Dark grey clapboard-clad arena with a shallow gambrel rooflinePhoto source: snokingicearenas.comPublic skating at the Sno-King Kirkland rink below the wooden roof beams, with the flags, program banners and Raise the Rink sign on the end wallPhoto: Google Maps listing · Source
One of Sno-King's three arenas
Sno-King Ice Arena Kirkland is one of three arenas, with five ice sheets between them, run by the Sno-King Amateur Hockey Association, the largest hockey organization in the region. The association was established in 1964 for players ages 4 to 18 on Seattle's Eastside, and Kirkland and Renton were its two rinks before it built a third in Snoqualmie with the arrival of the Kraken in mind.
Figure skating has a distinct place in Kirkland. The Bridge-Aspire program, offered at Kirkland only, is the path between Learn to Skate group classes and advanced figure skating training classes. The Kingsgate Skating Club takes its members from Sno-King's Learn to Skate program and held an all-adult freestyle session here on January 3, 2026. Kirkland Arena is also one of the Sno-King Adult Hockey League's locations.
The association's program counts five USA Hockey national championships and six second-place finishes, and its alumni include players who reached the NHL, the WHL and college hockey. Every Sno-King sheet, Kirkland included, streams live and on demand through LiveBarn.
Before you head out.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Admission
Public skating, ages 3 and up: $15 per person with advance online registration, or $18 per person drop-in (register and pay upon arrival). Passes (online registration only, skate rental not included): 10 sessions $144.00, 20 sessions $270.00.
Advance online registration through DaySmart is required for public skate, though walk-ups can register and pay on arrival at the higher drop-in rate. Passes are only valid with online registration.
Walker and seal skating aids rent for $10 each at Kirkland, but only as walk-up drop-in purchases - they cannot be added to an advance online booking. Skaters may not carry children while on the ice, and helmets are recommended for public sessions and required for hockey and broomball.