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When do outdoor rinks open in Toronto?

Toronto's artificial (refrigerated) outdoor rinks open on a fixed schedule, usually from late November or early December, weather permitting, and run until about mid-March. Natural rinks depend entirely on the cold.

Right now

74 Closed

Weather estimate: Closed — Too warm for natural ice: 72-hour average 8.8°C.

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Questions

When do outdoor rinks open in Toronto?

Toronto's artificial (refrigerated) outdoor rinks open on a fixed schedule, usually from late November or early December, weather permitting, and run until about mid-March. Natural rinks depend entirely on the cold.

Are any Toronto outdoor rinks open right now?

0 of 74 rinks currently score as skateable on LocalFaceoff.

How cold does it have to be?

Volunteers need several consecutive days with highs below 0 °C and lows near −10 °C to build a base. One rainy or +5 °C day can set a rink back by a week.