There are plenty of places to go skating in Kitchener during the winter.
On this page:
Indoor skating
At The Aud and community arenas, you can join a public skating time or pick-up hockey game.
Outdoor skating
There are many volunteer-run outdoor skating rinks in Kitchener that open each winter. Visit our outdoor skating rinks page to find your local rink!
Downtown synthetic ice rinks
Outdoor skating is available downtown on our new synthetic ice rinks:
- 44 Gaukel Street (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily)
- Kitchener Market, 300 King Street East (open during Kitchener Market hours)
City Hall skating rink
The skating rink in Carl Zehr Square in front of City Hall is closed for the 2021/2022 season due to construction.
Borrow skates
The Kitchener Public Library (KPL) has hockey skates that you can borrow from the Central Library (85 Queen Street North). You can borrow skates for one day and keep them overnight. Learn more on the KPL website.