Stadtwerke Karlsruhe WINTERZEIT

Public skating at Stadtwerke Karlsruhe WINTERZEIT: the next 7 days

Currently out of season The open-air rink on Karlsruhe's Schlossplatz is a winter event; its home page says "Vom 23. November 2026 bis 24. Januar 2027 verwandelt sich der Karlsruher Schlossplatz wieder in eine winterliche Erlebniswelt mit großer Eisfläche, Stockschieß-Arena und gemütlichem Winterdorf." No skating before 23 November 2026. Official schedule update

Karlsruhe's Schlossplatz rink since 2003/2004

Karlsruhe's city-centre ice rink first opened in winter 2003/2004 and now runs as Stadtwerke Karlsruhe WINTERZEIT on the Schlossplatz, in front of the palace. For nine weeks each winter an open-air rink fills the historic square, and the organisers work with their long-time partner interevent GmbH on the ice.

In 2022 the rink swapped skates for roller skates: from 24 November 2022 to 8 January 2023 the first WINTERZEIT roller rink ran without ice. Ice has since returned on a smaller surface that needs less power and water, and the stock-shooting lanes now sit on a roll-sport plastic floor instead of ice. A 2019 press report called the rink, then more than 2,000 square metres, the largest open-air ice rink in southern Germany.

Trainers from ERC Waldbronn and the Ice Freestyler Karlsruhe taught the rink's beginner and advanced courses in 2019. Children and teenagers are still the main audience, according to the organisers, and the season ends with a Beat Night closing party; on New Year's Eve the stock arena beside the ice becomes a dance floor.

Before you head out.

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

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