A 10,249 m² ice hall in Irkutsk whose public sessions are called the Baikal Massovka
The Baikal Ice Palace in Irkutsk's Akademgorodok was built for the 40th Bandy World Championship and opened on 11 September 2020. It is the fourth covered speed-skating track in Russia and the easternmost, and the sixth covered rink for bandy. Its roof rests on twelve reinforced wooden arches 99.9 metres long, designed with the region's seismic activity in mind, and two stands hold 5,784 seats.
The ice covers 10,249 square metres at 432 metres above sea level, and six dehumidifiers under the vault mean the hall never has fog. It is the training home of the bandy teams Baikal-Energiya and Sibskana and of speed-skaters, figure-skaters and curlers, with up to 500 athletes a day.
Public skating is a session called the Baikal Massovka. As a rule it runs on Saturdays and Sundays at 18:30 for 90 minutes, because competitions and training leave little room for more, and the air over the ice is kept at 8 to 9 degrees Celsius.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
A session ticket is RUB 500 for adults and RUB 250 for children aged 3 to 14 from 1 October 2026 (RUB 400 and RUB 200 before), and concession tickets are sold only at the palace box office against a supporting document.
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Skate hire, skate sharpening and a children's skating helper are each sold as a separate ticket for the same session.
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On weekends and holidays the box office opens 90 minutes before a mass-skating session and closes an hour after it starts, and the turnstiles open an hour before the start.
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Part of the ice is fenced off as a children's zone where small children can take their first steps with their parents; the palace has no skating instructors, and two-blade skates are not allowed.
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The palace has a basement car park for 192 cars and large car parks alongside it.
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Disabled visitors get a discount of 20, 50 or 100% on mass skating tickets depending on their disability group.
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A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.
