The Woodlands Ice Rink

The Ice Rink at The Woodlands Town Center is an indoor, climate-controlled rink at 2005 Lake Robbins Drive, next to The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. The Woodlands Township opens it each holiday season, from mid-November to mid-January. The 2026-27 season runs Nov. 20, 2026 to Jan. 18, 2027, starting with opening night from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20.

About the rink

The rink fills a 21,000-square-foot permanent building that opened to skaters in 2016 through a partnership between the Township and The Pavilion. Spectrum Events runs it. Inside are the skating room, a sound system, party tables and a concessions counter. Outside food, drinks and coolers aren’t allowed. When skating season ends, The Pavilion rents the building out for private events.

Tickets and sessions

Skating is sold in two-hour sessions, and every ticket includes skate rental. For the 2026-27 season, admission is $16 for ages 6 and up and $8 for ages 5 and under, plus tax. Helmets and walkers rent for $10 each. Book a time slot at thewoodlandsicerink.com, which also posts the daily hours and special events.

The rink is open every day of the season, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day included. Hours change on holidays and during Conroe ISD school breaks, so check the calendar before you go.

Spectators get in free. Every skater needs a signed waiver, which you can fill out online before you arrive. On weekends, sessions start from 4 to 9 p.m. on Fridays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays and 1 to 6 p.m. on Sundays (first to last session). Sensory-friendly sessions, with less noise, softer lighting and smaller crowds, run Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m.

New skaters get a smaller beginner rink, toddler-size skates and rental walkers. Weekend group lessons cost $35 per skater and include skate rental, 15 minutes of off-ice warm-up and safety tips, 30 minutes on the ice and the public session that follows. Group A is for skaters who can already stop, glide on one foot and skate backward; Group B is for beginners, toddlers included. Private lessons during public sessions cost $20 for 15 minutes or $35 for 30 minutes on top of admission, and an instructor has to confirm the request first.

The rink also books birthday parties and private events, and party tables rent for $25. Some hotels in The Woodlands offer a Stay & Skate package that includes rink tickets. For questions, call 281-210-5819 or email info@thewoodlandsicerink.com.

Parking

During the skating season, parking is free in the Town Center Parking Garage at 2005 Lake Robbins Drive and in The Pavilion’s Gold Lot. The surface lots at Lake Robbins Drive and Six Pines Drive and at Timberloch Place and Waterway Avenue, and the Waterway Square garages, are also close by. Accessible parking is at 2101 Lake Robbins Drive for vehicles with a valid placard or plate.

More on the lots around The Pavilion: Pavilion public parking.

Prohibited Parking Areas

To avoid fines or towing, please do not park in:

• Fire lanes or areas marked for emergency access.
• Private residential lots or spaces reserved for specific businesses.
• Unauthorized spaces within gated or restricted-access parking zones.

Plan your visit ahead of time to secure parking, and enjoy your event at The Woodlands Multi-Use Facility!

Before you go

Dress in layers you can move in. The building is heated, but the air over the ice stays cold. Wear gloves, since hands are what hit the ice in a fall, and long socks that come up above the skate boot. Leave long scarves at home.

Rink rules: keep your admission sticker where staff can see it, skate with the flow of traffic at a moderate speed, and save spins and jumps for another rink. Don’t carry children or bags while skating, don’t sit on the rink wall, and keep food and drinks off the ice.

Special events and theme nights

The 2026-27 season opens Friday, Nov. 20, with a ribbon cutting, balloon artists, face painters and a short ice dance performance between rounds of open skating. Through the season, regular sessions take on a theme several nights a week: Carol Karaoke on Tuesdays, Trivia on Thursdays and a Disco skate every Friday, with music, colored lights and a new theme each week.

Cookies & Cocoa with Santa returns as a morning skate with hot cocoa, cookies, Santa and his friends. In 2025 it ran on Sunday mornings, Dec. 7, 14 and 21. That season the rink also held Icing and Ice Skates, a gingerbread-house decorating session followed by skating, with one kit per booking. Dates, times and tickets for every event are posted at thewoodlandsicerink.com.

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More winter in The Woodlands

The Lighting of the Doves, the Holiday on The Waterway lights, swan boat rides and the Market Street tree lighting are on the winter activities page. See also Festivals in The Woodlands and Seasonal events.