Admission
The Fall 2026 public skating sheet lists general admission at $17.50 and child admission at $14.50; military admission including skate rental is $20.00.
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Ice at the Galleria
Houston's Galleria ice, opened November 16, 1970 as the first mall rink, now home to two skating clubs.
Public skating at Ice at the Galleria: the next 7 days
No public skating is posted for the next 7 days. New sessions show here as soon as the rink posts them.
- Address
- 5050 West Alabama, Houston, TX 77056
- Website
- iceatthegalleria.com
The first mall rink, under the Galleria's glass
Ice at the Galleria opened alongside Houston's Galleria on November 16, 1970, the first mall rink in the country. Developer Gerald D. Hines modeled the Galleria on the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan and set the floor-level, year-round rink beneath the central glass atrium he had added to make the lower-level stores more visible. The original skylights over the ice carried three hanging chandeliers.
The 20,000-square-foot facility has an ice sheet of 80 by 180 feet. Known for years as Polar Ice, the rink reopened under new management in October 2010 as Ice at the Galleria, dropping the "Polar" from its name. By July 2025 a monthslong $1 million renovation had given it its first comprehensive rebuild since 1970, removing the uneven ice and concrete base that had accumulated over time and rebuilding it with modern technology.
Today the rink is the training center for the Houston Figure Skating Club and the Bayou City Figure Skating Club, and the Ice School Dropouts synchronized skating team performs in its showcases. Luis Guerro, with ASEC since 2007, is operations manager, and Becky Dever is director of skating. Tara Lipinski trained on this public rink, and it still draws more than half a million visitors a year. Skaters take the ice under the glass dome with the Galleria's levels rising around them.
Before you head out.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Skates & rentals
Skate rental is listed as a $6.00 addition to admission, with figure and hockey skates stocked from toddler size 6 to adult size 15. Socks are $6.00 and a locker is $1.00.
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Booking & check-in
There is a strict no in-and-out policy - a ticket is valid for one entry only - but within a day your admission lets you skate through the public sessions.
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Parking & arrival
The rink names the Orange Parking Garage, at 5050 West Alabama, Houston, TX 77056, as the best entrance to use.
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A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.