We checked two places to ice skate with little kids in and around Northwest Arkansas: one holiday or outdoor rink and one indoor rink with public skating. The Rink at Lawrence Plaza opens Sat, Nov 21. They’re in Bentonville and Springdale.
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.
Bentonville, AR · downtown
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.
Springdale, AR
A $40 family ice pass is also sold. Some Friday and Saturday evening skates are canceled in November, so check the daily schedule.
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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The Rink at Lawrence Plaza (Bentonville, AR · downtown); Jones Center public ice skating (Springdale, AR). The holiday or outdoor rink is listed first; indoor rinks with public skating follow.
The Rink at Lawrence Plaza: Opens Sat, Nov 21. Dates come from each rink’s own page, and warm or wet weather can close outdoor rinks for the day.
The Rink at Lawrence Plaza: $7 per session, skate rental included; skate rental Included. Jones Center public ice skating: $8; skate rental $4. 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 NW Arkansas that weekend, rinks included.
