hours. Please stay off the ice while it is being cleaned or cleared of snow.

What equipment is allowed?

Ice skates (figure skates and hockey skates)
Helmets
Skating aid

Hockey sticks and nets, toboggans and sleds are not allowed on the ice.

Outdoor rinks map

Come skating downtown

We have four free, public outdoor natural ice rinks in downtown Calgary parks including Prince’s Island Park lagoon.

For your safety, do not skate in areas that are not designated for skating.

Skating is prohibited on storm ponds and on the Glenmore Reservoir. Ice in these areas is unstable and dangerous due to rapid changes in water depth.

Looking for cross-country skiing?

Try some of the eight cross-country ski tracks in the city.

Learn more

City of Calgary outdoor skating rinks

Barb Scott Park

Address: 12 Ave. and 9 St. S.W.
Skating hours: 5 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Big Marlborough Park

Address: 6033 Madigan Dr. N.E.
Skating hours: 5 a.m - 11 p.m. daily

Bowness Park

Address: 8900 48 Ave. N.W.
Skating hours: 5 a.m. - 11 p.m. daily
Crokicurl: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Rentals: available; skates, ice bikes, helmets (rental availability may differ from skating hours)

Carburn Park

Address: 67 Riverview Dr. S.E.
Skating hours: 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. daily

Lot 6 Pop-Up Rink | NEW

Address: 311 8 Street S.W.
Rink hours: 8 a.m. - 9 p.m., firepits restocked with firewood during rink hours

North Glenmore Park

Address: 7305 Crowchild Tr. S.W.
Skating, ice trail and shinny hockey rink: 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Crokicurl and curling: 11 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Olympic Plaza

Public skating closed: Public skating closed: The difficult decision was made not to provide public ice skating or the tree this year at Olympic Plaza due to the decommissioning of the ice plant this past spring and in preparation for the plaza’s early January 2025 closure for the Arts Commons Transformation Project. For more information, visit Olympic Plaza Transformation.
Address: 228 8 Ave. S.E.

Prairie Winds Park

Address: 223 Castleridge Blvd. N.E.
Skating hours: 5 a.m. - 11 p.m. daily

Prestwick Rink (in the community of McKenzie Towne)

Address: 15113 Prestwick Blvd SE
Skating hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily

Prince's Island Park

Address: 4 St. and 1 Ave. S.W.
Skating hours: 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Crokicurl: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Thomson Family Park

Address: 1236 16 Ave. S.W.
Skating hours: 5 a.m - 11 p.m. daily

West Confederation Park

Address: 2019 Chicoutimi Dr. N.W.
Skating hours: 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. daily