Sandy Hill Arena

The move to Shutdown status across the province will temporarily close City-managed recreation and cultural facilities for most indoor activities, limit the capacity at outdoor recreation amenities and suspend in-person City counter services. Shutdown comes into effect on Saturday, April 3 at 12:01 am.

The following recreation and cultural programs will temporarily suspend operations:

• All reserved recreation activities – including indoor skating, swimming (public and lane swims), cardio-weight rooms, sports activities – team play and practices, select cultural programs that operated by reservation only, and indoor fitness classes

Details:

• Select the button below to reserve your spot. Available sessions for the next two days will be displayed in green.
• Reserve your space as of 6 pm for up to two days in advance.
• Please show up no more than 15 minutes prior to your reservation.
• Your spot is reserved up to 10 minutes after the start of the session.
• You can reserve one session per day.
• If you are unable to reserve a spot online, you can make a walk-in reservation on the day of, if there are spaces remaining. To avoid disappointment, we strongly encourage you to reserve your space online.
• Payment can be made on-site.
• You can book a maximum of: 
  • 4 spaces at a time for public skating

Helpful info:

• COVID-19 safety measures (including mask rules, fitness rules and arena rules)
• Drop-in fees
• Program descriptions
• Cancel your reservation

Public skating at indoor arenas

• Payment for public skating is accepted in exact change only.
• Skate sessions are 50 minutes long.
• No spectators are permitted except for one parent or guardian.
• Children aged 10 and under must be accompanied by one parent or guardian – on-ice or as a spectator.
• Questions? Contact PublicSkating@Ottawa.ca or 613-580-2666.  

Please note: The schedules listed in the charts below are a general overview of the schedules.