Kids & Family

Inwood Ice Arena Holding Special Events, Public Skating Hours

Public skating time will be available almost every day students are on winter break for the holidays.

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Special events at the Joliet Park District's Inwood Ice Arena, 3000 W. Jefferson St., are:

  • Holiday Public Skate and Exhibition, 1 to 4 p.m., Dec. 22. The rink is open to the public from 1 to 2:30 p.m., and then Inwood Skate School participants perform to holiday music. There is no admission fee, but donations of paper goods -- paper towels, toilet paper, Kleenex, paper plates and other items -- are requested for Guardian Angel Community Services in Joliet.
  • Santa Visits Inwood Ice Arena, noon to 2:30 p.m., Dec. 23. Event includes a chance to talk to Santa, play games and win prizes.
Other public skate times during winter break are:

  • 1 to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 26
  • Noon to 2:30 p.m. Dec. 27
  • 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Dec. 28
  • 1 to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 29
  • Noon to 2:30 p.m. Dec. 30
  • 1 to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 2
  • Noon to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 3
  • 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 4
  • 1 to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 5

Anyone who makes a donation of a paper goods item -- paper towels, toilet paper, Kleenex, paper plates and other items -- for Guardian Angel Community Services in Joliet will get $1 break off the admission price during public skate times.

For more information, call 815-741-7275, Ext. 305.


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