We checked two places to ice skate with little kids in and around Lehigh Valley: one holiday or outdoor rink and one indoor rink with public skating. Earl E. Schaffer Bethlehem Municipal Ice Rink opens Fri, Nov 13. All two are in Bethlehem.
Season at a glance
Every rink on one timeline, so you can see what’s open the weekend you want to go. Tap a rink for prices and hours.
Holiday season
Seasonal and pop-up rinks, soonest first. The four boxes are what parents ask first: season, price, skate rental and skate aids.
345 Illick's Mill Road · Bethlehem, PA
Hours: Public skate daily from Nov. 13; Sat. 1–3 and 7–9 p.m., Sun. 1–3 p.m.
An outdoor Olympic-size rink. Group lessons start at age 3.
Outdoor rinks close for warm or wet weather. Check the rink’s page the morning you go.
Any season
Public skate sessions open to families. Session times change week to week, so each card links to the rink’s own page.
Bethlehem, PA
Session times are on the live calendar on the page.
Before you go
SafetyBring a helmetFalls are part of learning. A bike or hockey helmet protects little heads, and some rinks ask for one.Skate aidsAsk about skate aidsA walker-style aid lets new skaters push and glide on their own. Each card says whether the rink posts them.
FitThin socks, warm mittensOne pair of thin socks fits rental skates best. Waterproof mittens keep hands dry after a tumble.Keep planning
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Earl E. Schaffer Bethlehem Municipal Ice Rink (Bethlehem, PA); Steel Ice Center public skating (Bethlehem, PA). The holiday or outdoor rink is listed first; indoor rinks with public skating follow.
Earl E. Schaffer Bethlehem Municipal Ice Rink: Opens Fri, Nov 13. Dates come from each rink’s own page, and warm or wet weather can close outdoor rinks for the day.
Earl E. Schaffer Bethlehem Municipal Ice Rink: Youth 17 and under $8; skate rental $4. Steel Ice Center public skating: Ages 11 and up $15; skate rental $5. Prices are the rink’s own and can change on holidays.
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 30, 2026, and we recheck them every week from October through February. How we choose and check.
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