Winter City Weekends: Ice Grooves & Swing’n Skate

January 2, 2026 to February 28, 2026
City Hall Plaza
Edmonton, AB T5J 2R7
Warm up with Winter City Weekends at City Hall Plaza!

Make the most of the cold weather with skating at the picturesque City Hall Plaza!

The City Hall Rink is officially open for the season, weather permitting, from 9 AM to 10 PM.

You can get FREE skate rentals at these times:

  • Monday – Friday: 9 – 5 PM
  • Saturday: 12 – 9 PM
  • Sunday: 12 – 5 PM

 

Plus, join in FREE Learn to Skate sessions on Saturdays and Sundays from 12:30 – 1:30 PM!

On the weekends, drop in for these exciting musical events:

Ice Grooves

Bring your cool moves to City Hall Plaza Ice Grooves! Skate and dance along to live DJs every Friday and Saturday night from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.

  • Friday, January 9: Tea Cup DJ
  • Saturday, January 10DJ Sonny Grimez
  • Friday, January 16DJ Remo de Janeiro
  • Saturday, January 17DJ Kwake Entertainment
  • Friday, January 23: Tianna J
  • Saturday, January 24DJ Tiago
  • Friday, January 30DJ Kena Leon
  • Saturday, January 31: La Connexional

Swing’n Skate

Swing​‘n Skate will be back at City Hall on Sundays from 1:00 – 4:00 pm throughout January and February. Show off your best moves to some swing, big band, soca, salsa and more inside Edmonton City Hall. If you’d rather be outdoors, the music will be broadcast directly outside for ice skaters at City Hall Plaza.

  • Sunday, January 11: Little Birds Big Band
  • Sunday, January 18: Swing ​n Skate public dancing to the Wild Rose Old-Time Fiddlers with square dance instruction and demo from the CDCDA Square Dancers.
  • Sunday, January 25: Edmonton Swing Band
  • Sunday, February 8: The Misery Mountain Boys
  • Sunday, February 15: Salsa ​n Skate featuring Rhumba Caliente with dance instruction from ETOWN Salsa
  • Monday, February 16: *Family Day* The Mbira Renaissance Band
  • Sunday, February 22: Mboya Nicholson & His Orchestra
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