Erie's single-pad rink, built by the Erie Zoological Society and reopened in 2019 under a new name.
Currently out of season Public skating starts November 20, 2026. Club sessions and ice rentals may run before then. Official schedule update
The rink began as a zoo project. John M. Cochran, founding president of the Erie Zoological Society in 1962, led the zoo's expansion, and a forty-year $1.08 million bond issue that was in large part his work paid for the ice arena and the Pixieland children's zoo. The arena was named the JMC Ice Arena in his honor.
After renovations it reopened in 2019 as the Flo Fabrizio Ice Center. It remains a nonprofit owned and operated by the Erie Zoological Society, which runs the rink as a source of income during the months when the zoo itself is closed.
It is a single-pad facility with four locker rooms, bleacher seating and concessions. The Ice Center is home to Harborcreek Hockey and the Westminster Figure Skating Club, and its public skates add a live DJ, a fire to sit by and a photo booth.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Public skate admission is $5 for zoo members and $6 for non-members. You & Me Skate (Monday mornings 10:30-11:30 am, starting November 23rd) is $10 per adult/child set including skate rental; additional skaters are $3 each. Everyone under 18 needs a parent or guardian present.
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Skate rental is $3 for zoo members and $4 for non-members. Skate helpers are $3. Rental is included in the You & Me Skate price.
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Tickets for public skate and the You & Me Skate are sold online through the Erie Zoo's shop; the page does not state whether walk-up purchase is also available at the door.
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Everyone under 18 must have a parent or guardian present at public skate, and doors open 30 minutes before each session.
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