Admission

Admission is free, but online tickets will be required. Reservable Ice Skating Sessions are 90-minutes and start at 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, 7pm & 9pm Monday-Sunday.

Weather

The ice rink is open daily depending on weather. Closures due to severe weather will be posted on Millennium Park's facebook and twitter pages. This information is not posted here.

Rates for Skate Rentals & Sharpening*: 

(Skate sizes start at children’s size 9 thru adult 12)

$16 Monday–Thursday 
$20 Friday-Sunday & Holidays 
$10 Skate-aide (under 42 inches) 
$9 Skate Sharpening 

*+ $1 credit card processing fee per ticket/transaction 

**all sessions have limited free/bring your own skate reservations available. If the time is not reservable it is sold out.

Regular Sessions  11/18/2022–3/5/2023: 

Session 1:  11am-12:30pm 
Session 2:  1-2:30pm 
Session 3:  3-4:30pm 
Session 4:  5-6:30pm 
Session 5:  7-8:30pm 
Session 6: 9-10:30pm

Online Ticketed Reservations Required Reserve Tickets Online

Reservation dates are released 2 weeks in advance of session date.

Limited walk-up reservations may be available based on capacity. You may have wait for next session with available capacity.

Learn To Skate

DCASE presents free skating lessons (reservations required), teaching beginner and intermediate ice skating and hockey skills. Skate rental is Free for the lessons.

9-10am most Saturdays and Sundays.

Free lessons are made possible by the McDonald’s Active Lifestyles Endowment managed by the Millennium Park Foundation.

Food & Drink

Snacks and hot drinks will be available from Momentum Coffee and Millennium Hall next to the skating rink.

Accessibility

Wheelchairs, electric and manual, are allowed on the ice.  

For other accessibility questions please email DCASE@cityofchicago.org

Pro Tips

A limited number of skate-aides (under 42 inches) are available for rent.

Storage for personal items is very limited, please plan accordingly.

A limited number of lockers are available for $2 to temporarily store personal items.

Please Read Prior to Registration  

• Please Note: Session capacity is limited. A select number of reservation types are available. If your reservation type is unavailable, please check back to see if spots open. Reservation types may sell out.  Sold out sessions will not appear on the reservable list.
• No Refunds. All Sales are Final. 
• No Transfer or changes of dates or session times – double check the date and time that you have selected, before purchasing your rental reservation. Reservations are tickets to a specific date, time and reservation type. 
• There is no waitlist. 
• Session Cancellation - If the session you have reserved is cancelled by Management (weather, emergency, safety issues) you will be notified of cancelation via email. If you are considering making reservations, you can check social media (@millenniumpark) for cancelation updates. Updates will only be posted if the session is canceled.  The website will also not allow bookings if it is canceled. 

Partnership Opportunities

For partnership and sponsorship opportunities at the ice rink, please contact the DCASE Partnerships staff.