20 parks will offer general skating, hockey and/or broomball rinks this season
Posted on 17 December, 2024
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board opens ice rinks on Saturday, December 21, 2024!
General skating, hockey and/or broomball rinks will be offered at 20 parks this year. All outdoor rinks are free to use, open to the public, offer a warming room (most have loaner skates to borrow) and have lights until at least 9 pm. Sites with broomball are lit until 10:15 pm: Logan, Longfellow, McRae, Shingle Creek, and Van Cleve.
There are a few parks with later opening dates:
- Linden Hills Park ice rinks open Monday, December 23
- Longfellow Park broomball and general rinks opens December 21, the hockey rink opens December 24.
- McRae Park hockey opens December 21, broomball opens Tuesday, December 24
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
(School Release Days are December 23-27; December 30-January 3; January 20, 24; February 14, 17)
Sundays: 1-5 pm
Warming Room Holiday Hours
December 24, 31: 12-4 pm
December 25, January 1: All Warming Rooms closed. Ice not maintained.