Today's public skate, freestyle, stick & puck and open hockey at 4 rinks in Rockford.
Carlson Ice Arena and Riverview Ice House, the Rockford Park District’s rinks, plus Woodman’s Sports and Convention Center in Janesville — public skate, freestyle, stick & puck and open hockey.
Carlson Ice Arena · Loves Park, IL · Next public skate: Tue 11:00 AM–12:50 PM The Rockford Park District's Loves Park rink, its main sheet renamed for Icemen coach Tim Mattila in 2024
Riverview Ice House · Rockford, IL · No public skate posted for the next 7 days Downtown Rockford's 1975 ice house, saved from closure in 2020 and rebuilt for about $9 million
Woodman's Sports and Convention Center · Janesville, WI · Next public skate: Sat 7:45–9:00 PM Two NHL-size sheets opened in September 2025 on the site of a former Sears store in Janesville
Riverside Ice Arena · Belvidere, IL Currently out of season The Belvidere Park District says opening day for the 2026/27 season at Riverside Ice Arena is November 20, 2026. Its tentative public skate times (Monday and Wednesday 4-7 PM, Tuesday and Thursday 6:30-9 PM, Friday 4-9 PM, Saturday 12-5 PM, Sunday 12:15-7 PM) are subject to weather, special events and rentals, so no sessions are shown here until the ice is in. Official schedule update