Rosemont’s Parkway Bank Park entertainment district is thrilled to kick off the holiday season with the return of its Chicago Wolves Ice Rink Saturday, November 18. Visitors can enjoy ice skating beginning at 11 a.m. in addition to several other holiday offerings available throughout the afternoon leading up to the Park’s annual “Light Up The Park” tree lighting event.
A variety of free family-friendly offerings will be available at “Light Up The Park” from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on November 18 including visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus, horse-drawn sleigh rides, carolers and ice sculpting viewing. Rosemont’s Mayor Brad Stephens will arrive at 5:30 p.m. to officially illuminate the park with a spectacular display of more than 80,000 holiday lights. The ice rink will close for the evening at 10 p.m. Parkway Bank Park’s restaurants and entertainment venues will be open throughout the day.
Admission to the Chicago Wolves Ice Rink is free. Guests are invited to bring their own skates or rent skates on-site for $8. The Chicago Wolves Ice Rink will be open through January 28, 2024. A detailed schedule of ice skating hours for the 2023-2024 season is outlined below:
Ice Skating 2023 Hours: November 18 – December 21
- Fridays: 12 p.m. – 10 p.m.
- Saturdays: 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
- Sundays: 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
- Wednesday, November 22: 12 p.m. – 9 p.m.
- Thursday, November 23 (Thanksgiving): Closed
Ice Skating Special Holiday Hours: December 22 - January 8
- Mondays – Saturdays: 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
- Sundays: 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
- Sunday, December 24 (Christmas Eve): 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Monday, December 25 (Christmas Day): 4 p.m. – 10 p.m.
- Sunday, December 31 (New Year’s Eve): 11 a.m. – 1 a.m., including a midnight fireworks display
- Monday, January 1 (New Year’s Day): 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Ice Skating 2024 Schedule and Hours: January 15 – January 28
- Monday, January 15 (Martin Luther King Day): 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.
- Sunday, January 21: 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.
- Sunday, January 28: 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.
About Parkway Bank Park
Rosemont’s Parkway Bank Park entertainment district is a 200,000 square-foot complex home to 17 dining and entertainment venues offer upscale international cuisine, live music and comedy, state-of-the-art film, indoor skydiving, bowling and more. Conveniently located near O’Hare International Airport at 5501 Park Place, Parkway Bank Park is easily accessible from Chicago as well as the suburbs. A 20-minute drive from Chicago’s Loop, Parkway Bank Park is walking distance from the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, the CTA Blue Line Rosemont station, Fashion Outlets of Chicago and the Rosemont Theatre. Convenient parking is available and is free with validation from any of the Park’s venues.
The current venues located within Parkway Bank Park include Adobe Gila’s, AMC Theatre, Big Ten Experience, Bub City, Crust Brewing, Five Roses Pub, Fogo de Chão, Harley-Davidson, iFLY Indoor Skydiving, Joe’s Live, Kings Dining & Entertainment, Park Tavern, Pete’s Dueling Piano Bar, Pete’s Tiki Tiki, Sugar Factory, Verilife and Zanies Comedy Club. The venues surround a great lawn that plays host to a variety of seasonal events including concerts, festivals and a winter ice rink. For more information, visit ParkwayBankPark.com.
About The Village of Rosemont
Rosemont, Illinois, Chicagoland’s business and entertainment suburb, is conveniently located five minutes from O’Hare Airport and twenty minutes from Chicago’s downtown. Easily accessible via the area’s major highways, Rosemont is home to the Allstate Arena, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, a wide variety of hotel and dining options, Rosemont Theatre, Fashion Outlets of Chicago, Parkway Bank Park entertainment district and Impact Field. Rosemont continues to grow and evolve based on the new vision of Mayor Bradley A. Stephens. For more information, visit Rosemont.com.