Admission
Open skating admission is $15 for general admission and $5 for seniors (age 65 and over).
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Ralph Walker Ice Rink
A covered open-air rink in East Rock, closed in 2016 for disrepair and reopened in 2019 after a rebuild.
Public skating at Ralph Walker Ice Rink: the next 7 days
Tuesday, October 20
- · Public Skate
Wednesday, October 21
- · Public Skate
- · Public Skate
Thursday, October 22
- · Public Skate
- · Public Skate
Friday, October 23
- · Public Skate
- · Public Skate
Sunday, October 25
- · Public Skate
Monday, October 26
- · Public Skate
- Address
- 1080 State St, New Haven, CT 06511
- Website
- skate-newhaven.com
An open-air city rink at Blake Field
Ralph Walker Skating Rink sits at the southern end of Blake Field, a 10-acre city park in New Haven's East Rock neighborhood, and is known for its open-air design. The city closed the rink in 2016 because of disrepair and, after considering shutting it for good, launched a two-phase renovation instead. The first phase expanded the roof and the ice length, opened new views of East Rock Park and added new dasher boards and a more efficient compressor system; the second phase brought new locker rooms. The rink reopened in 2019.
In 2021 the city brought in a Bridgeport-based management company with three decades of rink experience to run the renovated rink from that October. The Albertus Magnus College men's ice hockey team made the renovated rink its home facility through a partnership with the City of New Haven. Skate New Haven's seasons at Ralph Walker ran from a holiday recreational camp and Skate with Santa sessions to Albertus Magnus NCAA hockey games and the annual Chief's Cup police-versus-fire game. Skate New Haven has since moved to the Wonderland of Ice in Bridgeport.
Before you head out.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Skates & rentals
Rental skates are available at every session in sizes from toddler 6 to adult 14, both hockey and figure skates.
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Booking & check-in
Reservations are not required. Please contact us in advance when bringing groups of 15 or more.
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Skating with children
On-ice skate aids are offered at the open skating sessions as an extra, listed with the admission prices.
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