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Put some glide in your stride this winter at one of the many ice skating rinks across the Kansas City metro. Indoor and outdoor ice skating rinks provide an opportunity for vigorous exercise, a free-spirited jaunt and lighthearted play, whatever your intention may be.
Never ice skated before? Learning a new skill as an adult can be difficult, but rewarding, and finding someone to teach you is the best way to ensure success. Beginner and advanced level classes are available throughout the metro, where enthusiasts can progress from the basics to artistic moves that will make heads spin.
So strap on your skates and bundle up: Here's where you can find a great skate this winter in Kansas City.
Crown Center Ice Terrace

Now open for its 52nd season, Crown Center Ice Terrace is a tradition that spans several generations for Kansas Citians and holiday guests. Outdoor skating is available now through March. Reservations aren't necessary to skate at the Ice Terrace, unless your entourage numbers 20 or more people.
Never set foot (or backside) on ice? Learn to skate with pals. Group skating lessons at Crown Center cost $140 for seven 25-minute lessons, with one lesson per week, as well as free skate rental and seven free skating passes. The final session of the season begins in January and you can register using this form.
The Ice Terrace is open for skating on Christmas Eve, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Learn more and plan your adventure here.
KC Ice Center

Classes at KC Ice Center in Shawnee, Kansas, cater to skaters of all levels, from novice to specialist. Lessons are available late January through March.
Already know how to ice skate with the best of them? Keep those axel jumps, lutz jumps, camel spins and back spirals in check during a public skate session, open to skaters of all ages.
Skate rental is available for $5 and admission price varies by age. Bringing your own skates? Sharpen your blades with help from Skate Express Pro Shop. You can also book a kid's birthday party for up to 25 people during public sessions — or bring kids to get a chance to skate with Santa.
The Rink at Zona Rosa

Visiting Zona Rosa during the holidays is enough to make even the grouchiest Grinch feel festive. With glowing crowns floating above the streets, Zona Rosa gives nod to an old-school Kansas City tradition when massive "Christmas crowns" lit up downtown during the holidays in the 1960s and 70s.
For the first time this year, you can see one of Zona Rosa's replica crowns up close during your skate session at The Rink, an outdoor ice skating venue. The Rink is open daily now through February, including Christmas Day and New Years Day.
The Rink offers public ice skating, pond hockey and special events open to the public, as well as skate rentals, lessons and skate sharpening. Reservations are recommended, but not required.
Independence Community Ice Rink

The ice is quite nice in Independence, where you can enjoy year-round indoor ice skating at Independence Community Ice Rink.
Located at Cable Dahmer Arena, the ice rink is home to Kansas City's professional hockey team, the KC Mavericks. But when the Mavs aren't on the ice, the rink opens for public skates, freestyle sessions, special events and private lessons for figure skating and hockey.
Independence Community Ice Rink offers a range of formal private lessons and classes for beginners, intermediate and advanced blade runners of all ages. Family discounts are available and family-friendly events are added to the calendar regularly — including adaptive skating and a Frosty Skate event.
Summit Ice

Covering a total of 8,000 square feet, Summit Ice in Lee's Summit, Missouri, is the only outdoor ice skating rink in eastern Jackson County. The rink is open for public skating now through Feb. 23, including on Dec. 24, from 12-8 p.m.
After skating to your heart’s content, relax in the patio seating area, warm up by an open fire pit and savor some steaming hot cocoa and s'mores from the concession stand. Summit Ice is open for rink rental, skating lessons and pond hockey, as well as birthday parties and group packages.
Soul of Santa Winter Wonderland on Ice
Kansas City's newest ice skating option doubles as a holiday fundraiser.
The Soul of Santa “Do Good” Foundation, which supports low-income, disabled Kansas Citians and their families, is behind the Winter Wonderland in the 18th & Vine District.
Open through Jan. 5, 2025, the rink is $10 for adults and children 5 and over, and free for children 4 and below. Tickets will get you in for an hour, but the rink offers group and company rates for longer. Skates, though, are free for available supplies.
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