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Ice Skating in Millennium Park is available at the McCormick Tribune Ice Rink from November 20, 2026, through January 31, 2027, weather permitting. Each session is 90 minutes long starting at 11 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. daily.
Admission to the ice rink is free, but online reservations are required. Ice skates can be rented for a fee. Visit MillenniumPark.org for details.
Free ice-skating lessons are offered Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m.-10 a.m., made possible by the McDonald’s Active Lifestyles Endowment managed by the Millennium Park Foundation. See below for more details.
For questions or issues regarding rink reservations, please contact Rink Management at wstunard@sportsfacilities.com
Reminder
- Skater check-in starts 30 minutes prior to scheduled skating session start time.
- For holiday and weekend sessions, please plan to arrive arrive early to navigate Millennium Park security. Visitors 17 and under must be accompanied by a parent or present their pre-purchased tickets to security to enter the Park.
- All sales are final. No refunds are given unless the facility is closed
Rates for Skate Rentals and Sharpening
Skate sizes: youth size 8 through adult size 14. All transactions will incur a $1 processing fee.
- $18 Monday–Thursday
- $22 Friday-Sunday and Holidays (see list of Holidays below)
- $11 Skate-aide (under 42 inches) – rental is available onsite only on a first-come, first-served basis
- $10 Skate Sharpening
- $3 Storage Locker Rental
- $5 Bring your own skates (during peak times)
- Free Monday-Thursday, $5 Friday-Sunday and holidays, except for the 11:00 a.m. session, which remains free on all days.
Holidays
- November 23-29 (Thanksgiving)
- December 18, 2026 – January 10, 2027 (Winter Break)
- January 18, 2027 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
Learn To Skate
- Free ice-skating lessons are available for skaters of any age at three levels: beginner, intermediate, and hockey skills. Please note that the hockey skills level is not a Learn-to-Skate Class; it is intended for participants who already know how to skate in hockey skates and want to develop basic hockey skills.
- Lessons take place from 9–10 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays (weather permitting).
- Skate Rental is free for the lessons.
- Parents/guardians must register for a lesson in order to accompany children on the ice rink.
- Registrations are limited to 20 participants per class level.
- Registration will open the Monday prior to each weekend for registration.
- Online registration includes a waiver for participants.
- Helmets are Strongly Encouraged for Beginner Skaters.
- Ice Skating Safety Tip of the Month.
- Participants are recommended to arrive no later than 8:45 a.m. to prepare to take the ice surface.
- Walkups will be allowed if there are no-shows. If by 9 a.m., registrations have not shown up they will be considered forfeited, and walk-ups will be accepted. Pre-Registration Strongly Encouraged.
- In the event of cancellation, registrants will be notified via email by 7 a.m. the morning of the lesson.
- Free ice-skating lessons are provided by the Chicago Youth Foundation and are made possible by the McDonald's Active Lifestyles Endowment managed by the Millennium Park Foundation.
Accessibility
- Power and manual wheelchairs are allowed on the ice with a participant on skates escorting.
- For more Millennium Park accessibility information, visit our webpage.
- For other accessibility questions please email DCASE@cityofchicago.org.
Food & Drink
Snacks and hot drinks will be available from Momentum Coffee and Millennium Hall next to the skating rink.
Partnership Opportunities
For partnership and sponsorship opportunities at the ice rink, please contact the DCASE Partnerships division.