Essex Centre Sports Complex

Essex, ON · Public skating times & prices

A twin-pad arena in use since 2009 that replaced the 1960-61 Essex Memorial Arena

Public skating at Essex Centre Sports Complex: the next 7 days

Sunday, October 11

  • · Public Skate · CA$5
  • · Parent-Tot Skate · CA$5

Tuesday, October 13

  • · Parent-Tot Skate · CA$5
  • · Adult Skate (16+) · CA$5

Thursday, October 15

  • · Adult Skate (16+) · CA$5
  • · Parent-Tot Skate · CA$5
Address
60 Fairview Ave W, Essex, ON
Phone
(519) 776-7336 ext. 1301
Website
essex.ca
The Essex Centre Sports Complex from above, a long low grey building with a glass entrance block, parking and a curved drive in front. — Essex Centre Sports Complex
The Essex Centre Sports Complex from above, a long low grey building with a glass entrance block, parking and a curved drive in front. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
An empty sheet seen from above the glass: fresh white ice with red and blue lines, sponsor boards along the far side and a beige steel roof with hanging lights. — Essex Centre Sports Complex
An empty sheet seen from above the glass: fresh white ice with red and blue lines, sponsor boards along the far side and a beige steel roof with hanging lights. Photo: Town of Essex · Source

Essex's twin-pad replacement for the Memorial Arena

The Essex Centre Sports Complex has been in use since September 2009 and officially opened in January 2010 as a twin-pad arena. It replaced the Essex Memorial Arena, built in 1960-61, which served as home ice for the Essex 73's from 1973 to 2009 and was demolished in the summer of 2015.

The main rink, the Libro Credit Union Rink, is NHL-sized with bowl seating for 1,168, and the Shaheen Rink is a practice pad with bleacher seating for 222. A 210-metre indoor walking track wraps around the Libro rink and is free for public use.

The complex has ten dressing rooms, three referee rooms, two meeting rooms, a canteen and a skate shop. The arenas are used for hockey and figure skating in ice season and for lacrosse, ball hockey, concerts, dances and shows in the off-season.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Recreational skate CA$5 per person or CA$17 per family (5 members of one household); buy 10 drop-in visits for the price of 9.

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Booking & check-in

Pay the skate monitors before stepping on the ice.

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Skating with children

At parent-tot skate every child must be accompanied on the ice by a parent or guardian, no more than three children per adult; skating while carrying a child is not allowed.

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