Today's public skate, freestyle, stick & puck and open hockey at 13 rinks in Northern Virginia.
Public skate, freestyle and stick & shoot at Northern Virginia rinks, from Haymarket Iceplex and SkateQuest Reston to the MedStar Capitals Iceplex and Fairfax Ice Arena.
Haymarket Iceplex · Haymarket, VA · Next public skate: Mon 5:30–7:30 PM Two sheets in downtown Haymarket since 2011, built after the Prince William Ice Center collapsed in 2010
SkateQuest (Reston) · Reston, VA · Next public skate: Sun 3:10–5:10 PM A locally owned twin-rink building with an NHL sheet and an Olympic sheet, skating in Reston for over 30 years
Ion International Training Center (Leesburg) · Leesburg, VA · Next public skate: Sat 2:10–3:40 PM Leesburg's two-rink training center, opened in 2019 and rescued from closure by new owners in 2025.
Loudoun Ice Centre (Sterling) · Sterling, VA · Next public skate: Wed 11:30 AM–1:00 PM A privately owned one-third-size rink founded in 2017, built around hockey training and 3-on-3 play.
The St. James (Springfield) · Springfield, VA · Next public skate: Fri 7:30–8:50 PM Springfield's 450,000-square-foot sports complex, whose two NHL-size rinks opened with Alex Ovechkin's help.
Ashburn Ice House · Ashburn, VA · Next public skate: Tue 10:30–11:30 AM Ashburn's two-rink ice house, a Loudoun County skating home for more than two decades.
MedStar Capitals Iceplex · Arlington, VA · Next public skate: Mon 8:40–9:50 AM Arlington's two-rink Capitals practice home, the highest ice rink above street level in the U.S.
Fairfax Ice Arena · Fairfax, VA · Next public skate: Mon 11:15 AM–5:45 PM Opened March 17, 1973, as the first year-round indoor ice rink in Virginia and the South.
Prince William Ice Center · Woodbridge, VA · Next public skate: Sun 5:00–6:30 PM Dale City's NHL- and Olympic-size rinks, home of George Mason hockey and Potomac Speed Skating.
Herbert Wells Ice Rink · College Park, MD A semi-enclosed, NHL-size M-NCPPC rink in College Park with a six-month winter season.
Mount Vernon Rec Center Ice Arena · Alexandria, VA · Next public skate: Mon 3:30–5:00 PM Fairfax County's 1974 rec center ice arena, rebuilt and reopened in 2025 with a second NHL-size rink.