The City of Tucson is opening its inaugural outdoor ice skating rink on Friday, located at 45 N. 5th Ave., across the street from Hotel Congress.
The rink, which will open at 4 p.m., will operate from Nov. 29 to Jan. 5, and will be open seven days a week, except for Christmas Day.
The rink will be available to the public and for private events during off-hours, with the facility operating from 4-10 p.m. on Monday-Friday, noon-10 p.m. on Saturday and noon-7 p.m. on Sunday.
Open skate will cost $15 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under, with skate rental included in that cost. Socks are required and gloves are highly recommended.
All purchases must be made at the rink, with no discounts given out for bringing your own skates. For more information on the rink and to make a reservation, call (520)-791-4101.
This article appears in Nov 21-27, 2019.
The best rink ever in Tucson was Iceland on Speedway near Wilmot, which was open from the 1950s to some time in the 1980s. Even large families & birthday party celebrations were affordable. If I remember correctly, some days the admission was $1.00. We also had skating available occasionally when the downtown Community Center put down ice & opened to the public. That rink near Speedway & Kolb was just too expensive & I’ll bet poor attendance is what put it out of business.