Burlington, IA- Burlington Riverfront Entertainment has announced the grand opening of their new indoor ice skating rink at Burlington Memorial Auditorium. The grand opening will be held Friday, January 13th, from 4 to 10 PM. Starting next week, the rink will be open Thursday through Sunday until January 29th. The first weekend of skating will be walk-ups only, but online reservations for Fridays and Saturdays will be available starting next week at skateburlington.com. The entry fee is $10, and skate rental is $5. For more information, visit the Burlington Riverfront Entertainment Facebook Page.
Burlington, IA- Burlington Riverfront Entertainment will celebrate the new year with a new indoor ice skating rink at Burlington Memorial Auditorium during the month of January. The synthetic rink will be placed on the arena floor, and is able to hold about 70 to 100 skaters at a time. Admission will be $10 per skater and $5 for skate rental. Skaters are allowed to bring their own skates, and admission will be free for non-skaters. Skating aids will be available for those who are disabled or need special assistance on the ice. Concessions will also be available. "This is something that David and I have been talking about doing for a few years now" BRE's executive director, Mike O'Neil shared. "We originally wanted to do real ice outside but the cost to do it just wasn't feasible and the winter weather can be very unpredictable. After looking at the synthetic ice, we thought it would be really cool to do inside and it would also allow us to offer ice skatin