Polk Athletic Complex (Lakeland)

Lakeland, FL · Public skating times & prices

Polk County's rink, opened in 2019 inside a former bowling alley whose 40 lanes were reused in the build.

Public skating at Polk Athletic Complex (Lakeland): the next 7 days

Sunday, October 11

  • · Public Skate · $15

Friday, October 16

  • · Public Skate · $15

Saturday, October 17

  • · Public Skate · $15

Sunday, October 18

  • · Public Skate · $15
Address
3395 W Memorial Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33815
Website
polkathleticcomplex.com
The glass entrance doors of the Polk Athletic Complex with the street number 3395 above the doors and the arena's PAC decals on the glass. — Polk Athletic Complex (Lakeland)
The glass entrance doors of the Polk Athletic Complex with the street number 3395 above the doors and the arena's PAC decals on the glass. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
The empty rink seen from the bleachers, with red Snakes boards, the glass and orange roof trusses behind the protective netting. — Polk Athletic Complex (Lakeland)
The empty rink seen from the bleachers, with red Snakes boards, the glass and orange roof trusses behind the protective netting. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

An ice rink built from a bowling alley

The rink opened in 2019 as Lakeland Ice Arena inside a former bowling alley. The story goes that Joe Blanton, a former president of Publix Super Markets, built the alley for his bowling-enthusiast daughter, Kay. Memorial Interstate Properties LLC bought the building and land from Wentworth for $1.35 million, and Paul Granville used each of the old alley's 40 lanes as materials for the new rink.

The 50,000-square-foot building opened for team practices in September 2019, ahead of public skating, and at the time held the only sheet of ice in Polk County.

It was set up as home to in-house recreational and travel hockey, including the Lakeland Royals and the George Jenkins High School team, and to Florida Southern College's new Mocs hockey team, coached by the arena's hockey director, with Saturday-night games against the University of South Florida, the University of Central Florida and Stetson University.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

The schedule lists Public Skate at $15.00 per session.

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Booking & check-in

The ice schedule marks sessions with a Book Now button and invites skaters to create an account to start onboarding, sign waivers and book faster next time.

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