Dresden's replacement for the flood-damaged 1969 ice hall
The JOYNEXT Arena replaced a 1969 ice hall on Pieschener Allee that the 2002 Elbe flood badly damaged. Dresden chose a new building outside the flood channel, partly paid for with flood-relief money, and built it between May 2005 and August 2007; the official opening ran from 31 August to 2 September 2007.
The complex has three ice surfaces: the main arena, a smaller Trainingseishalle set across it, and an outdoor speed-skating oval 333 metres long, joined to the training hall by a tunnel. Public skating uses the training hall and the oval, and a three-court ball-sports hall sits above the training hall. It opened as the Freiberger Arena, was the EnergieVerbund Arena from December 2010 and has carried the Joynext name since January 2022.
The Dresdner Eislöwen play their DEL home games in the main arena, and almost 50 clubs and sports sections are based there. The arena has hosted short-track European championships, most recently in January 2025.
Before you head out.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Admission
An adult single ticket costs 6,00 € on weekdays (Category 1) and 8,00 € on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays (Category 2); reduced single tickets cost 4,50 € and 5,50 €, a family ticket costs 16,00 € or 21,00 €, and a ten-visit card costs 56,00 €. The Saturday-evening Eis-Disco costs 8,00 € with no reduction.
A family ticket covers 2 adults and up to 3 children aged up to 16; children under 4 who do not skate enter free, and a helmet and sturdy gloves are recommended.