Rink rentals

Rent a Vancouver rink for your hockey games or tournaments, birthday parties, and more

Rink reservations can be made using our online process from Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm. Please note that requests made on a Friday may not be processed until Monday.

Reserving rinks using the online process

To reserve a rink using the online process:

Check the rink availability.
Submit a rink rental request.
When your request is approved, pay the reservation fee online.

IMPORTANT: You must pay the reservation fee within 24 hours of receiving approval for your request.

Need help?

Download the tutorial for private bookings

School bookings

Fall school bookings begin on September 10, 2012.

Rink reservations for schools can be made using our online process. When you are booking on behalf of a school, you must log into the school's recreation account using the school email address.

If you don't have an active school online recreation account or you forgot your password, email pbschools@vancouver.ca.

NOTE: Vancouver School Board schools must log in with their Vancouver School Board email address.

To reserve a rink using the online process:

A confirmation email indicating if your reservation is approved will be sent to the school email address used to make the booking.

Once your application is accepted and processed, the Rink Programmer will contact you to arrange for staff and skate rentals.

The final invoice will be sent to the school under your name.

Need help?

For additional information about booking rink time for your school, download a school online rink rental tutorial.

Insurance requirements

If you are booking a rink more than once, you must have liability insurance.

Learn more about the Park Board's insurance requirements

Booking times

Seasonal ice

You can book ice on the following dates. Most ice availability will be after 11:00pm and before 7:00am.

Ice is available all year at Britannia, Hillcrest, and Sunset rinks. During the Spring/Summer season, dry floor is available at Trout Lake, Kitsilano, and Killarney rinks; West End and Kerrisdale rinks operate an indoor playground.

Season	Dates available	Bookings start date
Spring 2013	April 1, 2013 to June 30, 2013	February 25, 2013
Summer 2013	July 1, 2013 to August 18, 2013	To be announced
Fall 2013	September 3, 2013 to December 15, 2013	August 6, 2013
Winter 2014	January 2, 2014 to March 16, 2014	August 6, 2013

$99/hour ice

This rate applies for rentals not requiring skate rentals. Only one $99 rental per customer.

Season	Dates available	Bookings start date
Spring Break 2013	March 18, 2013 to March 31, 2013	January 2, 2013
Pre-season 2013	August 19, 2013 to September 2, 2013	July 2, 2013
Winter holiday 2013	December 23, 2013 to January 5, 2014	October 1, 2013

Cancelling or changing rink reservations

To change your reservation date or time, email your request, at least 3 weeks before your scheduled reservation, to Park Board rink rentals. Then, use the online reservation process to submit your new request. You will be charged a $25.00 administration fee for each change.

If you need to cancel your rink reservation, you must provide 3 weeks notice by email to receive a refund. A $25.00 fee applies to each cancellation request. One cancellation request can have a maximum of 5 ice time cancellations.

Email Park Board rink rentals at pbrinks@vancouver.ca.