Today's public skate, freestyle, stick & puck and open hockey at 13 rinks in Northern Virginia.
Public skate, freestyle and stick & shoot at Northern Virginia rinks, from Haymarket Iceplex and SkateQuest Reston to the MedStar Capitals Iceplex and Fairfax Ice Arena.
Haymarket Iceplex · Haymarket, VA · Next public skate: Tue 3:30–5:00 PM Two sheets in downtown Haymarket since 2011, built after the Prince William Ice Center collapsed in 2010
SkateQuest (Reston) · Reston, VA · Next public skate: Wed 11:40 AM–1:00 PM A locally owned twin-rink building with an NHL sheet and an Olympic sheet, skating in Reston for over 30 years
Ion International Training Center (Leesburg) · Leesburg, VA · Next public skate: Fri 7:20–9:20 PM Leesburg's two-rink training center, opened in 2019 and rescued from closure by new owners in 2025.
Loudoun Ice Centre (Sterling) · Sterling, VA · Next public skate: Wed 11:30 AM–1:00 PM A privately owned one-third-size rink founded in 2017, built around hockey training and 3-on-3 play.
The St. James (Springfield) · Springfield, VA · Next public skate: Fri 7:30–8:50 PM Springfield's 450,000-square-foot sports complex, whose two NHL-size rinks opened with Alex Ovechkin's help.
Ashburn Ice House · Ashburn, VA · Next public skate: Tue 10:30–11:30 AM Ashburn's two-rink ice house, a Loudoun County skating home for more than two decades.
MedStar Capitals Iceplex · Arlington, VA · Next public skate: Tue 1:50–3:10 PM Arlington's two-rink Capitals practice home, the highest ice rink above street level in the U.S.
Fairfax Ice Arena · Fairfax, VA · Next public skate: Tue 11:15 AM–1:15 PM Opened March 17, 1973, as the first year-round indoor ice rink in Virginia and the South.
Prince William Ice Center · Woodbridge, VA · Next public skate: Tue 11:50 AM–1:20 PM Dale City's NHL- and Olympic-size rinks, home of George Mason hockey and Potomac Speed Skating.
Herbert Wells Ice Rink · College Park, MD A semi-enclosed, NHL-size M-NCPPC rink in College Park with a six-month winter season. Currently out of season The semi-enclosed rink runs a six-month season, October 2026 to April 2027, with public skating Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday; the opening date has not been posted yet. Official schedule update
Mount Vernon Rec Center Ice Arena · Alexandria, VA · Next public skate: Tue 7:15–9:15 AM Fairfax County's 1974 rec center ice arena, rebuilt and reopened in 2025 with a second NHL-size rink.
Reston Town Center Pavilion Ice Rink · Reston, VA An open-air glass pavilion from 1993 that becomes a covered ice rink each winter Currently out of season The Reston Town Center skating page says the Ice Skating Pavilion is closed for the season and will reopen November 6, 2026 through March 14, 2027, weather permitting. The page has a ticket button but prints no hours or prices yet. Official schedule update