Robson Square Ice Rink

This little covered free outdoor public ice rink at Robson Square in the middle of downtown Vancouver is great for kids & learning skaters to try or practice ice skating in winter when there's ice. There are more than enough plastic skating support frames for the beginners to push around & concrete bench seating on one side for spectators. The ice was resurfaced only once while we there there for about 2h, so it's not the smoothest of rinks out there, but I believe the rougher surface is one of the benefits for beginning skaters providing then with some grip. There's a convenient economical skate rental with several staff offering really decent lace up hard boot skates with an adjoining small cafe for drinks & light snacks. Being so small, there isn't tons of space if it's crowded, but we went on a Tues evening so it wasn't too bad. Our group on the ice ranged from 4 to 40 & the kids had so much fun, they have told me we must return! Get your skates & get out there.

Nice place for a public skate in downtown vancouver. If I’m not mistaken it is the only out door rink in the city. That said, be aware that it can get busy on weekends !

This area have heavy urine smell and unclean stairs with injection kits, vandalism public properties during the maintenance time is feel outdated open plaza.

I loved this place! Skate rentals are just 5 dollars and you can stay as much as you want. I recommend going on weekdays as soon as it opens as it’s not too crowded yet.

Still a great skating experience after all these years. Cheap fun in the heart of downtown Vancouver.

Good place to enjoy with loved ones and have fun. You will get skating shoes on rent. Its $5 only

We had such a fun time here with my friends. Not super busy during weekdays. 5$ fee for shoe rental with no time limit. It’s a cheap and enjoyable winter activity to do in downtown.

Wonderful outdoor skating rink! It only costs $5 to rent a pair of ice skates, and it’s super fun. There are lockers available to store your stuff for 25 cents, so make sure to bring change. Even on a weekday, there were a decent amount of people, so I imagine it must be way more busy on the weekends.