Skating Activities
Public indoor recreational skating and stick & puck hockey is offered various times throughout the week, year round at numerous locations. Please refer to the current schedule for further details on times and location.
Skating Activities are available at the following locations (see schedule for details):
- Aurora Family Leisure Complex (A.F.L.C.)
- Stronach Aurora Recreation Complex (S.A.R.C.)
- Aurora Community Centre (A.C.C.)
Outdoor skating is also available weather dependent in the winter months (usually January to mid-March). For an updated list of outdoor rink locations and availability please see below.
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Admission Fees - Public Skating $3.15 per skate, per person $26.25 for 10 x tickets $49.25 for 20 x tickets $71.30 for 30 x tickets Admission Fees - Shinny Hockey $6.75 per skate, per person $54.75 for 10 x tickets Note: Prices effective February 1, 2023. Desjardins Days Free Public Skate activities happen one day per month! See the Desjardins Days webpage for details. |
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Skating Activities - Service Disruptions & Holiday Schedules | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Please visit our Service Disruption Notices webpage for full details. Please visit our Holiday Schedules webpage for full details. |
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Public Skating Guidelines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
To ensure a safe, enjoyable environment for all Adult, Senior and Public Skate programs, all users are required to observe the following guidelines.
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Skating Activities - Spring 2023: April 1 to June 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location: A.F.L.C.
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Sunday |
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.* |
Wednesday |
4 p.m. to 5 p.m. |
*Note: This skate does not change direction mid-way through the skate. All other Public Skates may include a change in the skating direction halfway through the program.
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Tuesday |
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.* |
Thursday |
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
*Senior Skate on Tuesdays will include a change in skating direction during the program.
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Saturday |
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.* |
*Family Skate is a quieter, family-oriented leisure skate with a reduced capacity. Participants can skate in one direction around the perimeter of the ice surface or spend time in the learn to skate area. This program is open to children ages 12 and under with supervising adults. Children must be accompanied on the ice by a supervising adult, limit of 3 children per adult. Note: There is no hockey or shinny permitted.
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Thursday |
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. |
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Tuesday |
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
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Tuesday |
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
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Sunday |
1 p.m. to 2 p.m. |
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Friday |
11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. |
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Thursday |
7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. |
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Monday |
11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. |
Tuesday |
11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. |
Wednesday |
11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. |
Thursday |
11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. |
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Monday, April 10 |
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
Location: S.A.R.C.
All skating activities will take place at the S.A.R.C. (any exceptions will be shown in the charts below).
(Updated on April 5, 2023)
Day | Time |
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Sunday |
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.* |
Wednesday |
6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. |
*Note: This skate does not change direction mid-way through the skate. All other Public Skates may include a change in the skating direction halfway through the program.
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Wednesday |
5 p.m. to 6 p.m.* |
*Family Skate is a quieter, family-oriented leisure skate with a reduced capacity. Participants can skate in one direction around the perimeter of the ice surface or spend time in the learn to skate area. This program is open to children ages 12 and under with supervising adults. Children must be accompanied on the ice by a supervising adult, limit of 3 children per adult. Note: There is no hockey or shinny permitted.
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Sunday |
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. |
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Sunday |
12 p.m. to 1 p.m. |
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Sunday |
1 p.m. to 2 p.m. |
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Tuesday |
5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. |
Thursday |
5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. |
Updated on March 20, 2023
All outdoor Skating Rinks are now closed for the season.
Please find a list of outdoor rink locations below. No hockey, stick and puck or other sports are permitted, unless on one of the designated rinks at Machell Park or Ada Johnson Park.
Helmets are recommended to be worn when using the rinks. Registration is not required to enjoy the rinks.
Outdoor Rink Locations
- Town Park (1 Rink -Ez-Rink with boards and liner)
Status update: Closed for the season
- Ada Johnson Park (2 Rinks -Ez-Rink with boards and liner)
1 rink will be dedicated for pleasure skating
1 rink will be dedicated for stick and puck (no nets)
Status update: Closed for the season - Machell Park (2 Rinks -Ez-Rink with boards and liner)
1 rink will be dedicated for pleasure skating
1 rink will be dedicated for stick and puck (no nets)
Status update: Closed for the season
- Confederation Park
1 rink for pleasure skating
Status update: Closed for the season
- James Lloyd Park (Old fashion rolled rink over basketball court)
Status update: Closed for the season
Volunteer built and maintained only! - Queen's Diamond Jubilee Park (Old fashion rolled rink)
Status update: Closed for the season
Town built. Volunteer maintained only!
Note - All rinks, except James Lloyd Park, will be open from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week, weather and rink conditions permitting. James Lloyd Park will close at 10 p.m.
Registration is not required to use the rinks.
Please note: The rinks at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Park and James Lloyd Park are built by volunteer groups in the community. When weather conditions are suitable, the volunteer group will start building a rink at these locations. Information on their status will be updated on this page.
Outdoor Rink Closures
As the weather begins to get warmer, staff will continue to monitor rink conditions and may begin closing rinks for the season, on a location by location basis at any time.
Stormwater Ponds
REMINDER: We are asking residents to be extremely cautious around frozen ponds. Please do not walk, sled or skate on the local ponds. Skating on ponds is not permitted and extremely dangerous. In fact, many of the Town’s ponds are not regular ponds, but instead stormwater ponds - an important part of our Town’s drainage system. The ponds may look safe, but under the surface they have flowing water that results in a thinner ice surface with unpredictable conditions.
Rules of Use |
Note - All outdoor rinks are subject to closure without notice due to inclement weather, poor rink conditions. |
Adult, Men's & Ladies Shinny Hockey
- Adult, Men's and Ladies Shinny Hockey players must be 18 years or older to participate.
- The Ontario Recreation Facilities Association and the Town of Aurora strongly recommends full equipment be worn including helmet and glove protection.
- Admission must be purchased in person at the Customer Service Desk before players enter the changerooms.
- Admission sales start 30 minutes before the scheduled start time on a first-come, first-served basis.
- During admission, players will be required to show Photo ID and add their first and last name to the program roster each day, for the purpose of verifying attendance only.
Parent & Child Skate/Stick & Puck Hockey
- This program allows parents/guardians and children (12 years and under) to learn to skate and work on basic hockey skills.
- No shinny games are permitted during this program.
- Hockey equipment such as sticks, pucks, pads, etc. are allowed on the ice surface. Children 6 and under must be accompanied on the ice by a parent or guardian.
- Limit of 3 children maximum per parent/guardian on the ice.
- The Ontario Recreation Facilities Association and the Town of Aurora strongly recommends full equipment be worn, including helmet and glove protection.
Family & Youth Shinny Hockey
- Participants 17 and under must wear full equipment (including mouth guard, neck guard and helmet with cage). Full equipment for participants ages 18 and over is strongly recommended.
- The Ontario Recreation Facilities Association and the Town of Aurora strongly recommends wearing a helmet and glove protection while on the ice surface.
- Drop-ins have strict capacities and age guidelines. No exceptions will be made.
- Admission sales begin 30 minutes prior to the scheduled program start time on a first come, first served basis.
- Admission must be purchased in-person, with all participants present, at the Customer Service Desk before participants may enter the changerooms. Due to high demand, participants are not permitted to pay and hold spots for others.
- No contact.
- Every 60 minutes of ice time includes a 10 minute flood.
- For Family Shinny, there is a limit of 3 children maximum per parent/guardian on the ice.