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Join us for a Theme Public Skate on the first Wednesday of the month September - May, 8:30 - 9:45 p.m.

​*​​Weekend and Holiday Group Admission
$6.50 (one session per person, all ages) ​​
​rate begins on the Friday 8:30 PM session​​

​​​​​​​Groups of 7 or more must make reservations online 48 hours in advance. 

Make your group reservation online at the earliest, 30 days in advance. Payment is due in person, on the day of your reservation. When you come in for your reservation, the first 7 people in your group must be present together at the box office to purchase the group rate admission or one person in your group may be present to purchase a minimum of 7 group rate admissions. After 7 admissions have been purchased, the rest of your group must mention your group reservation name at the box office to receive the group rate.

The group rate cannot be used with other offers, coupons and promotions.

Skate rental fee of $4 per person is not included in the group admission rate and can be purchased in person on the day of your reservation.

Fairfax Ice Arena is an indoor ice rink offering daily public ice skating session hours all year round with special holiday hours.​ Public ice skating sessions are the designated times when the general public can ice skate. 

Purchase your public session admission and skate rental in-person at the box office. View our holiday hours below for time and price changes.

Purchase your public session admission and skate rental in-person at the box office. 

*Weekday Group Admission 
$5.75 (one session per person, all ages) ​

Public ​​Ice Skating​​​​​ at Fairfax Ice Arena

Public Skate Session Regular Hours (August 25 - October 31)

View our holiday hours for time and price changes

Skate Rental 
$4 (one session per person, all ages)​​

Public Skate Session Regular Hours (November 1 - March 31)

View our holiday hours for time and price changes

Special Admission Rates

Discount Skating Card - $79
​​The purchase of a discount skating card is FINAL SALE. NO REFUNDS.

The discount skating card is good for 10 admissions to our public ice skating sessions for a savings of 12% for 10 weekday admissions, or a savings of 21% for 10 weekend admissions. The card can be used to admit one to multiple individuals at any one public ice skating session. The discount skating card does not include skate rental, and is not valid with other offers, coupons and promotions. 

To use the discount skating card, present the physical card to the box office to be admitted to a public skate session.  All individuals using the discount card must be present together at the box office. Fairfax Ice Arena is not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged cards. Forgotten cards, and copies or photos of the card, and damaged cards are not valid and will not be accepted. 

Please visit our box office during public ice skating session hours to purchase a discount skating card and for more details. 

Contact
(703) 323-1132
officemanager@fairfaxicearena.com

​​​​​​The following are holiday public ice skating sessions. ​For dates not listed below, view our public ice skating session regular hours.  Holiday admission rate applies. 


Monday, October 14
​11:15 AM – 4:45 PM

Wednesday, November 27
11:15 AM – 5:45 PM
8:30 PM – 10:30 PM

Thursday, November 28
11:15 AM – 5:45 PM
8:30 PM – 10:30 PM

Friday, November 29
11:15 AM – 5:45 PM
8:30 PM – 10:30 PM

Admission and Skate Rental 

Wear warm, comfortable clothing that is easy to move around in; pants/leggings, thin or medium-weight socks that go past your ankles, do not wear thick socks or layer your socks, gloves, a jacket, and a helmet.

We have free helmet rentals for adults, teens and kids or you may bring your own bicycle, ski, skateboard or snowboarding helmets. Wearing a helmet and protective gear is strongly recommended for all skaters of all ages and recreational skating abilities and levels. All beginners and first-time skaters must wear a helmet.

​We do not have ice skating aids (i.e. penguins/walkers) available that customers can hold on to while ice skating. ​​

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*Group Admission

Public Skate Session Holiday Hours 

Monday
11:15 AM - 1:15 PM

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
11:15 AM - 1:15 PM
5:15 PM – 6:30 PM
8:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Friday
11:15 AM - 1:15 PM
5:15 PM – 6:30 PM
8:30 PM – 10:00 PM (weekend admission rate begins)

Saturday
​12 PM – 3:00 PM
8:30 PM – 10:00 PM

Sunday
​12 PM – 3:00 PM
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Location
3779 Pickett Rd.
Fairfax, VA 22031

What to Wear 

​​​College Student - available from August 28, 2024 - June 11, 2025
​$5.75 
(per person)
Wednesdays, 8:30 p.m. – 9:45 p.m.
College students can get a discount admission rate of $5.50 per person during our public ice skating session on Wednesdays, 8:30 p.m. – 9:45 p.m. ​This admission rate is not valid during our summer public skate season. Students must s
how their current college ID to get this discount admission rate.

​​​​​​​​​​Summer Groups 
​$4
(per person)
Available during our Summer season beginning June 17, 2024

Planning a summer camp or summer school outing? Come out and skate! Camps and schools with 15 or more people can reserve the Summer Group admission rate, during our Monday–Friday public skating hours in our summer season. Reservations must be made 72-hours in advance. Call (703) 323-1132 to make a reservation.

Weekend and Holiday Admission
$10.00 (one session per person, all ages) ​
rate begins on the Friday 8:30 PM session

​​Homeschool Student - available from August 28, 2024 - June 11, 2025
​$4
(per person)
Wednesdays, 11:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. 
Homeschool students can get a discount admission rate of $4 per person during our public ice skating session on ​Wednesdays, 11:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. ​This admission rate is not available during our summer public skate season.

Fairfax Ice Arena is an indoor ice rink offering daily public ice skating session hours all year round with special holiday hours.​ Public ice skating sessions are the designated times when the general public can ice skate. 

Purchase your public session admission and skate rental in-person at the box office. View our holiday hours below for time and price changes.

  • No outside food and drinks are allowed. We have a drinking water fountain and water bottle filling station.​
  • No professional cameras, flash photography, action cameras, gimbals, drones, selfie-sticks, and tripods/monopods are allowed on and off the ice. 
  • No skating with headphones on both ears.
  • The weekend afternoon public ice skating sessions, and holiday hour sessions will have intermissions to resurface the ice.
  • Private lessons or solicitations to teach private lessons by anyone who is not a designated Fairfax Ice Arena coach are not allowed during public session.
  • We do not have skating aids available.

Weekday Admission
$9.00 (one session per person, all ages) ​

All the special admission rates listed below for homeschool students, college students and summer groups, are not valid with other offers, and are not valid during any of our scheduled holiday public skate sessions and when area schools are not in session

A skate rental fee of $4 per person is not included in these special rates. 

Monday
11:15 AM - 1:15 PM

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
11:15 AM - 1:15 PM
5:15 PM – 6:30 PM
8:30 PM – 9:45 PM

Friday
11:15 AM - 1:15 PM
5:15 PM – 6:30 PM
8:30 PM – 10:30 PM (weekend admission rate begins)

Saturday
​12 PM – 3:45 PM
8:30 PM – 10:30 PM

Sunday
​12 PM – 3:45 PM
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