Thialf

Heerenveen · Public skating times & prices

Opened in 1967 and roofed in 1986, when it became the world's second covered ice stadium

Public skating at Thialf: the next 7 days

Monday 12 October

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Tuesday 13 October

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Wednesday 14 October

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Thursday 15 October

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Friday 16 October

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Saturday 17 October

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Sunday 18 October

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Address
Pim Mulierlaan 1, Heerenveen, 8443 DA
Phone
0513 637700
Website
thialf.nl
Entrance side of the Thialf ice stadium in Heerenveen — Thialf
Entrance side of the Thialf ice stadium in Heerenveen Photo: OlafJanssen · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Skaters on the ice inside the Thialf stadium, with the blue seating tiers, flags and glazed upper levels of the hall behind. — Thialf
Skaters on the ice inside the Thialf stadium, with the blue seating tiers, flags and glazed upper levels of the hall behind. Photo: OlafJanssen, via Wikimedia Commons · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0

The world's second covered skating stadium, roofed in 1986

IJsstadion Thialf was opened by Princess Christina on 14 October 1967. At first the 400-metre track had no roof and only the ice hockey hall was covered; in 1986 the oval was covered too, making Thialf the second covered ice stadium in the world. The club behind the name, IJsvereniging Thialf, dates from 1855, one of the first ice clubs in the Netherlands.

Hall 1 holds the 400 m oval, a 30 by 60 m short-track rink, a 333 m track and a 30 by 30 m learner rink; Hall 2 is a full ice hockey arena. The oval was relaid in summer 2001, when extra rinks were added on the centre ice. UNIS Flyers play several home games a month, Shorttrack Club Thialf trains three times a week on the short-track rink, and skating clubs from Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe use the ice.

A large rebuild began on 19 January 2015 and ended when King Willem-Alexander opened the new complex on 27 January 2017; more than 5,000 solar panels gave it the largest solar roof on a sports stadium in the Netherlands. In 2019 the ISU named Thialf one of its Centers of Excellence for long track and short track, and in the 1986/87 season the ten most important long-track world records fell here.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Entry is priced per dagdeel (day part): €9,50 up to age 15, €15,00 from 16, €13,00 for 65+, and Vriendenkring rates of €13,50 (16+) and €11,50 (65+).

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Skates & rentals

Skate hire: double runners €3,00, Easy Glider €5,00, combinoren €7,00, low noren €7,00, ice hockey or figure skates €7,00, clap skates €15,00; a helmet is €4,00.

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Booking & check-in

Skaters can buy their ticket in advance in the Thialf webshop instead of queueing at the rink.

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Skating with children

A helmet and cut-resistant gloves are compulsory on the ice, and children under 12 may only go on the ice under an adult's supervision.

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Parking & arrival

There is ample free parking at Thialf.

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Accessibility

The centre ice is reached through a tunnel under the 400 m track and, thanks to a lift, is accessible to everyone.

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