Bring your whole family to the beloved UCalgary/Olympic Oval tradition and Skate with Santa on The Fastest Ice in the World™
December 10, 2023
12 Noon - 5:00 p.m.
Join Santa, and a few other special guests to glide around the Olympic Oval on the Fastest Ice in the World™. You’ll also get the chance to take your own photos with Santa as well as in our holiday photo booth, take a break at the craft station and indulge in hot chocolate and a mini cupcake to refuel before your next trip around the ice.
Don’t miss out on the fun!
Adults: $10.00
Youth/Senior: $5.00
<5 years old: Free
UCalgary staff, students and faculty: Free (with UCID card)
UCalgary Alumni: Free (with registration)
Helmets Rule! Helmets are MANDATORY for all ages during public skating. Skaters who do not have their helmets can rent one from the Olympic Oval Skate Shop for $2.50. Protect your brain, skate smart!
We encourage everyone to bring their own skates and helmets; however, rentals will be available for guests who do not own a pair while supplies last.
Non-perishable food items for the Students’ Union Campus Food Bank will be accepted in lieu of a charge for admission for alumni and their families.
The SU Campus Food Bank provides a seven-day emergency food-relief service for those in the UCalgary community experiencing food insecurity including students, staff, faculty and alumni.
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Admission |
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Adult (18-54) |
$7.00 |
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Family (2 Adults + Children under 18) |
$18.50 |
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Youth/Senior (6-17 and 55+) |
$4.75 |
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Special Needs (with assistant) |
$5.00 |
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Child/Pre-School (0-5) |
$0.00 |
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Equipment Rental |
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Hockey and Speed Skate Rentals (includes free helmet rental) |
$7.25 |
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Helmet Rental Only |
$2.50 |
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Admission (per person) |
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Group Rate Youth/Senior (15 or more people ages 6-17 and 55+ years) |
$3.75 |
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Group Rate Adult (15 or more people ages 18-54 years) |
$6.00 |
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Skate/Run Season's Pass + Parking |
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Adult (18-54) |
$189.25 |
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Youth/Senior (6-17 and 55+) |
$174.25 |
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Family |
$295.25 |
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Skate/Run High Performance + Parking |
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Adult |
$248.00 |
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Senior |
$221.25 |
Skating works nearly every muscle group in the body, and gliding requires synchronized movement of the legs, which is important for joint flexibility. It also builds up the leg and abdominal muscles. Like any workout, skating is great for cardiovascular health – it gets blood pumping and the heart rate up. And it’s a lot of fun to glide around the ice; unlike with other types of exercise, you probably won’t even remember that you’re working out!
The Olympic Oval typically offers more than 50 recreational public skating sessions per month on our 400-meter oval ice. The Olympic Oval provides groups of 15 or more a discount on recreational public skating entry fees and skate rental. Contact Oval Guest Relations for GROUP BOOKING details. Don't forget that the Skate Shop rents hockey and speed skates for use within the Olympic Oval. Available sizes range from child's 8 to adult 12. The shop can also help with all your skate sharpening and servicing needs!
Helmets Rule! Helmets are MANDATORY for all ages during public skating. Skaters who do not have their helmets can rent one from the Olympic Oval Skate Shop for $2.50. Protect your brain, skate smart!
Any sport approved helmet with a chin strap is allowed (i.e. bike helmet, ski helmet, equestrian riding helmet). Scrum caps and halos are NOT allowed.
Be sure to view the Public Waiver below before attending.
Learn more about our Refund Policy — Click here
By your presence in the Olympic Oval, you consent to be photographed, filmed and/or otherwise recorded.
Such recordings may appear and be used in any and all media, throughout the universe in perpetuity, for any purpose whatsoever, in connection with productions produced by the Olympic Oval.
You understand that all photography filming and/or recording will be done in reliance on this consent deemed given by you by entering this area.
If you do not want to be filmed, do not enter the Olympic Oval.
The Olympic Oval has the largest indoor skating surface in the province and is the go-to destination for recreational skating in the city. Come join us on "The Fastest Ice in the World" and skate where so many Olympians have trained before.
Mark Messer
Director, Olympic Oval
