All outdoor ice rinks at Minneapolis Parks will be open by January 20
Posted on 17 January, 2024
Ice Skating at Powderhorn Lake
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board will have all of its outdoor ice rinks open by Saturday, January 20, 2024! The first rink is opening today, Wednesday, January 17, at Lyndale Farmstead Park. Five more sites will open tomorrow, and the remaining 16 sites will open Friday or Saturday.
In total, 45 general skating, hockey or broomball rinks will be offered at 22 parks this year. All outdoor rinks are free to use, open to the public, offer a warming room, and lit until at least 9 pm. Sites with broomball are lit until 10:15 pm: Logan, Longfellow, McRae, Shingle Creek, Van Cleve and Windom NE.
Visit the Ice Rinks page for full details on rink locations, openings, and closures, warming room hours and information on the rink building process.
Interactive Ice Rink Map
Visit this online map to view the location of every rink in the Minneapolis park system and its status. The map is updated daily, so bookmark to see if your local rink is open, or in the case of bad weather or precipitation that may close rinks.
Warming Rooms
Every site has a warming room where people can get ready to enjoy the rinks or rest and warm up. Most warming rooms have an assortment of free loaner skates to borrow. If you have skates you’d like to donate, please contact your local recreation center.
Warming Room Hours
Monday-Friday: 5-9 pm
Saturdays and School Release Days: 12-9 pm
(Remaining School Release Days are January 26 and February 19-20)
Sundays: 1-5 pm
Broomball and Pond Hockey Leagues
Adult broomball and pond hockey leagues start soon. All team managers will receive an email today with details on their league schedule. Details on specific leagues will also be posted today to the Minneapolis Parks TeamSideline page.
Hockey at Lake of the Isles
Rink Opening Dates
North Minneapolis
Bohanon: 1/18
North Commons: 1/18
Shingle Creek: 1/18
Webber: 1/20
NE/SE Minneapolis
Logan: 1/20
Van Cleve: 1/20
Windom NE: 1/20
South Minneapolis
Hiawatha School: 1/20
Lake Hiawatha: 1/19*
Longfellow: Broomball 1/19, General Skating and Hockey 1/20
Matthews: 1/20
McRae: 1/19
Pearl: 1/18
Powderhorn: 1/19
Sibley: 1/18
*Lake Hiawatha rink replaced the Lake Nokomis rink. The US Pond Hockey Championships are scheduled on Lake Nokomis January 18-28.
Southwest Minneapolis
Armatage: 1/19
Bryant Square: 1/20
Kenny: 1/19
Lake of The Isles: 1/19
Linden Hills: 1/20
Lyndale Farmstead: 1/17
Lynnhurst: 1/20