Southampton Coliseum

Southampton, ON · Public skating times & prices

Rebuilt around its old ice pad in the 1970s, with coins set in the concrete of the 2019 floor

Public skating at Southampton Coliseum: the next 7 days

Thursday, October 15

  • · Adult Skate
  • · Parent & Tot Skate (under 6)

Sunday, October 18

  • · Public Skate
Address
26 Albert St S, Southampton, ON
Phone
(519) 832-2008 ext. 131
Website
saugeenshores.ca
The tan metal-clad side of Southampton Coliseum with a dark canopy over its door and the lettering of its name, beside a tall evergreen and under the town's blue water tower, seen across the parking lot. — Southampton Coliseum
The tan metal-clad side of Southampton Coliseum with a dark canopy over its door and the lettering of its name, beside a tall evergreen and under the town's blue water tower, seen across the parking lot. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
The empty Southampton Coliseum ice seen along the boards, under a red-trussed roof and protective netting. — Southampton Coliseum
The empty Southampton Coliseum ice seen along the boards, under a red-trussed roof and protective netting. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Rebuilt in the 1970s, with a winter of skating outdoors

The Southampton Coliseum was rebuilt in the 1970s. The ice pad and boards stayed in place for the 1976-77 season, and players skated outside on the original pad with no roof, in what the town's former recreation director, Ted Quennell, remembers as the snowiest winter ever.

The building is also home to the Southampton Curling Club. The Lakeshore Winterhawks senior hockey team played out of the Coliseum from 1989 until 1996, and when the ice had to come out of their usual rink, the Plex in Port Elgin, the Saugeen Shores Winterhawks were forced to play the 2009 championship series in Southampton. In January 2015 the Coliseum hosted a WOAA Senior Hockey League regular-season game for the first time in 19 years.

In 2019 the Coliseum's floor was replaced. When 30 trucks poured the concrete, two former employees who had each worked at the building for more than 30 years met at centre ice to place coins in it: one from Southampton's 125th anniversary and one from the Saugeen Shores Pumpkinfest of 2000.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

CA$3.75 for a child, student or 60+; CA$5 adult; CA$9 family; parent and tot CA$2.25 per tot (the parent skates free). Many public skates are sponsored and free.

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Booking & check-in

Drop-in; pay at the arena, cash only.

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Skating with children

Skaters under 10 must be directly supervised on the ice and under 12 supervised by an adult; skate helpers are available, and only an experienced skater should push a stroller.

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