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Your 2009-2010 guide to holiday ice skating in San Francisco
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The Embarcadero Center Ice Skating RInk (Photo: Ed Uyeshima)
If you’re worried that your triple axel has gotten rusty over the summer, then you have at least three ice rinks in San Francisco to practice to your heart’s content this holiday season. Prices have gone up a dollar on average this year. The Union Square ice rink is in its second year with the surrounding merchants hopeful that skaters will shop and vice-versa. The Embarcadero Center ice rink has been going strong for over two decades. You can always skate at the Yerba Buena Ice Skating Center, and the Winter Lodge down in Palo Alto is another option for peninsula dwellers. Sadly, the San Francisco Zoo’s continuing economic woes have forced them to cancel their fifth annual Reindeer Romp and ice skating rink this year.
THE HOLIDAY ICE RINK AT EMBARCADERO CENTER
DATES: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 through Sunday, January 3, 2010
LOCATION: Justin Herman Plaza, adjacent to Four Embarcadero Center and across from the Ferry Building
HOURS:
• Sunday-Thursday, 10AM-10PM
• Friday-Saturday, 10AM-11:30PM
• 90-minute sessions start on every even hour
ADMISSION:
• Monday-Friday until 6PM - Adults $9; Seniors and children 10 and under $5.50
• Friday 6PM until closing on Sunday - Adults $9.50; Seniors and children 10 and under $6
SKATE RENTAL: $3.50
CONTACT INFO:
• Phone: (415) 837-1931
• Fax: (415) 837-1942
• Email: echolidayrink@gmail.com
• Private group booking is available until December 20.
THE SAFEWAY HOLIDAY ICE RINK AT UNION SQUARE
DATES: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 through Monday, January 18, 2010
LOCATION: Union Square
HOURS:
• Sunday-Thursday, 10AM-10PM
• Friday-Saturday, 10AM-11:30PM
• 90-minute sessions start on every even hour
ADMISSION:
• Monday-Friday until 6PM - Adults $9; Children 8 and under $4.50
• Friday 6PM until closing on Sunday - Adults $9.50; Children 8 and under $5
SKATE RENTAL: $4 (plus $1 for hockey skates)
CONTACT INFO:
• Information hotline: (415) 781-2688
• Private group booking is available until December 10.
YERBA BUENA ICE SKATING CENTER
DATES: Open year round
LOCATION: Rooftop at Yerba Buena Gardens, 750 Folsom Street between 3rd and 4th Streets
PUBLIC SKATING HOURS (Check this link for cancellations and changes in hours.):
• Monday 12N-5PM, 7:30-9PM
• Tuesday 12N-3:30PM
• Wednesday 1-5PM, “Cheap skate” 7:30-9PM (free skate rental in the evening)
• Thursday 12N-3:30PM
• Friday 1-5PM, 9-11PM
• Saturday 1-2:30PM. 4-5:30PM, 9-11PM
• Sunday 1-2:30PM. 4-5:30PM
ADMISSION:
• Adults - $11 including skates, and $8 if you bring your own
• Children 12 and under - $9.25 including skates, and $6.25 if you bring your own
• Seniors 55 and over - $8.50 including skates, and $5.50 if you bring your own
SKATE RENTAL: Included in admission price
CONTACT INFO:
• Phone: (415) 820-3532
• Fax: (415) 820-3520
• Call (415) 820-3525 or email groupevents@skatebowl.com for private party booking.
DATES: Monday, September 28, 2009 through Sunday, April 11, 2010
• Holiday closings: November 26, December 24 & 25, December 31 (at 5PM), January 1, April 4
LOCATION: 3009 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306
PUBLIC SKATING HOURS:
• Monday 3-5PM
• Tuesday 8-10AM, 3-5PM
• Wednesday 8-10AM, 3-5PM, 8-10PM
• Thursday 8-10AM, 3-5PM
• Friday 8-10AM, 3-5PM
• Saturday 3-5PM, 8-10PM
• Sunday 3-5PM, Family session 5:30-7:30PM
ADMISSION: $8.00
SKATE RENTAL: $3.00
CONTACT INFO:
• Phone: (650) 493-4566
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