Rosa Parks Circle Ice Rink Public Skating Times

Rosa Parks Circle Ice Rink

Grand Rapids, MI · Public skating times & prices

A downtown plaza designed by Maya Lin that becomes a city-run ice rink each winter

Public skating at Rosa Parks Circle Ice Rink: the next 7 days

Currently out of season The City's page still shows last season's holiday sessions (24 December 2025 to 1 January 2026); the 2026/27 opening date and hours are not announced yet. Checked on 4 October 2026. Official schedule update

Rosa Parks Circle in summer, with the curved walk and the sunken circle under birch trees and the downtown plaza building beyond. — Rosa Parks Circle Ice Rink

Rosa Parks Circle in summer, with the curved walk and the sunken circle under birch trees and the downtown plaza building beyond. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

The Circle's winter ice at night, ringed with lit trees and a low rail, with skaters on the ice and downtown towers behind. — Rosa Parks Circle Ice Rink

The Circle's winter ice at night, ringed with lit trees and a low rail, with skaters on the ice and downtown towers behind. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Maya Lin's downtown plaza, converted to ice each winter

Rosa Parks Circle is a downtown Grand Rapids plaza that is converted into an ice rink each winter. Maya Lin designed the plaza, and below the ice 166 fiber optic lights are laid out to represent the sky of Michigan as it appeared at midnight on January 1, 2000.

The city's Department of Parks and Recreation owns and operates the rink. Every year the city turns a portion of the Circle over to skating, part of what local radio called creating affordable ice skating for everyone. The rink is fully staffed and family-friendly.

The rink is an outdoor ice surface, which makes irregularities and defects more common than on indoor ice, and it closes briefly between skate sessions to allow for resurfacing.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Admission includes skate rental: adults 18 and up pay $6 and youth 17 and under pay $3 (2025-26 season rates).

Source checked · 2026-10-04 · Official source

Skates & rentals

Rental skates come in sizes youth 8 through adult men's 15 on a first come, first rented basis. They are hockey-style; figure skates are not available for rent. Sharpening is $6.

Source checked · 2026-10-04 · Official source

Booking & check-in

Skating is in 90-minute sessions and drop-in skaters are welcome at every one. Reservations are optional and can only be made for people in your immediate household.

Source checked · 2026-10-04 · Official source

Skating with children

Strollers are not permitted on the ice, and all skaters skate at their own risk.

Source checked · 2026-10-04 · Official source

Parking & arrival

Limited street parking is available on Monroe Center St NW and Ottawa Ave N, and the nearest ramps are the Monroe Center Ramp and the Louis-Campau Ramp.

Source checked · 2026-10-04 · Official source

Accessibility

Wheelchairs are welcome on the ice, and free skating aides are available for new skaters.

Source checked · 2026-10-04 · Official source

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