Free McCormick Tribune Ice Rink DJ Nights
Where: Millennium Park, McCormick Tribune Ice Rink, 55 N. Michigan
When: 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 6–8pm (December 5-March 5).
DJs spin the music while skaters spin on the ice on the Admission is free. Skate rental rates apply. Or bring your own skates.
- Jan. 16 – Jesse De La Pena
- Feb. 6 – Stephanie Manriquez
- Feb. 20 – Ayana Contreras
- March 5 – John Simmons
Skate Rentals & Sharpening:
Toddler 8 to Adult 13 available
- $13 Skate Rental Monday–Thursday
- $15 Skate Rental Friday–Sunday and Holidays listed below
- $10 Skate Aide Rental (for new skaters under 42 inches tall)
- $9 Skate Sharpening
Coin-operated locker rentals are available for $1 (4 quarters).
Regular Hours (weather permitting):
- Mondays–Thursdays, noon–8pm
- Fridays, noon–10pm (ice skating lesson at 11am)
- Saturdays & Sundays, 10am–9pm (ice skating lesson at 9am)
Holiday Hours (Holiday Skate Rental Pricing Applies on these dates):
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 20: 10am–8pm (ice skating lesson at 9am)
- Chicago Public School Improvement Day, Friday, January 31: 10am–10pm (ice skating lesson at 9am)
- Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 17: 10am–8pm (ice skating lesson at 9am)
Zamboni
Ice resurfacing lasts approximately 15-30 minutes. Times are subject to change based upon weather and ice conditions.
- Monday–Thursdays: 1:30pm, 3pm, 4:30pm & 6:15pm
- Fridays: 1pm, 2:30pm, 4pm, 5:30pm, 7pm & 8:30pm
- Saturdays & Sundays: 11:30am, 1pm, 2:30pm, 4pm, 5:30pm & 7:15pm








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