# Ice skating with little kids in Cincinnati, 2026–27

> We checked one place to ice skate with little kids in and around Cincinnati: one holiday or outdoor rink. UC Health Ice Rink at Elm Street Plaza opens Sat, Nov 7 and runs to Feb 21. One posts skate aids for beginners, like UC Health Ice Rink at Elm Street Plaza. Each card has season dates, prices, skate rental and aids from the rink’s own page.

- Last checked: 2026-10-20
- 1 holiday or outdoor rinks; 0 indoor rinks with public skating
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## Holiday and outdoor rinks

- **UC Health Ice Rink at Elm Street Plaza** at Elm Street Plaza, next to the Duke Energy Convention Center, Downtown. Season: Nov 7 – Feb 21. Hours: Nov 7–Dec 17: Mon–Wed 3–8 p.m., Thu–Fri 3–10 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.–11 p.m., Sun 9 a.m.–8 p.m.; longer Thanksgiving-week hours. Admission ends an hour before close. Price: $12 per person, skate rental included; kids 5 and under free with a paid adult. Skate rental: Included. Youth sizes 8–4 and adult sizes 5–13. Skate aids: Free push-along and ride-on skate aids, first come, first served. With little kids: Kids under 55 inches skate with an adult. Parents can borrow traction aids to walk on the ice with their kids. Outdoor rink (the one that used to be on Fountain Square). Warm, wet weather can close it; call 513-297-6069 for status. Official page: https://elmstreetplazacincy.com/ice-rink/ (checked 2026-10-20)

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## FAQ

### Where can we go ice skating with kids in Cincinnati?
UC Health Ice Rink at Elm Street Plaza (Downtown). The holiday or outdoor rink is listed first; indoor rinks with public skating follow.

### When does the outdoor ice rink open in Cincinnati?
UC Health Ice Rink at Elm Street Plaza: Nov 7 – Feb 21. Dates come from each rink’s own page, and warm or wet weather can close outdoor rinks for the day.

### Which ice rinks in Cincinnati have skate aids for toddlers?
UC Health Ice Rink at Elm Street Plaza: Free push-along and ride-on skate aids, first come, first served. Rinks that don’t mention aids say Not listed on their card.

### How much is ice skating in Cincinnati?
UC Health Ice Rink at Elm Street Plaza: $12 per person, skate rental included; skate rental Included. Prices are the rink’s own and can change on holidays.

### What should we know before skating with a toddler in Cincinnati?
UC Health Ice Rink at Elm Street Plaza: Kids under 55 inches skate with an adult. Parents can borrow traction aids to walk on the ice with their kids.

### How do you check these ice skating listings?
Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page and links to it. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 20, 2026, and we recheck them every week from October through February. [How we choose and check](https://littlesweekly.com/how-we-choose/).