R.J. Kennedy Community Centre and Arena

Ottawa, ON · Public skating times & prices

Public skating at R.J. Kennedy Community Centre and Arena: the next 7 days

Saturday, October 17

  • · Public skating · CA$5.85
  • · Public skating · CA$5.85
Address
1115 Dunning Rd, Ottawa, ON K4C 1P6
Website
ottawa.ca
Skaters lined up along the far boards of the sheet, seen through the glass beside a steel post under a lit grey ceiling. — R.J. Kennedy Community Centre and Arena
Skaters lined up along the far boards of the sheet, seen through the glass beside a steel post under a lit grey ceiling. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Get to know this rink.

R.J. Kennedy Community Centre and Arena is an indoor skating facility at 1115 Dunning Rd in Ottawa. The Cumberland facility combines an arena and community rental space. The city publishes drop-in skating and registered programs on the same facility page.

The city publishes the facility’s drop-in calendar and schedule changes on the linked page. For basic drop-in skating, the posted cash admission is CA$5.85 for adults, CA$3.50 for children, youth or students, and CA$4.40 for seniors, including HST. Bring exact change or a valid membership; the attendant cannot take cards.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Basic skating, including HST: adult CA$5.85; child, youth or student CA$3.50; senior CA$4.40; family CA$3.50 per person. Specialized skating and hockey use a separate, higher Plus rate.

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Booking & check-in

Bring exact change or a valid membership. At this stand-alone arena, the attendant cannot make change or accept credit or debit cards.

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Skating with children

At public and family skates, children 10 and under must be actively supervised by a parent or guardian aged 14 or older. Children 10 and under must wear a CSA-certified hockey helmet to be allowed on the ice at City indoor arenas (bicycle, ski and snow-sport helmets are not allowed), and children may not be carried on the ice.

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Parking & arrival

On-site parking is listed, but the city warns that spaces are limited during September–November construction.

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Accessibility

E-Z gliders are permitted as a skating aid during family and public skating. Wheelchairs and strollers stay along the boards, with sand and salt cleaned off the wheels, and wheelchair and stroller occupants over 12 months need a CSA-approved helmet.

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