The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre

Banff, AB · Public skating times & prices

Banff's two-rink recreation centre, where curling and limited skating began in 1962.

Public skating at The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre: the next 7 days

Tuesday, October 13

  • · Family Skate · CA$7.50
  • · Public Skate · CA$7.50

Wednesday, October 14

  • · Public Skate · CA$7.50

Thursday, October 15

  • · Family Skate · CA$7.50
  • · Public Skate · CA$7.50

Friday, October 16

  • · Public Skate · CA$7.50

Saturday, October 17

  • · Public Skate · CA$7.50

Sunday, October 18

  • · Public Skate · CA$7.50

Admission and skate rental

Admission
CA$4.25–CA$17 · Official source
Address
100 Norquay Rd, Banff, AB T1L 1A1
Phone
(403) 762-1235
Website
banff.ca
The Fenlands sign on a stone base in front of the timber-clad recreation centre, with mountains and evergreens behind. — The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre
The Fenlands sign on a stone base in front of the timber-clad recreation centre, with mountains and evergreens behind. Photo: Town of Banff · Source
An empty rink under the Fenlands centre's curved wooden roof beams, seen from the stands past a Respect Coaches and Referees sign. — The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre
An empty rink under the Fenlands centre's curved wooden roof beams, seen from the stands past a Respect Coaches and Referees sign. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Curling and limited skating here since 1962

The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre was built in stages: its curling rink opened for curling and limited skating in 1962, and work on a skating rink began in 1968. Efforts to bring the 1968 Winter Olympics to Banff shaped those early plans. A later redevelopment renewed the original hockey arena and added a second, NHL-size rink and a four-sheet curling rink, with gathering spaces overlooking the ice.

Today the Town of Banff runs two rinks here: Arena 1, a full-size sheet with bleachers for 500, and Arena 2, an NHL-size sheet with bleachers for 90. A concourse looks out on the mountains, and Arena 2 has a year-round shooting zone with a net and target. Banff Minor Hockey and the Banff Skating Club skate here, and the building has hosted NHL and WHL teams, a Canadian World Junior training camp and the Alberta Winter Games.

Part of the building was built for the private Banff Hockey Academy, which left Banff in 2020. Council has since made clear that both permanent ice surfaces stay while new uses are found for the empty rooms.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Non-resident drop-in single session: adult (18-54) CA$7.50; senior (55+) CA$6.50; youth (12-17) CA$5; child (5-11) CA$4.25; child (0-4) free; family (up to two adults and their dependents in the same household) CA$17. 10-visit passes: CA$65.25, CA$56.25, CA$42.75, CA$37 and CA$148.50. Banff residents can buy a Pauw Pass for unlimited drop-ins: CA$10 + GST for ages 26+, free for ages 0-25.

Source checked · · Official source

Skates & rentals

The Fenlands Hockey and Skate Shop in the building rents ice skates and sharpens skates.

Source checked · · Official source

Booking & check-in

Public skating, shinny and sticks and pucks are drop-in sessions: pay per session or use a drop-in membership or Pauw Pass.

Source checked · · Official source

Skating with children

At public skating, children 11 and under need adult supervision and a helmet; jumps, spins, sticks and pucks are not allowed. Skate and helmet rentals are available.

Source checked · · Official source

Amenities

Skate sharpening services are also available.

Source checked · · Official source

Rink rules

Jumps, spins, and sticks and pucks are not permitted during public skating.

Source checked · · Official source

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