VISITOR INFORMATION
Schedule / hours: 2017: From Sunday, January 1st to Monday, March 2sd, same hours as the shops around (Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sharpening and skates rental offered on Friday 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. On Fridays, they have a DJ from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Admission price: 2017: Free (sharpening for $8, skates rental $5/12 years and under and $10/adults, helmet rental for $5
Address: 1090 Don Mills Road
TorontoPhone: 416-447-6087
Website: https://www.cfshops.com/shoNearby restaurants: There are many food and beverages options around the rink but with children, I'd choose Aroma Espresso Bar (especially for hot chocolate).
While you are there: Cineplex VIP Cinemas Don Mills is near the rink. It's a special licensed movie theatre for 19 years and older where, for $25, you can pick your seat, and order food and drinks from your recline comfy seat. Could be a fun follow up to a skating session!
Age group: 2 - 16 years old
Attraction suitable for:
Toddlers
Preschoolers
School
Teen
Just add hot chocolate!
The Skating Oval Rink at Shops at Don Mills is a cute outdoor skating trail running around a large oval patch of artifical grass. It is set in the middle of a cluster of shops organized as an outdoor urban shopping centre. The Skating Oval comes with skates rental and sharpening services. In 2016, they're also added a DJ night on Friday nights. The goal is obviously to attract customers but, thanks to free parking, anyone can take advantage of this little winter oasis. It is conveniently flanked by shops selling hot chocolate, coffee and tea as well as yummy treats. (In the summer, families have another reason to enjoy the site: a gorgeous fountain/wading pad located near the grass section, combined with ice cream from the nearby gelato shop.)
For your nformation, the 35-foot clock tower with small houses bursting out is Super Nova by artist/author Douglas Coupland (the one who coined the term "Generation X" in 1991 with his novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture).
Skating Oval Rink at Shops at Don Mills
Free admission, open during opening hours of the shopping centre
