VFW Sports Center

Bismarck, ND · Public skating times & prices

Three sheets since the 2024 Raise the Rink expansion; Rink 1 seats 1,289 for Bobcats junior hockey

Public skating at VFW Sports Center: the next 7 days

Sunday, October 11

  • · Public Skate · $5

Admission and skate rental

Admission
$5–$10 · Official source
Skate rental
$5 · Official source
Address
1200 North Washington Street, Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone
(701) 221-6814
Website
bisparks.org
The empty Rink 1 ice sheet from behind the glass, with dasher-board and overhead sponsor banners (Scheels, US Bank, Ramada Bismarck Hotel, Bruno's Pizza) and empty bleachers. — VFW Sports Center
The empty Rink 1 ice sheet from behind the glass, with dasher-board and overhead sponsor banners (Scheels, US Bank, Ramada Bismarck Hotel, Bruno's Pizza) and empty bleachers. Photo: Bismarck Parks and Recreation District · Source

Home of the Bismarck Bobcats

The VFW Sports Center opened as the VFW All Seasons Arena, where Rink #1 was built in 1986 alongside a curling rink that opened the same year. Rink #2 was added in 1999, together with ice and golf enhancements, and the facility was later renamed the VFW Sports Center under Bismarck Parks and Recreation District.

It remains Bismarck's main hockey competition rink and is home to the Bismarck Bobcats junior hockey team, along with high school and youth hockey and figure skating. Rink 1 is the big room, with seating for 1,289. The two smaller sheets are the H.A. Thompson & Sons Arena, seating 305, and the First International Bank & Trust Arena, seating 310, and the building has 15 locker rooms between them.

The most recent change came in 2024, when Bismarck Parks and Recreation District celebrated the expanded and renovated VFW Sports Center with its partners, the supporters of the Raise the Rink campaign and the community.

Before you head out.

Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.

Admission

Public indoor ice skating costs $5 per person or $10 per family on Saturdays and Sundays; Tuesday-Thursday sessions are free.

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Skates & rentals

Skate rental is $5 each (junior 9 to adult 15).

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Booking & check-in

Puck & stick time is a free drop-in program for all ages.

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Skating with children

At puck & stick time, helmets with face masks and skates are required.

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A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.