There’s still time to lace up your skates and practice your figure eights at one of several outdoor ice rinks around Orange County this holiday season.
From hours of operation to how much you can expect to spend on rentals, here’s a glance at where you can find the outdoor seasonal fun this year.
Costa Mesa
Winter Fest OC — which bills itself as Southern California’s largest winter festival — has taken over the OC Fair & Event Center. Several ice-related activities, including a 150-foot ice tubing slide and bumper cars, are offered in addition to an ice rink.
General admission tickets start as low as $25.99 for children and $30.99 for adults, while some discounts are available. Some activities, including skating the Arctic Ice Trail ice rink and Blizzard Bumpers, are additional costs. A note about the ice rink: Outside skates are not allowed; the 45-minute skating session includes skate rentals, and skate aids can be rented for an additional $15.
Winter Fest runs through Jan. 7 with special entertainment planned for around New Year’s. Find more information, including tickets for purchase, at winterfestoc.com.
Huntington Beach
Skate around with a background of palm trees and the ocean at the Paséa Hotel and Spa this holiday season.
For $35 per general admission ticket, you’ll get 90 minutes of skating along with skate rentals. You may bring your own skates, but that doesn’t change the ticket price. And if you missed Santa Claus, catch him at the rink from 5 to 7 p.m. on Dec. 27 before he heads back to the North Pole.
More information about the Paséa Hotel rink, open through Jan. 1, can be found online at paseahotel.com/oceanfront-ice-rink.
Irvine
Amid the bustle of holiday shoppers, glide around under the glow of Irvine Spectrum Center’s giant Ferris wheel at a rink sponsored by the Anaheim Ducks.
Tickets can be purchased at the ice rink booth in Spectrum’s Giant Wheel Court starting at $19 for children with their own skates and $21…
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