The Eau Claire lagoon is open for ice skating 🎉 Also there's a bunch of Christmasy lights beside it.
• The *entire* canal is open for skating this year, not just the ice down towards the lagoon / east end. From Jaipur Bridge to the Peace Bridge.
• There is a public washroom on Prince's Island, under River Cafe.
• Taking the train? Get off at 1st or 4th street station and walk north towards the river, pretty hard to miss. Put "Eau Claire Plaza" in Google Maps.
• There are fire pits
• Use at your own risk, no staff on site
• You will be able to rent ice skates but the rental shack is not open yet. Watch eau.claire.yyc for details about that coming soon.
• Bring your own skates if you have them of course
Also, free skate rentals every week 🤠see below
Via calgaryparks 👇 *
Free Skate Saturdays begin December 20th at 2pm for the first 50 skaters.
Free Skate Saturdays will continue every Saturday until March 28, 2026.
*Please note that Free Skate Saturdays will only run ...