Name: Patinage public · Patinoire Jean Bouin
Start: 2026-10-18T15:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Patinoire Jean Bouin

Patinoire Jean Bouin

Nice · Public skating times & prices

Olympic ice rink opened in 1984 on the upper floors of Nice's Jean-Bouin sports palace

Public skating at Patinoire Jean Bouin: the next 7 days

Wednesday 14 October

14:00–16:30 · Patinage public

Friday 16 October

21:15–0:00 · Nocturne

Saturday 17 October

00:00–00:15 · Nocturne
14:00–17:30 · Patinage public
22:00–0:00 · Nocturne

Sunday 18 October

00:00–01:00 · Nocturne
09:00–12:00 · Jardin de glace
15:00–18:00 · Patinage public

The glass-fronted Palais des sports Jean-Bouin in Nice seen between palm trees, with the PATINOIRE sign over the entrance. — Patinoire Jean Bouin

The glass-fronted Palais des sports Jean-Bouin in Nice seen between palm trees, with the PATINOIRE sign over the entrance. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

The ice rink and stands of the Patinoire Jean Bouin in Nice, seen from the upper stand (photo on the Ville de Nice page) — Patinoire Jean Bouin

The ice rink and stands of the Patinoire Jean Bouin in Nice, seen from the upper stand (photo on the Ville de Nice page) Photo: Ville de Nice · Source

Opened in April 1984 in Nice's Jean-Bouin sports palace

The Patinoire Jean Bouin is part of the Palais des sports Jean-Bouin, a municipal complex in Nice with an Olympic ice rink and an Olympic pool. It was inaugurated on 18 April 1984 and replaced the old Jean-Bouin athletics stadium. The city built it under mayor Jacques Médecin, after sports deputy Charles Ehrmann persuaded him to add a rink and a pool to a car park he wanted to build.

The building is steel and concrete, 27 metres high, with seven floors and a basement. The pool and the rink sit on the top floors behind a glass facade. The Olympic ice surface covers 1,800 square metres and the stands hold about 1,200 people.

The Aigles de Nice, the city's professional hockey club, have played here since 1984 in the Ligue Magnus. The rink also hosts figure skating, the hockey school and public sessions, and it puts on festive evenings such as its Halloween sessions with music and LED-screen animations.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Normal entry is 4,70 € and the reduced rate is 2,50€ (seniors over 60, students, ages 4 to 17, job seekers, people with a disability of 80% or more with proof, among others). Children under 4 are free, a companion who does not skate pays 2€, and a card of 10 entries is 37,70 € (20 € reduced).

Source checked · 2026-10-08 · Official source

Skates & rentals

Skate hire is 2,60 €, sharpening is 6,20 € and gloves are on sale for 4,90 €. Scooters for young skaters are 2,60 € to hire.

Source checked · 2026-10-05 · Official source

Booking & check-in

Pay at the door: entry needs a single ticket or an access card, and the ticket desk closes 30 minutes before closing.

Source checked · 2026-10-05 · Official source

Accessibility

The rink has 4 sledges for reduced-mobility skaters, who can go on the ice with or without being transferred.

Source checked · 2026-10-05 · Official source

Amenities

To improve service, lockers have been installed in the skate rental area.

Source checked · 2026-10-11 · Official source

Rink rules

Children under 12 may not enter without an adult who supervises them. Gloves and trousers are compulsory.

Source checked · 2026-10-05 · Official source

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