Today's public skate, freestyle, stick & puck and open hockey at 48 rinks in Detroit.
Public skate, freestyle, stick & puck and drop-in hockey at metro Detroit rinks, from Suburban Ice in Macomb and Rochester to Novi, Canton, Dearborn and Jackson's Optimist Ice Arena.
Birmingham Ice Sports Arena · Birmingham, MI · Next public skate: Tue 9:30–10:50 AM Birmingham's 1973 city arena in Kenning Park, renovated and expanded in 2021, home of the Unified Kings.
Southgate Arena · Southgate, MI · Next public skate: Wed 12:00–1:20 PM Two indoor sheets in the 1976 Southgate Civic Center, home of the Southgate Figure Skating Club.
Trenton Kennedy Recreation Center · Trenton, MI · Next public skate: Tue 12:30–2:30 PM Trenton's three-sheet city rink on West Road, home to four Downriver high school hockey teams.
Hartland Ice House · Hartland, MI · Next public skate: Tue 1:00–2:20 PM Two NHL-size rinks open since 2005, home of the state-champion Hartland Eagles and the Hartland Hockey Club.
Garden City Civic Arena · Garden City, MI · Next public skate: Tue 12:00–1:20 PM A city-run arena with one NHL-size sheet, iced September through May and a summer camp once it comes out
Plymouth Cultural Center Ice Arena · Plymouth, MI · Next public skate: Thu 12:00–1:20 PM Plymouth's 1972 city ice arena, the first in Michigan to run on a geothermal system.
Farmington Hills Ice Arena · Farmington Hills, MI · Next public skate: Tue 11:30 AM–1:00 PM The city's 70,000-square-foot twin-sheet arena on 8 Mile: a $3 Mid-Day Open Skate Monday through Thursday, 11:30 AM to 1 PM, with $3 rentals.
Dearborn Ice Skating Center · Dearborn, MI · Next public skate: Tue 11:00 AM–12:50 PM Dearborn's 1971 Ford Woods Ice Arena, renamed for Mike Adray and doubled in 1996 with Kilpatrick Arena.
Optimist Ice Arena · Jackson, MI · Next public skate: Tue 4:00–5:20 PM Jackson's rink, donated to the Optimist Club's charity in 1985 and doubled by its Twice the Ice project.
Detroit Skating Club (Bloomfield Hills) · Bloomfield Hills, MI · Next public skate: Sat 5:00–7:00 PM A club-owned rink in Bloomfield Hills whose history runs from 1910s Detroit to Olympic champions.
Taylor Sportsplex · Taylor, MI · Next public skate: Tue 10:00–11:50 AM Taylor's city-run complex of four arenas, including Belle Tire Arena and home ice for Divine Child hockey.
Mount Clemens Ice Arena · Mount Clemens, MI · Next public skate: Fri 7:00–8:50 PM Black Bear Sports Group arena that the Metro Jets junior team and a 70-member figure skating club call home
Hazel Park Ice Arena · Hazel Park, MI · Next public skate: Tue 1:00–2:30 PM Hazel Park's two-sheet rink, opened by the city in 1999 as Viking Ice Arena and sold to Black Bear in 2023.
BIGGBY COFFEE Ice Cube - Brighton · Brighton, MI · Next public skate: Wed 10:30–11:50 AM Brighton's three-sheet rink, formerly Kensington Valley Ice House, run by Black Bear Sports Group since 2024.
Eddie Edgar Ice Arena · Livonia, MI · Next public skate: Tue 1:30–2:50 PM Livonia's nonprofit-leased civic arena, expanded to two rinks in 2001 and home to three high school teams.
Lakeland Arena · Waterford, MI · Next public skate: Tue 12:30–2:00 PM Waterford Township's three-sheet rink, founded in 1972, where Dylan Larkin started his own hockey school.
Novi Ice Arena · Novi, MI · Next public skate: Tue 12:00–1:50 PM Novi's two-sheet city arena, opened in 1998 to meet a regional ice shortage and run by Suburban Sports Group.
Suburban Ice Macomb · Macomb, MI · Next public skate: Tue 10:30–11:20 AM A 70,000-square-foot twin-rink arena in Macomb that hosted USA Hockey Nationals in 2017 and 2022
Suburban Ice Rochester · Rochester, MI · Next public skate: Tue 10:00–11:20 AM Three sheets of ice, opened as the Onyx in 1999 and part of the Suburban family of rinks since 2016
St. Clair Shores Civic Arena · St. Clair Shores, MI · Next public skate: Tue 9:30–11:30 AM Two full-sized rinks; the St. Clair Shores Hockey Association has run here for more than 50 years
Buffalo Wild Wings Arena · Troy, MI · Next public skate: Tue 12:00–2:00 PM Troy's four-sheet hockey arena, built by the Bostick family on their old Big Beaver Road land
Arctic Edge Ice Arena (Canton) · Canton, MI · Next public skate: Sat 1:00–2:20 PM Canton's two-sheet arena, home ice for Olympic ice-dance medalists, with open skating on the same sheets.
Crystal Fieldhouse · Burton, MI · Next public skate: Wed 2:30–3:50 PM Burton's former Ice Mountain Arena, closed in 2012 and reopened as a two-sheet Crystal Fieldhouse in 2014
Big Boy Arena · Fraser, MI · No public skate posted for the next 7 days Fraser's five-rink, 200,000-square-foot complex with a 3,400-seat stadium arena, once Fraser Hockeyland
Suburban Ice Farmington Hills · Farmington Hills, MI · No public skate posted for the next 7 days Built as a tennis club in the 1970s, now two NHL sheets and the home of HB Hockey Club Detroit.
John Lindell Ice Arena · Royal Oak, MI · Next public skate: Tue 10:45 AM–12:05 PM Royal Oak's two-rink arena, opened in 1971 with one outdoor sheet that was enclosed in 1995.
Yack Arena · Wyandotte, MI · No public skate posted for the next 7 days A 3,000-seat downtown Wyandotte arena, named in 1969 for the city’s first recreation director
Jack Adams Ice Arena · Detroit, MI · Next public skate: Thu 1:00–3:30 PM Detroit Parks & Recreation's rink, named for the only man to win the Cup as player, coach and GM
Dodge Park Ice Rink · Sterling Heights, MI A refrigerated rink under the Dodge Park pavilion, run by Sterling Heights since 2018 Currently out of season The City's page says the Dodge Park Ice Rink opens for the season on 1 December 2026 and lists its weekly hours; it asks skaters to call the rink hotline for closures. Official schedule update
The Rink at Royal Oak · Royal Oak, MI A 60 by 90 foot outdoor rink in Centennial Commons, back for its fifth winter in 2026-27 Currently out of season The rink's site says it opens on 20 November 2026 for the 2026-2027 season; its hours are not published yet. Official schedule update
The Rink at Stine Community Park · Troy, MI A refrigerated skating ribbon beside a timber pavilion, built as Troy's four-season gathering place Currently out of season The City's page still shows last season's ice skating (from 5 December 2025 to 1 March 2026, weather permitting); the 2026/27 opening date and hours are not announced yet. Official schedule update
Barnum Park Ice Rink · Birmingham, MI Currently out of season The City of Birmingham's Barnum Park page says the outdoor ice rink is installed in the winter months and opens when weather conditions allow a safe ice surface, with signs posted to show the ice condition. No 2026/27 opening date is posted yet. Official schedule update
USA Hockey Arena · Plymouth, MI A 1996 Plymouth arena, bought by USA Hockey in 2015, with two sheets of ice. Currently out of season The USA Hockey Arena public skate page announces open skates from October 11 to March 22 on select Saturdays and Sundays, but its dated list still shows last season's sessions (Saturday 10 January to Sunday 22 March). The 2026/27 dates are not posted yet. Official schedule update
Stony Creek Metropark Ice Rink · Huron-Clinton Metroparks, MI Currently out of season The Huron-Clinton Metroparks' Stony Creek page says an ice-skating rink is set up on Stony Creek Lake near the boat launch, weather permitting, with a warming room. No 2026/27 opening date is posted; entry is the Metropark's US$10 daily vehicle pass. Official schedule update
Lake St. Clair Metropark Family Ice Rink · Huron-Clinton Metroparks, MI Currently out of season The Huron-Clinton Metroparks' Lake St. Clair page says an outdoor family ice skating rink and a hockey rink are set up in West Playfield. No 2026/27 opening date is posted; entry is the Metropark's US$10 daily vehicle pass. Official schedule update
Lake St. Clair Metropark Ice Hockey Rink · Huron-Clinton Metroparks, MI Currently out of season The Huron-Clinton Metroparks' Lake St. Clair page says an outdoor family ice skating rink and a hockey rink are set up in West Playfield. No 2026/27 opening date is posted; entry is the Metropark's US$10 daily vehicle pass. Official schedule update
Kensington Metropark Ice Rink · Huron-Clinton Metroparks, MI Currently out of season The Huron-Clinton Metroparks' Kensington page says ice skating is closed for the 2025 season; the small rink at the Orchard Picnic area opens when ice conditions permit. No 2026/27 date is posted yet. Official schedule update
Physicians Park Ice Rink · Grand Blanc, MI Currently out of season The City of Grand Blanc's Physicians Park page says that in winter, weather permitting, the ice-skating rink is open at the park, and the rink becomes a splash pad in summer. The page says the ice rink will open Winter 2025 and lists no 2026-27 dates. Official schedule update
Dorothea-Leonore Park Ice Rink · Mount Clemens, MI Currently out of season The City of Mount Clemens' parks page says Dorothea-Leonore Park has an outdoor ice skating rink open from dawn until dusk during the winter months. It posts no 2026-27 dates, so conditions depend on the weather. Official schedule update
Kenneth D. Kirkum Memorial Park Ice Rink · Mount Clemens, MI Currently out of season The City of Mount Clemens' parks page says Kenneth D. Kirkum Memorial Park (formerly Wilson Park) has an outdoor ice skating rink open from dawn until dusk during the winter months. It posts no 2026-27 dates, so conditions depend on the weather. Official schedule update
Lawndale Park Ice Rink · Mount Clemens, MI Currently out of season The City of Mount Clemens' parks page says Lawndale Park has an outdoor ice skating rink open from dawn until dusk during the winter months. It posts no 2026-27 dates, so conditions depend on the weather. Official schedule update
The Rink at Campus Martius Park · Detroit, MI Seasonal rink in the rebuilt Campus Martius Park, modelled on Rockefeller Center's but larger Currently out of season The Downtown Detroit Partnership's page for The Rink at Campus Martius Park presented by Lexus says the 2026/2027 rink season is coming soon and that the rink is open seven days a week, including holidays, from November through March. No opening date is posted yet. Official schedule update
Hutton Ice Rink · Grosse Pointe Park, MI Currently out of season The City's Patterson Park page says the Hutton Ice Rink generally opens around Thanksgiving, weather permitting; no 2026-27 opening date is posted yet. Official schedule update
Ghesquiere Park Ice Rink · Grosse Pointe Woods, MI Currently out of season The City of Grosse Pointe Woods says it maintains outdoor ice rinks during the winter, and that they need days of freezing weather before flooding and about three more days to freeze. No 2026-27 opening date is posted yet. Official schedule update
Lake Front Park Ice Rink · Grosse Pointe Woods, MI Currently out of season The City of Grosse Pointe Woods says it maintains outdoor ice rinks during the winter, and that they need days of freezing weather before flooding and about three more days to freeze. No 2026-27 opening date is posted yet. Official schedule update