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Citizens Alley Ice Rink

Ice skating in Minot, North Dakota • A downtown outdoor rink with built-in refrigeration, skating November through March; exact 2026–27 opening day unpublished.

Skaters gliding under strings of lights on an outdoor rink at night

Generic ice skating photograph — not a photograph of this rink. Photo: Christine Matthews (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons. Resized from the original. This adapted image is shared under CC BY-SA 2.0.

See actual rink photographs on the operator’s page ↗ citizensalley.com — the photographs there are the operator’s own and are not republished here.

Skating season2026–27 season window November 2026 through March 2027, per the operator’s seasonal staffing page. Exact opening day unpublished; no opening date is claimed here. The current refrigerated rink is the rebuilt plaza that opened last summer, not the old rink (closed for construction two seasons ago).
Admission2026–27 admission prices unpublished by the operator. Prior-season prices (including free skate rentals on select December–January dates) are not carried forward.
Skate rentalsSkate rentals are available at the Skate Shack; 2026–27 rental prices unpublished. An undated Visit Minot page describes rentals on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday as weather-dependent — disclosed as undated, not presented as 2026–27 terms.
Session hours2026–27 session hours unpublished by the operator. An undated Visit Minot page describes the rink as open daily 8 a.m.–8 p.m. — disclosed as undated, not presented as 2026–27 hours. Check the operator’s events calendar before going.
Ice surfaceRefrigerated: operator — “Built-in refrigeration keeps the ice ready through mild winter temperatures for skaters of all ages and skill levels.” Corroborated by ND Tourism: “an outdoor skating destination with a temperature-controlled ice rink.”
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📍 Citizens Alley, 106 E Central Avenue, Minot, ND 58701
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Plan your visit

Citizens Alley is at 106 E Central Avenue in downtown Minot, in the rebuilt plaza that opened in summer 2025. The rink skates November through March, with a Skate Shack for rentals and warm drinks, ice bumper cars, and a fire pit. No exact opening day, hours, or 2026–27 prices are published by the operator, so check the operator’s events calendar before going rather than relying on an undated tourism page’s daily hours.

What makes this rink distinctive

A downtown plaza rink rebuilt in 2025 with refrigeration built in, so it holds ice through mild winter temperatures, plus ice bumper cars and a fire pit in the same plaza. Minot’s winter draw is the combination: public leisure skating, bumper cars, and a Skate Shack with cocoa, all on one downtown block.

Official tickets and session information

Schedules, prices and closures can change. Check the venue's own site before setting out.

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Information checked: 2026-10-25. Read source ↗
Built-in refrigeration and downtown plaza setting from the operator’s own page, read firsthand. Season window November 2026 through March 2027 from the operator’s seasonal staffing page; exact opening day unpublished and no opening date is claimed here. Address (106 E Central Avenue, Minot, ND 58701) agreed by the operator, ND Tourism, and Visit Minot. 2026–27 hours and prices unpublished; undated Visit Minot hours are disclosed as undated, not presented as current.

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