We checked three places to ice skate with little kids in and around Los Angeles: two holiday or outdoor rinks and one indoor rink with public skating. Sock Skating at Kidspace Winter Frolic opens Fri, Nov 6 and runs to Jan 10. Two post skate aids for beginners, like The Holiday Ice Rink Pershing Square. They’re in Pasadena and Downtown LA.
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.
Kidspace Children’s Museum · 480 N. Arroyo Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91103
Pershing Square, 532 S. Olive St. · Downtown LA
A 7,200-square-foot outdoor rink, open for more than 25 years. Lockers are $5. Metro’s Pershing Square stop is a block away.
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.
300 E. Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91101
Hours: Public sessions daily, mostly afternoons (e.g. Mon–Tue 1–3pm, Sun 2–4pm); check the live schedule
Tickets at the front desk only; no online sales.
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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Sock Skating at Kidspace Winter Frolic (Pasadena); The Holiday Ice Rink Pershing Square (Downtown LA); Pasadena Ice Skating Center (Pasadena). Two are holiday or outdoor rinks, listed first; indoor rinks with public skating follow.
Sock Skating at Kidspace Winter Frolic: Nov 6 – Jan 10. The Holiday Ice Rink Pershing Square: Nov 12 – Jan 3. Dates come from each rink’s own page, and warm or wet weather can close outdoor rinks for the day.
The Holiday Ice Rink Pershing Square: Skate helpers $6. Pasadena Ice Skating Center: Free assist walkers for beginner toddlers up to 26 inches at the waist in skates, first come, first served. Rinks that don’t mention aids say Not listed on their card.
Sock Skating at Kidspace Winter Frolic: $6 sock-skating ticket, all ages; skate rental No skates. The Holiday Ice Rink Pershing Square: $22 including skate rental; skate rental Included. Pasadena Ice Skating Center: $17 all ages ($2 off for Pasadena residents and seniors); 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 29, 2026, and we recheck them every week from October through February. How we choose and check.
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