Genoveva Chavez Community Center

Public skating at Genoveva Chavez Community Center: the next 7 days

Currently out of season The City posts the ice arena schedule one week at a time. The newest posted covers 12 to 18 October 2026; the schedule for the week of 19 October is not posted yet. Official schedule update

Opened in 2000 after a "Think Rink" campaign

The Genoveva Chavez Community Center opened in 2000 as a city-run public facility with an ice arena that was hailed at the time. The rink came out of a long campaign: Santa Fe residents worked for years to persuade the city to open it, and the Santa Fe New Mexican credited hundreds of community members, and their "Think Rink" bumper stickers, with moving it from dream to reality.

The ice arena serves hockey leagues, figure skating clubs, speed skating groups, private coaches and public skaters. Santa Fe Youth Hockey's president has said the building has probably the best ice in the Southwest, and the arena is widely regarded as one of the best in the region.

The rink has had to close more than once. In 2020 the pandemic and a city budget shortfall put its future in doubt, and in June 2025 the city closed it through the end of July for window replacement, high humidity on the ice and compressor maintenance.

Before you head out.

Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.

A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.