Minneapolis has outdoor ice rinks at parks citywide. Most offer separate spaces for general skating and recreational uses such as hockey, broomball and pond hockey.
Donate Sticks and Skates
We welcome hockey sticks and ice skates in good condition. Call or visit a Recreation Center.
Indoor Ice Arenas
Northeast Ice Arena
group hockey and skating rentals
Parade Ice Garden
open hockey, public skating
Ice Rink Season
Ice rinks are closed due to warm weather.
Rink Locations and Status
Check online interactive map here
Rink Light Hours
All rinks are lit daily 4:30-9 pm
Locations with broomball rinks are lit until 10:15 pm: Logan, Longfellow, McRae, Shingle Creek, Van Cleve and Windom NE
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*Ice Safety: For guidelines and safety information regarding lake ice thickness, visit Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Warming Room Hours
Warming Room Regular Hours (Weather Permitting)
Monday-Friday: 5-9 pm
Saturdays and School Release Days: 12-9 pm
(School Release Days are December 18-22, 26-29; January 15, 26; February 19-20)
Sundays: 1-5 pm
Warming Room Holiday Hours
December 24, 31: 12-4 pm
December 25: All Warming Rooms closed. Ice not maintained.
December 26, January 1-2: 12-7 pm*
*ONLY at North Commons, Lake of the Isles, Sibley, and Van Cleve locations (all other warming rooms closed).
Rink Setup & Maintenance
Creating Ice
Establishing and maintaining an ice rink is largely affected by the condition of the ground or lake underneath, daily temperatures, and precipitation. It takes a minimum of ten consecutive days of below freezing temperatures during the day and night for ice to establish properly.
- Snowfalls: Snow needs to be removed because a blanket of snow insulates the rink and slows the freezing process.
- Warm Temperatures: Thawing softens the ice and sometimes the ground underneath. Thawing also breaks down the areas that cover low pockets creating weak spots.
Daily Maintenance
This includes clearing the snow or shavings from previous day’s activities, repairing the gouges and ruts and putting down more water as time permits. Hockey and broomball boards, netting, goals and runways are inspected for needed repair.
Why do the rinks close in February?
Lake Ice
Lake ice is never deemed totally safe as water movement, fish movement, etc., can erode ice from underneath and thin spots can emerge near an area of good thick ice. We are constantly doing ice checks on lake rinks. Please be alert to “Thin Ice” warning signs posted on lakes that we manage and stay away from those areas.