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The 12 Days of Chicago, Day 10: Take to the ice!

by Winnie McCarthy

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Nothing says winter more than ice skating. In Chicago you have plenty of chances to lace up the skates and take a whirl, perhaps in a nice holiday sweater.

Millennium Park
Open now through March 16, 2008, weather permitting (it’s outdoors)
Cost: Free. Skate rentals are available for $9.
Hours: The rink is open daily from 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.
Holidays: On Christmas Eve, the rink will be open from 10am to 6pm. On Christmas Day, the rink will be open from Noon - 8pm. (Please note that the rink will close at 8pm on Thursday, December 27 and Monday, January 7).

Navy Pier
Now through January 6th
Cost: part of Navy Pier’s Winter Wonderfest; Skating and skates rental included in cost of upgraded wristband, which is $18.
Hours: Sunday-Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Friday & Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Holidays: On Christmas Eve the hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Christmas Day: Closed
New Year’s Eve: 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Chicago Park District
Located throughout the city
Hours vary
Check the link above times and places.

If ice skating is not your cup of tea, head to the United Center where you can watch the hockey professionals show you how it is done. Chicago Blackhawks tickets are still available for the remainder of the season and they are playing well this season, so you might want to check them out. The Chicago Wolves are another hockey opportunity and they play at Allstate Arena in Rosemont.

This post is part of the 12 days of Chicago series, which brings you 12 fun and interesting things that you can do for the holidays in Chicago. In conjunction with the series, this blog is sponsoring a holiday contest, which you can read about here.

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Posted in 12 Days of Chicago, Kid Friendly, Outdoors on December 10th, 2007

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