Halifax Forum

Halifax, NS · Public skating times & prices

Opened December 26, 1927, with a public skate on the first artificial ice surface east of Montreal.

Public skating at Halifax Forum: the next 7 days

Monday, October 12

  • · Public Skate

Friday, October 16

  • · Public Skate
Address
2901 Windsor St, Halifax, NS B3K 5E5
Phone
902-490-4614
Website
halifaxforum.ca
Low-angle view of the Halifax Forum's brick facade with the raised metal FORUM signage above the entrance. — Halifax Forum
Low-angle view of the Halifax Forum's brick facade with the raised metal FORUM signage above the entrance. Photo: Halifax Forum · Source
A game seen from the stands, players spread across a wide sheet with long blue-edged seating along the near side and a dark roof overhead. — Halifax Forum
A game seen from the stands, players spread across a wide sheet with long blue-edged seating along the near side and a dark roof overhead. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Opened in 1927 with the first artificial ice east of Montreal

The Halifax Forum was built in 1927 on the grounds of the Provincial Exhibition Building, which was destroyed in the Halifax Explosion, and it opened on December 26, 1927, with a public skate on the first artificial ice surface east of Montreal. In 1948 the Crown sold the land and buildings to the City of Halifax, and the regional municipality still owns them.

The Forum was home ice for the Nova Scotia Voyageurs, the province's first professional hockey team. As a Montreal Canadiens affiliate they became the first Canadian team to win the Calder Cup, in 1972, 1976 and 1977, with players including Ken Dryden, Larry Robinson and Guy Carbonneau. Guy Lafleur scored his first professional goal here, and Muhammad Ali and the WWF also appeared in the building.

The professional franchise left for the new Halifax Metro Centre in 1978. Planning for a multi-purpose centre began in 1988, and in 1995 the Annex Arena was replaced by the new Civic Centre. The municipality now plans to redevelop the Forum with its façade preserved and two ice surfaces.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Public skating at Halifax Forum is free.

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Skating with children

Public skating is open to all ages when scheduled, and children age 12 and younger must wear a CSA-approved helmet.

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Parking & arrival

Monthly parking at Halifax Forum is run by One Shot Parking, reachable at (902)-830-1802.

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