We checked three places to ice skate with little kids in and around Miami and Fort Lauderdale: three indoor rinks with public skating. One posts skate aids for beginners, like Miami Ice Arena. They’re spread over three areas, from Kendall to Coral Springs.
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.
Seasonal rinks usually announce dates in October or November. We check every week and add them once the rink’s own page has the dates.
Any season
Public skate sessions open to families. Session times change week to week, so each card links to the rink’s own page.
10355 Hammocks Blvd., Miami, FL 33196
Public skating most days from 10am, with evening sessions on most nights and a live DJ Friday and Saturday 8:30–11:30pm. Sessions can change around holidays, so check the schedule before you go.
Pembroke Pines
Hours: Weekdays 10 a.m.–2:30 p.m.; weekends 10 a.m.–noon and 1–5 p.m.
Helmet rental is $5, a good idea for first-time little skaters.
Coral Springs
Buying online saves a few dollars.
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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Miami Ice Arena (Kendall); Pines Ice Arena (Pembroke Pines); Panthers IceDen (Coral Springs). All of them are indoor rinks with public skating.
Miami Ice Arena: Bobby the Seal skate aid $10. Rinks that don’t mention aids say Not listed on their card.
Miami Ice Arena: $14 admission; skate rental Skate rental $6. Pines Ice Arena: $14; skate rental $6. Panthers IceDen: Weekend daytime $17 online, $20 at the door; skate rental $6. 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.
One short email every Thursday evening with the best things to do with little ones in Miami that weekend, rinks included.
