Skating is a Manitoba tradition!
Nearly every town has an arena or outdoor rink for skating. Check out public skating hours at your local rink! Some spaces rent out skate assists for kids. Places like the The Forks in Winnipeg also rent skates.
While most indoor rinks have scheduled public skating times, often outdoor rinks at these venues are a bit more flexible. There is also skating at outdoor venues like The Forks, St. Vital Park and Assiniboine Park on the river and duck ponds!
Outdoors
The Forks :
Dec 23, 2020 – On-land trails opening soon Click here for current openings of trails at The Forks.
Park skating ponds:
- Winnipeg pond and pleasure rink skating information can be found here.
- Assiniboine Park Duck Pond – Open for 2020/2021 but indoor facilities are closed
- Harbourview Recreation Complex – 1867 Springfield Road – Open
- St. Vital Park Duck Pond – 190 River Road – Open
- Kildonan Park – 2015 Main Street –
Open Daily 8:00am – 9:30pm
Pleasure Rinks
Winnipeg has these small little pleasure rinks scattered around and they are kind of adorable. They have benches to change skates but not much else. But some situated in pretty parks and are worth checking out! Winnipeg pond and pleasure rink skating information can be found here. Click that link to see which pleasure rinks are ready for the season. As of Dec. 26 some were still being prepared.
| Abdo and Samira El Tassi Park | 100 Elmwood Rd. |
| Applewood Park | 17 Applewood Bay |
| Archambault Park | 224 Rutledge Cres. |
| Brentford Park | 70 Brentford Rd. |
| Bunn’s Creek Centennial Park | 365 McIvor Ave. |
| Cedar Ranch Park | 67 Ranchgrove Bay |
| Elmwood Winter Club | 75 Brazier St. |
| Fraser’s Grove | 85 Fraser’s Grove |
| Hap Hopkinson Park | 1043 Manhattan Ave. |
| Kingston Park | 320 Kingston Cr. |
| Papoose Park | Comanche Rd. at Mohawk Bay |
| Parc De La Seigneurie | 175 De La Seigneurie Blvd. |
| Ron Du Hamel Park | 265 Sage Creek Blvd |
| Sir Winston Churchill | 150 John Duncan Dr. |
| Tamarind Park | Tamarind Dr. South of Whellams Lane |
Winnipeg Outdoor Hockey Rinks
Check with the websites or Facebook pages of the different community centres to find out if their outdoor ice is up and running. They may also have different rules about booking time or capacity. I will try to provide links for each over the next couple weeks.
Broadway Neighbourhood Youth Centre – Open
South
Crescentwood C.C. 1170 Corydon Ave.
Dakota Community Centre – Open
Earl Grey C.C. 360 Cockburn St. N.
Fort Garry C.C. 880 Oakenwald St.
Linden Woods C.C. 414 Lindenwood Dr. W.
Lord Roberts C.C. 725 Kylemore Ave.
Richmond Kings C.C. 666 Silverstone Ave.
Ryerson Site: Dalhousie & Ryerson
River Heights C.C. 1370 Grosvenor Ave.
River Osborne C.C. 101 Pembina Hwy.
Riverview C.C. 90 Ashland Ave.
Roblin Park C.C. 640 Pepperloaf Cres.
Sir John Franklin C.C. 1 Sir John Franklin Rd.
St. Norbert C.C. 3450 Pembina Hwy.
South Winnipeg Community Centre
Tuxedo C.C. 368 Southport Blvd.
Varsity View C.C. 315 Laxdal Rd.
Victoria C.C. 80 Derek St.
Victoria-Linden Woods C.C. 80 Derek St.
Waverley Heights C.C. 1885 Chancellor Dr.
Westdale C.C. 550 Dale Boulevard
Pembina Trail Site: 6363 Rannock Ave.
Westridge C.C. 3 Marshall Cres.
Whyteridge Site: 170 Fleetwood Rd.
North
Assiniboine West C.C. 861 Buchanan Boulevard
Morgan Satellite Site: 305 Morgan Crescent
Bord-Aire C.C. 471 Hampton St.
Bourkevale C.C. 100 Ferry Rd.
Burton Cummings C.C. 960 Arlington St.
Central C.C. 200 Isabel St.
Deer Lodge C.C. 323 Bruce Ave.
Garden City C.C. 725 Kingsbury Ave.
Heritage-Victoria C.C. 950 Sturgeon Rd.
Kirkfield-Westwood C.C. 165 Sansome Ave.
McBey Site: 3160 McBey Ave.
Luxton C.C. 210 St. Cross St.
Maples C.C. 434 Adsum Dr.
James Nisbet Site 70 Doubleday Dr.
Norquay C.C. 65 Granville St.
Northwood C.C. 1415 Burrows Ave.
Frank Whyte Site: 1245 Fife St.
Ralph Brown C.C. 460 Andrews St.
Red River C.C. 293 Murray Rd.
Robert A. Steen Memorial C.C. 980 Palmerston Ave.
Sinclair Park C.C. 490 Sinclair St.
Sturgeon Creek C.C. 210 Rita St.
Silver Heights C.C. 2080 Ness Ave.
Tyndall Park C.C. 2255 King Edward St.
Garden Grove Site: 2370 Burrows Ave.
Valour C.C. 715 Telfer St. N.
Clifton Satellite Site: 1315 Strathcona St.
Orioles Site: 448 Burnell St.
Vince Leah C.C. 1295 Salter Ave.
West Kildonan Memorial C.C. 346 Perth Ave.
Weston Memorial C.C. 1625 Logan Ave.
Woodhaven Park C.C. 200 Glendale Blvd.
East
Archwood C.C. 565 Guilbault St.
Bronx Park C.C. 131 Chelsea Place
Kelvin Satellite Site: 281 Henderson Hwy.
Champlain C.C. 282 Niverville St.
Chalmers C.C. 480 Chalmers Ave.
Dakota C.C. 1188 Dakota St.
East Elmwood C.C. 490 Keenleyside St.
East End C.C. 517 Pandora Ave. E.
Gateway C.C. 1717 Gateway Rd.
Glenwood C.C. 27 Overton St.
Greendell Park C.C. 75 Woodlawn Ave.
Melrose Park C.C. 480 Kimberley Ave.
Morse Place C.C. 700 Munroe Ave.
Norwood C.C. 87 Walmer St.
Norberry-Glenlee C.C. 26 Molgat Ave.
Glenlee Site: 176 Worthington Ave.
North Kildonan C.C. 1144 Kingsford Place
Notre Dame C.C. 271 Ave. de la Cathedrale
Oxford Heights C.C. 359 Dowling Ave. E.
Southdale C.C. 254 Lakewood Blvd.
South Transcona C.C. 124 Borden Ave.
Valley Gardens C.C. 218 Antrim Rd.
Winakwa C.C. 980 Winakwa Rd.
Windsor C.C. 99 Springside Dr. North
Assiniboine West C.C. 861 Buchanan Boulevard
Morgan Satellite Site:305 Morgan Crescent
Bord-Aire C.C. 471 Hampton St.
Bourkevale C.C. 100 Ferry Rd.
Burton Cummings C.C. 960 Arlington St.
Central C.C. 200 Isabel St.
Deer Lodge C.C. 323 Bruce Ave.
Garden City C.C. 725 Kingsbury Ave.
Heritage-Victoria C.C. 950 Sturgeon Rd.
Kirkfield-Westwood C.C. 165 Sansome Ave.
McBey Site: 3160 McBey Ave.
Luxton C.C. 210 St. Cross St.
Maples C.C. 434 Adsum Dr.
James Nisbet Site 70 Doubleday Dr.
Norquay C.C. 65 Granville St.
Northwood C.C. 1415 Burrows Ave.
Frank Whyte Site: 1245 Fife St.
Ralph Brown C.C. 460 Andrews St.
Red River C.C. 293 Murray Rd.
Robert A. Steen Memorial C.C. 980 Palmerston Ave.
Sinclair Park C.C. 490 Sinclair St.
Sturgeon Creek C.C. 210 Rita St.
Silver Heights C.C. 2080 Ness Ave.
Tyndall Park C.C. 2255 King Edward St.
Garden Grove Site: 2370 Burrows Ave.
Valour C.C. 715 Telfer St. N.
Clifton Satellite Site: 1315 Strathcona St.
Orioles Site: 448 Burnell St.
Vince Leah C.C. 1295 Salter Ave.
West Kildonan Memorial C.C. 346 Perth Ave.
Weston Memorial C.C. 1625 Logan Ave.
Woodhaven Park C.C. 200 Glendale Blvd.
Indoors
*2020* No opening dates yet
There is a list of Winnipeg arena public skating times included here but I noticed that some arenas are not on it and you may need to look up your individual community centre to see what their public skating times are because they may change weekly.
Winnipeg Public Skating Times
Also many of them have special holiday schedules – skating can be a great way to spend time over the holiday break.
Rural Rinks
Lots of rural rinks have set public skating days and times. There are too many to list here (although I may work on that!). In the meantime here are a couple tools to look up rural rinks: