Central Arena (Burlington)

Burlington, ON · Public skating times & prices

A 1968 city arena where nine-year-old Wayne Gretzky skated in the 1970 Golden Horseshoe Tournament

Public skating at Central Arena (Burlington): the next 7 days

Tuesday, October 13

  • · Public Skate · CA$3.50
  • · Skate 19+ · CA$3.50

Wednesday, October 14

  • · Skate 19+ · CA$3.50

Friday, October 16

  • · Public Skate · CA$3.50
  • · Skate 19+ · CA$3.50

Admission and skate rental

Admission
CA$3.50–CA$8.10 · Official source
Address
519 Drury Lane, Burlington, ON L7R 2H2
Phone
905-335-7738
Website
burlington.ca
Low white-and-beige metal-clad arena building seen from the front lawn, with a blue "Central Recreation Centre / 519 Drury Lane" sign and a smaller reader-board sign advertising ice and gym rentals in the foreground, a paved walkway leading to the glass entrance. — Central Arena (Burlington)
Low white-and-beige metal-clad arena building seen from the front lawn, with a blue "Central Recreation Centre / 519 Drury Lane" sign and a smaller reader-board sign advertising ice and gym rentals in the foreground, a paved walkway leading to the glass entrance. Photo: City of Burlington · Source
A practice on a wide sheet, players spread across the ice among cones under a grey ceiling with steel braces and rink glass in front. — Central Arena (Burlington)
A practice on a wide sheet, players spread across the ice among cones under a grey ceiling with steel braces and rink glass in front. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Burlington's Central Arena, built in 1968

Central Arena was built in 1968 and is one of the seven indoor arenas the City of Burlington runs. Two years after it opened, a nine-year-old Wayne Gretzky skated here in the 1970 Golden Horseshoe Tournament, and in the same decade the building took concerts as well as hockey, with The Ramones and Gordon Lightfoot both playing shows here in the 1970s.

The Burlington Cougars, a club founded in 1952, use Central Arena as their home arena, and the Burlington Blaze list it as their arena too; the Blaze Jr A team won the Minto Cup in August 2023. Lacrosse and figure skating have shared the floor with hockey across the arena's decades.

In 2026 the city put Central Arena forward as Burlington's candidate for Kraft Hockeyville. It remains a city-run arena, with drop-in recreational skating and drop-in recreational hockey on the same sheet the Cougars use.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Central Arena's drop-in Recreational Skating single admission is CA$3.50, all ages, per the City of Burlington's 2026 Rates and Fees schedule (effective September 8, 2026). Drop-in Shinny Hockey single admission is CA$6.30 for youth and adults 60 and older, and CA$8.10 for adults 19 and older.

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Skates & rentals

City of Burlington arena ice rents for CA$164.30 to CA$385.60 plus HST.

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Booking & check-in

Online reservations for drop-in programs can be made until the program starts, where available. Walk-ins are welcome when space is available, but admission is not guaranteed.

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Accessibility

A personal support person accompanying a participant is admitted free.

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Rink rules

Helmets are required for children six years of age and under and recommended for all skaters at indoor and outdoor recreation skates.

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