The UPMC Rink at PPG Place

Pittsburgh, PA · Public skating times & prices

An outdoor rink around a 60-foot Christmas tree in the PPG Place plaza, beside Market Square

Public skating at The UPMC Rink at PPG Place: the next 7 days

Currently out of season The UPMC Rink at PPG Place opens for the 2026-27 season on November 13, 2026 and runs through February 28, 2027. Official schedule update

Address
4 PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone
(412) 394-3641
Website
therinkatppgplace.com
The rink at night, its ice lit purple beneath the Christmas tree and the glowing glass towers of PPG Place. — The UPMC Rink at PPG Place
The rink at night, its ice lit purple beneath the Christmas tree and the glowing glass towers of PPG Place. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
Skaters circling the open-air rink under the lit Christmas tree, with the glass Gothic spires of PPG Place behind. — The UPMC Rink at PPG Place
Skaters circling the open-air rink under the lit Christmas tree, with the glass Gothic spires of PPG Place behind. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Downtown Pittsburgh's rink at PPG Place

Every winter, from mid-November until late February or early March, the plaza between Third and Fourth Avenues becomes The UPMC Rink at PPG Place, an outdoor rink in the middle of PPG Plaza beside Market Square. The rink first opened in December 2001, and Highwoods Properties bought PPG Place in September 2011.

For the 2015-16 season the original ice was replaced with a new $1 million rink measuring 116 by 116 feet, 25% larger than before, 67% larger than the Rockefeller Center rink and two-thirds the size of an NHL sheet. At its centre stands a 60-foot Christmas tree on a 28-foot base, replaced in 2021 with an LED tree that can put on light shows. Each year a child who is a cancer survivor lights the tree, in a ceremony held with the American Cancer Society's Tribute of Lights.

Magic Ice USA manages the rink, which keeps more than 700 pairs of rental skates, and The Berg Chicken and Pizza on site serves hot chocolate to skaters.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Admission varies by date and time: $9-$12 for adults (13-49) and $8-$11 for children 12 and under, seniors 50 and up, military and first responders.

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Skates & rentals

Skate rental is $4-$6, in sizes from junior 9 to adult 15.

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Booking & check-in

Online and walk-up tickets alike are sold as 1 hour 45 minute sessions.

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Skating with children

Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

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Parking & arrival

Park in one of the garages a block or two away, including the PPG Garage.

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Accessibility

The Rink at PPG Place FAQ says people with disabilities may go on the ice with their families in wheelchairs or other medically approved mobility aids; adaptive ice sleds are also permitted, but all equipment must be brought by the people using it, as the rink has no adaptive ice aids.

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Amenities

The rink has pro shop services, including skate sharpening.

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Rink rules

No racing, speed skating, playing tag or horseplay is allowed during public sessions.

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