This year, Los Angeles wants to help you, your friends, and family get into the holiday spirit. You might be wondering, how can you do that with the sunny California weather? That’s why LA is bringing the winter to you with an outdoor skating rink! This winter, come down to the historic Pershing Square centrally located in downtown Los Angeles. Bring whomever you want – friends, family, your partner – it is sure to be fun for all! If you be staying at one of the Los Angeles hotels in downtown , head over to Pershing Square for some holiday cheer.
Here’s what you need to know. General admission for a session is $9 and each session runs for one hour. In order to skate rents, it costs $3 and both figure skates and hockey skates are available. Credit and debit cards are now accepted as a means of payment. The skating sessions will begin at: 10am, 11:30am, 1pm, 2:30pm, 4pm, 5:30pm, 7pm, 8:30pm, and 10pm so plan around which session you would like to be in. The hours of the ice skating rink depend on the time of the year. From now until December 18th, the hours are as follows: Monday through Thursday it is open from 11:30am – 9:30pm. Friday its open from 11:30am – 11pm. Saturday it is open from 10am – 11pm, and Sunday it is open from 10am – 9:30pm.
From December 19th – 30th, the rink is open daily from 10am – 11pm. There are two exceptions to this – Christmas Eve and Christmas day, which will operate on different hours. On Dec. 24th it is open from 10am – 8pm and on Dec. 25th its open from 10am – 8pm. On New Years Eve the rink is open from 10am – 9:30pm and on New Years Day it is open from 10am – 9:30pm. From January 2nd through January 19th the schedule is as follows: Monday through Thursday open from 11:30am – 9:30pm. Friday and Saturday open from 10am – 11pm and on Sunday open from 10am – 9:30pm.