You’ll be able to ice skate in downtown for another month

The Downtown Walnut Creek on Ice rink, due to close next week, will stay open another month. 

The Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Business Association have decided that the rink will stay open until February 15, instead of closing on January 18, Martin Luther King Day. 

Walnut Creek Chamber president Jay Hoyer explained that the Winter Olympics will likely raise interest in ice skating, and that the rink, which is a huge attraction, will benefit downtown merchants. “Perhaps a future Olympian will get their start at Walnut Creek on Ice,” Hoyer said.

Each of the rink’s past five seasons has attracted around 45,000 people. For more information call 925-935-7669 (SNOW) or go to www.IceSkateWalnutCreek.com.

Get ready to skate! Walnut Creek's outdoor rink opens Thursday afternoon

It's that time of year again for Walnut Creek's Downtown On Ice, starting Thursday afternoon and continuing through January 18.

Sponsors say that an anticipated 45,000 skaters and thousands more spectators will have the opportunity to visit downtown Walnut Creek during this 10-plus week skating "extravaganza" organized by the Downtown Business Association and the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce.

With the library construction, the rink has moved to a new spot in Civic Park.

If you're interested, you can skate on key holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day. Here is information about about THE public skating schedule and admission prices, which can range from $11-$15.