The Ice at Tower Square
Outdoor ice skating in Marion, Illinois • A real-ice rink on Tower Square for Very Merry Marion, with skating beginning December 4, 2026 and running through January.
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The Ice at Tower Square skates in downtown Marion for Very Merry Marion: ice skating on the square begins December 4, 2026 and runs through January, with one-hour sessions on the hour Thursday through Sunday (Thursday and Friday 5–9 PM, Saturday and Sunday 1–9 PM). The Very Merry Holiday Parade is November 29, 2026. Skating prices for 2026–27 were not published at listing time; the 2025–26 prices are not carried forward. The exact January closing date is unpublished. Phone: (618) 997-6281. Note the address variant: the operator site footer gives 350 Tower Square Plaza; the Enjoy Illinois event listing gives 800 Tower Square Plaza, which governs here.
What makes this rink distinctive
A downtown square rink for a month-long festival: Tower Square’s real-ice rink anchors Very Merry Marion, with the holiday parade, holiday market, carriage rides and Santa’s House around it, and one-hour skate sessions Thursday through Sunday into January.
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Schedules, prices and closures can change. Check the venue's own site before setting out.
Parade November 29, 2026, skating from December 4, 2026 through January, and Thursday–Sunday session hours from the Enjoy Illinois event listing (structured dates 2026-11-29 to 2027-01-01). Surface (disclosed basis): the Enjoy Illinois guide describes a real ice rink constructed outdoors in the middle of town, and a City of Marion council memo lists an Ice Resurfacer line; no explicit refrigeration or chiller wording was found. Skating prices for 2026–27 and the exact January closing date are unpublished. Address variant 350 Tower Square Plaza appears in the operator site footer; the Enjoy Illinois listing address governs.
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