Rebuilt in December 2018 after residents protested the old rink's closure
Currently out of season Aalborg Kommune's page still shows last season (opened 28 November 2025, open to 22 February 2026); the 2026/27 opening date and skate-hire hours are not announced yet. Official schedule update
Aalborgers stepped onto a brand-new rink on C.W. Obels Plads on 15 December 2018. Its future had been uncertain a few seasons earlier, when the old rink was worn out and money for a new one was hard to find in the municipal budget, until residents protested, local businesses backed them and the politicians found a solution.
Local press has since described the rink as one of the fixed annual traditions of Aalborg's centre, drawing thousands of skaters to the square each year, and as the rink on the square that draws crowds in the cold winter months. Aalborg Ishockey Klub and Aalborg Skøjteløberforening run its rental booth in alternating weeks, even and odd, and for skating indoors the municipality points to Gigantium.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
For the 2025/26 season the municipality listed skate hire at 40 kr. per pair for children and adults, payable by card or MobilePay, open weekdays 15-20, weekends 12-20 and school-holiday weekdays 12-20, closed 24, 25 and 31 December and 1 January. The 2026/27 details are not announced yet.
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Skates can be reserved, but each request is judged case by case so that as many users as possible can borrow skates.
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The municipality recommends a bicycle helmet, which users must bring themselves.
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A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.
