Oh, there's a skating rink out there in Quincy? Well, Yelp didn't know about it either so I guess…read moreI shouldn't feel bad that I didn't know. Out in the front they have a handful or two of parking spots, but out in the back there's a really nice sized parking lot that I covet for the other (more convenient) skating rinks I frequent. Five long benches were plenty for the decent sized crowd that I found sprawled out on the rink this afternoon. Everyone left their shoes and bags under the benches since there were no shelves or lockers available for our use. But the gal's bathroom with 3 toilets, 2 sinks, and a super strong blow dryer, was really clean and well stocked with toilet paper and soap. I had my own skates, but my friend rented a pair of hockey skates for $5 at the snack bar window, which also had hot chocolate and a small selection of candy for sale. Ice time booking 617-727-4708 2009-2010 Public Skating Hours (October 17, 2009 - March 14, 2010) Tue 1:30pm-4:50pm Thur 1:30pm-2:30pm Sat & Sun 2:00pm-3:50pm *** 12/2017 *** 2017 - 2018 PUBLIC SKATING Nov. 26th. - March 11th. $3.00 admission - CASH ONLY Sunday. . . . . . . . . . 2:00 pm - 3:40 pm Tuesday. . . . . . . . . .11:00 am - 2:40 pm Thursday. . . . . . . . 12:00 - 1:40 pm Saturday. . . . . . . . . 2:00 pm - 3:40 pm 10 AND UNDER - ADULT SUPERVISION REQUIRED SKATE RENTAL - $6.00 SKATE SHARPENING - $6.00

Kids have been here for a skating party and lessons. They offer skate rentals during free skate, a…read moresnack bar, and machines. I like that they have an area with benches that the kids can put on their skates or the parents can sit and wait while the kids are in their lessons. They also have standing areas around the rink so one can watch their children skate, but it can get cold and it's nice to have the option of sitting out and warming up. The rink can use some updating tho, but overall it's a good place for the kids to skate.

There was a little kid as a ref and one of the players on our team got slashed and they didn't call…read moreit, the little ref called a players brother a "noob" the clock was all messed up, there were so many trips that the other team did to our team that they didn't call but if our team fell if she got tripped and the other player fell it would be called on us.

Grew up learning to push a chair here. Skated for the mites and squirts before moving to…read moreCalifornia. I remember the snack shack the fried dough. The long slats of plastic that separated warm areas from cold. The American flag painted on the door to the zamboni room. I had so many good memories here. Coach McCarthy pushing me to stop on my left side. Meeting Bobby Orr in the lobby. This was the start of Hockey in Canton. Youth Hockey started here. White hen was across the way! I think Brian Duffy Sr. Drove the zamboni. The owner from dairy king ran the concessions. This was life back in the early 80s in Canton and we were fine....as long as we beat Hingham and Weymouth! Save the MDC!

I love going to this rink! They have large, heated locker rooms for hockey, a good ice surface, and…read moresome nice bleachers to watch hockey, skating, or whatever is going on. Right outside there is also a street hockey rink and a athletic field used for multiple sports The location is also good, plenty of restaurants and stuff in Dorchester near by

Lobby: nice warm entry/seating…read more Rink: cold but not unbearable. Great ice surface. Seating available and set so you are above the boards. Locker/Rest Rooms: clean Food: small snack bar that does not offer much. ~Myra

Typical ice rink. No elevator to get to 2nd floor. Not ADA friendly. Parking lot not great. Water…read moreleak at bottom of stairs to get to upstairs, dark, smelly. Poor view upstairs.

Awful ice. They wax the pucks and they still don't slide. The rest of the arena is ok but the ice…read moreis not fit for competition.

Such a fun spot for roller skating in Boston with cool vibes, music, and a nice rink! All levels…read morewere represented on the rink and some really talented skaters!! I noticed many brought their own skates. We used theirs and were happy with the rentals (some more used than others)! They have deals for weeknights and great pricing for the area. Storage lockers are available, food and drinks for purchase, and there are plenty of benches to take a break and hang out!

Don't judge a book by its cover. For those who used to come in the 90s it was a bit different of a…read morevibe and I enjoyed it but to see the matriculation and the attention to detail and customer service shown right now impressed me enough to write this in real time! Salute to Derick, Shaq and team for providing a great family experience!

My favorite place to skate around the Boston area. The Jack Kirrane ice rink is in a lovely setting…read moreas it's not only outdoors, but at the top of a hill surrounded by trees and then the rest of the Larz Anderson Park. It's a great visual experience on top of having nice ice. A plus is that aside the rink is a flat patch of rectangular ice for beginners to practice on. One thing I don't like about skating at the Reilly Rink in Cleveland Circle is that beginners flop all over the ice. You can sit at the side of Reilly and time it on your watch and not go more than five seconds without seeing someone fall on the ice and possibly cause a pile-up. Kirrane has a nice solution for it. Reilly is free and Kirrane does charge $8 for Brookline residents (as of early 2026, fees may change with inflation!!!) and $10 for non-residents. They also rent nice quality skates, both figure and hockey style, if you don't have your own. The absolute best is to come in December to early January for the afternoon public skate and watch the sun set and the sky change colors off to the west before they shut down at 4:30pm. If you're lucky there will also be some snow in the surrounding trees adding to the experience. The only negative experience I has was that the staff didn't confront some pain in the butt kids. Some kids around ages 10-12 went on the beginner ice and were skating really fast and then diving and sliding on the ice as far as they could and knocking into beginner skaters, including young children. Neither their parents nor the staff said a word to them. I was close to going hockey player and roughing some of them up to teach them a lesson. They really should crack down on this before someone really gets hurt.

Beautiful ice skating rink at Anderson Park! Spacious and crisp. There is also a kiddie rink on the…read moreside for kids to skate with crates. Hot chocolate and snacks are sold inside. We had a great time.

The Kelly rink is a WONDERFUL place and a treasured free resource for all people in our community…read more It's a place where (in particular) young people of color from the neighborhood can get exercise and play. One of my favorite things to see there is young children learning to skate by pushing milk carts around for balance. Every time I skate at the Kelly rink people are friendly, fun and full of life. The Mo-town and bubble gum soul music pumped through speakers is a bonus. The rental skates are pretty uncomfortable - but when have you ever rented comfortable ice skates? For comfort, as always, you have to invest in a pair of your own. And I'd like to make a correction to some earlier postings: first of all, there are no "horrid" neighborhoods in Jamaica Plain. The poor and blue collar half of JP that hasn't been driven out by gentrification (i.e. the part where I live) is in many ways the heartbeat of the community and deserves to be cherished by all - visitors and newcomers especially. For those who only feel comfortable on tree lined streets with three car garages I would be glad to recommend several wealthy towns in metro-west for you to visit. A "sh#*-show of humanity"? You're talking about a free community ice skating rink, full of children in a poorer part of town. Show the same respect you would expect at your hometown "Galleria" rink. Happy skating!

Ice skating is part of my DNA, so the presence of an outdoor rink in my neighborhood makes me…read moresmile. There are a lot of things I appreciate about the Kelly Rink: it's free (or a mere $2 to rent), it has a warming house, the ice is fairly well-groomed, it's usually populated by school kids until its early evening closing, it's really easy to find (just along the Orange Line behind the Stony Brook T), and that I can hear the jammin' 94.5 FM hip hop piping from the speakers both on the ice and floating off into the winter wind on my walk home. The rental skates used to be worn leather but they have since switched to plastic mold skates with ski boot bindings, so I'd recommend bringing your own pair. There are still a few weeks left in winter. If you're in JP, stop by for a spin.

It was so sad in 1961 when they lost so many, and again now in 2025 with the loss of young skaters,…read moreparents and coaches returning from the National Development Camp who we knew - a mini memorial for the kids seats in the hallway shows the emptiness there, and another memorial in the club lounge for those who wish to pay their respects. Facility did a lot to support their skaters, and also work with other clubs with visitors (like Skating Club of NY) during Worlds to open up times for folks to practice and train. Can see a lot of great skaters here practicing.

The facility looks nice on the outside, but beware that the front desk staff needs some hospitality…read moretraining! They will make every effort to make you feel unwelcome, especially if you are visiting BCH (from outside their circle of friends and paid guests). They do not like their job, going out of their way to inconvenience and ridicule visitors.

Ample parking. Handicap accessible indoors and inside. Clean rink. One of the nicer ice rinks I've…read morebeen to and definitely love it being ADA friendly.

Great for hockey, nice lobby and large restrooms…read more Field house has no heat or air conditioning and poor ventilation. No seats for spectators. Yet Thayer partners with Zero Gravity to charge up to $15 for spectators admission? Perpendicular parking spots on the side of the facility lack curbs vehicles obstruct the long sidewalk, which serves as a primary path for egress. This needs attention as well.