Lace Up Your Skates at Albany’s Empire State Plaza Ice Rink

Get out on the ice with the whole family. The Empire State Plaza Ice Rink in Albany offers skating hours from 11am to 8pm daily through March 5, 2016. Empire State Plaza Ice Rink offers free skating and low cost skate rental for everyone. Skating at Empire State Plaza is part of the Winter at the Plaza events lined up for 2016.

Kids 12 and under can rent skates for just $3 and adult skates are $4. A photo ID is required for skate rental. Every Friday, Hannaford Supermarkets sponsors a free skate rental opportunity for all visitors. The rink offers a full-service snack bar on Friday nights, weekends, and school holidays.  A skate lounge is available with lockers to keep your personal belongings safe during your skating time.

The ice rink offers plenty of on-going events including learn to skate classes, celebrations for Valentine’s Day and Mardi Gras, and more from now until March. Try Hockey for Free events offer clinics from 9-10am and include free skate rentals. The clinics are presented free of charge by USA Hockey and Troy Albany Youth Hockey and are offered on several dates from now through March.

Parking is available for a fee at the V-lot under the Empire State Plaza and free parking Is open at the East Garage on Phillips Street after 5pm. The Winter at the Plaza events do have open spots for vendor opportunities. Visit the Winter at the Plaza website for more information.

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