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Lace Up Your Skates!

Where to Skate in Mississauga

Entertainment and activities | December 18, 2019

Mississauga has many indoor and outdoor ice rinks, natural rinks and outdoor skating locations for leisure skating. Lace-up a pair of skates and find your new favourite spot to drop-in for some winter fun!

Indoor Rinks/Arenas

Drop-in and skate with family and friends at an arena in your neighbourhood.  There are many different types of drop-in programs from drop-in fun skates to drop-in shinny or cardio skates! View the Public Skating, Stick and Puck and Shinny schedule or the full drop-in schedule at activemississauga.ca.

Outdoor Rinks

Mississauga has three outdoor artificial ice rinks for your skating pleasure, which are maintained by the City. The rinks are open daily, weather permitting.

  1. Mississauga Celebration Square Ice Rink (300 City Centre Drive)
    Open every day from 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and skating is free! Skate rentals and sharpening services are available on-site at a cost. Don’t forget to stop by The Cabin’s heated patio to warm up or stop by CCafe steps away from the rink to enjoy a tasty treat! For more information visit mississauga.ca/celebrationsquare.
  2. Woodhurst Heights Park Outdoor Skating Rink (3475 Ash Row Crescent)
    Located behind the Glen Commons plaza at Glen Erin Drive and The Collegeway, this free rink is walking distance via the Glen Erin Trail and can also be accessed from Woodhurst Crescent or Ash Row Crescent. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Supervised drop-in programs are free and available Monday to Friday 5 to 9 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  3. Burnhamthorpe Community Centre Outdoor Covered Rink (1500 Gulleden Drive)
    Located within steps of the Chic Murray indoor arena and Burnhamthorpe Community Centre, this 100×100 square foot playing surface has an overhead roof to help maintain ice conditions when the temperatures change or when it rains or snows – bonus: the change rooms are heated! Drop-in for a skate around the rink. The rink is open daily from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Supervised drop-in programs are free!

Natural Ice Rinks

Love to skate in the fresh air, capturing snowflakes on your tongue? Mississauga has 24 natural ice rinks organized and maintained by neighbourhood volunteers. The rinks are free and open daily from sunrise to 11 p.m., weather permitting. View the full list at mississauga.ca/portal/residents/parks-natural-rinks.

Holiday Fun Skates

Tim Hortons is proudly offering complimentary skating during the holidays. Free skates will take place between December 27-29, 2019 and on January 3, 2020. Find a time and location that works for you at activenow.ca/freeskates.

 

For more information about skating in Mississauga, visit mississauga.ca/arenas or call 3-1-1 (905-615-4311 outside City limits).

Media Contact:
Carley Smith
Supervisor, Media and Public Information
Strategic Communications
City of Mississauga
905-615-3200 ext. 4203
carley.smith@mississauga.ca