East Alton Ice Arena

East Alton, IL · Public skating times & prices

Village-owned since 1995; home to Twin Bridges Hockey, East Alton Skating Academy and SIUE hockey

Public skating at East Alton Ice Arena: the next 7 days

Monday, October 12

  • · Public Skate · $6

Admission and skate rental

Admission
$6 · Official source
Skate rental
$3 · Official source
Address
631 Lewis and Clark Blvd, East Alton, IL 62024
Hours
Daily 8 AM – 9 PM — see schedule below
Phone
(618) 254-7465
Website
eastaltonicearena.org
The red arena sign above an empty car park — East Alton Ice Arena
The red arena sign above an empty car park Photo: Scott Evers
An empty sheet seen from the end of the boards, white ice with a blue centre line under a red-trussed roof with a light grey ceiling. — East Alton Ice Arena
An empty sheet seen from the end of the boards, white ice with a blue centre line under a red-trussed roof with a light grey ceiling. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Village-owned rink built in 1995

East Alton Ice Arena grew out of a letter. In July 1993 Larry Thatcher and a group of area citizens wrote proposing an ice rink for the area, and after a feasibility study the project went from a private concern to a village-run one. The arena opened in 1995 as a modest facility and has been renovated several times since. It is owned by the Village of East Alton and run, together with the Skater's Edge Pro Shop, by a not-for-profit corporation.

The ice is home to the East Alton Skating Academy, a US Figure Skating member club, and the Twin Bridges Hockey Association, whose Twin Bridges Lightning is a volunteer, not-for-profit youth program. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and several Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association high school teams play their games here, and the arena was a venue for St. Louis Olympic Festival hockey and figure skating.

Thatcher, known as the 'Father of Metro-East Hockey' and one of the founders of the MVCHA, was the arena's longtime manager. He was inducted into the St. Louis Hockey Hall of Fame as a Builder of the Game in 2017 and retired in June 2025, 32 years after he first floated the idea of the rink.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Public skate admission is $6.

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Skates & rentals

Skate rental is $3.

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Booking & check-in

Use the arena’s public-skate calendar for available sessions. Contact the arena to arrange a group visit.

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Skating with children

Public skate welcomes beginners and skaters of all ages and skill levels.

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