UNMC ice rink open for extended winter break hours

The UNMC Ice Rink will be open for extended hours during winter break the next two weeks.

The rink will be closed Dec. 24 and 25 but will be open with extended hours through Jan. 8.

Extended hours from Dec. 26 to Jan. 8 will be:

  • Noon-8 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; and
  • Noon-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

The rink is located just east of 42nd Street, midway between Emile Street and Dewey Avenue on the north side of the Sorrell Center.

UNMC, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Clarkson College, and Nebraska Medicine students, faculty, staff and dependents skate for free (including skate rental) when they present a valid ID card.

General admission cost for the general public is $7, which includes skates (cash or credit card only — no checks or debit cards).

Normal hours of operation, which will resume Jan. 9, are:

  • Monday – noon to 8 p.m.
  • Wednesday – noon to 8 p.m.
  • Friday & Saturday – noon to 10 p.m.
  • Sunday – noon to 8 p.m.

Free parking is available in Lot 15 (surface lot on 40th Street between Dewey and Emile streets) located on the north and east sides of the Student Life Center.