McCormick Tribune Ice Rink at Millennium Park
Holiday ice skating in Chicago, Illinois • Skate outdoors beside Chicago's Cloud Gate sculpture at the seasonal McCormick Tribune Ice Rink in Millennium Park. Admission is free, skate rentals are offered for a fee, and free lessons are offered on selected weekend mornings.
McCormick Tribune Ice Rink at Millennium Park, Chicago, December 2017. Photo: Michael Barera (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized; this adapted image is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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The rink sits below the Park Grill terrace beside Cloud Gate ("The Bean"). Maggie Daley Park's skating ribbon is a separate Chicago rink, about a half mile east.
What makes this rink distinctive
Free-admission skating in Millennium Park, beside Cloud Gate — “The Bean” — below the Park Grill terrace. Rentals cost extra, but free lessons are offered on selected weekend mornings.
Official tickets and session information
Schedules, prices and closures can change. Check the venue's own site before setting out.
Season status: Opens Nov 20, 2026 per Choose Chicago; February closing day not yet published.
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