Ice at Canalside
Outdoor ice skating in Buffalo, New York • Buffalo's waterfront rink at Canalside, skating late November through February.
Generic ice skating photograph — not a photograph of this rink. Photo: Neil Owen (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons. Resized from the original. This adapted image is shared under CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Plan your visit
Ice at Canalside opens Friday, November 20, 2026, for its 13th season and skates through February 28, 2027. Regular hours run Tuesday afternoons, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, Friday 1–9 PM, Saturday 11 AM–9 PM and Sunday 11 AM–8 PM, with the rink closed Mondays for maintenance and leagues; special holiday hours apply and hours vary with weather. Admission is $8 for age 13 and up, $5 for children 6–12 and military, free for age 5 and under, with $6 skate rentals.
What makes this rink distinctive
Buffalo's waterfront rink on the historic Erie Canal Commercial Slip, presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. Note the location: the Ice at Canalside Pavilion was relocated adjacent to Explore & More, near Marine Drive and Commercial Street, due to North Aud Block construction — older listings giving 130 Main Road or 44 Prime Street predate the move, and the operator's own rideshare dropoff is 130 Main Street. Beyond skating, the site offers ice bumper cars Friday through Sunday and curling.
Official tickets and session information
Schedules, prices and closures can change. Check the venue's own site before setting out.
Season status: 2026–27 hours, admission and rental prices from the Buffalo Waterfront public ice skating page; refrigeration: Architectural Resources project brief — “over 500 linear feet of refrigerated rink in winter.” Pavilion relocation note from the Empire State Development / ECHDC October 20, 2026 season announcement.
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