We checked three places to ice skate with little kids in and around St. Louis: one holiday or outdoor rink and two indoor rinks with public skating. One posts skate aids for beginners, like Brentwood Ice Rink. Each card has season dates, prices, skate rental and aids from the rink’s own page.
Holiday season
Seasonal and pop-up rinks, soonest first. Outdoor rinks can close for warm or wet weather, so check the rink’s page the morning you go.
Forest Park · Forest Park
Being rebuilt as part of The Glade, a year-round space in Forest Park.
Any season
Public skate sessions open to families. Session times change week to week, so the card links to the rink’s current schedule.
2505 S. Brentwood Blvd, Brentwood, MO 63144
Public skating almost daily, year-round; sessions can change at short notice.
Webster Groves
Daily public skating sessions plus Cosmic skates. Fees change; call (314) 963-5600 for current prices.
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
Free things to do in STLFree days, free events and places that never charge
Indoor play in STLIndoor playgrounds, toddler times and museums, with prices
Library storytimes in STLBaby, toddler and preschool storytimes by day and branch
Thanksgiving weekend in STLParades, turkey trots and what’s open on Thursday
Noon Year’s Eve in STLKid-friendly countdowns, home by nap
This week in STLDated outings for ages 0–6, checked every ThursdayGood questions
Steinberg Skating Rink (Forest Park); Brentwood Ice Rink (Brentwood); Webster Groves Ice Arena (Webster Groves). The holiday or outdoor rink is listed first; indoor rinks with public skating follow.
Steinberg Skating Rink: Closed for restoration; the city lists it as coming back in fall 2026 but has no opening date yet. We add the 2026–27 dates as soon as the rink posts them.
Brentwood Ice Rink: Free skating aids for young and beginner skaters, first come, first served. Rinks that don’t mention aids say Not listed on their card.
Brentwood Ice Rink: Ages 3 and younger free with a paid admission; skate rental Hockey sizes 1–14. 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 20, 2026, and we recheck them every week from November through February. How we choose and check.
Littles Weekly
One short email every Friday morning with the best things to do with little ones in STL that weekend, rinks included.
