Winterfest Winding Down, Last Chance to Ice Skate is This Weekend

Outdoor ice skating enthusiasts take note; this weekend will be the final weekend of Winterfest.

The popular downtown holiday celebration will wrap up for the season on Sunday, January 6. Novices and pros alike have until then to glide, twirl and bunny hop in the open-air rink.

The rink, located next to the Plaza Theatre, will be open daily through Sunday. Other attractions include a Winter Market full of vendors, and the Holiday Cafe where you can sit down and enjoy snacks and hot beverages.

Adding to the wintertime festiveness are Instagrammable decorations like a 25-foot Christmas tree and a life-size snow globe you can pose inside of. Here's what you need to know before you go.

What

Winterfest Outdoor Ice Skating Rink

Where

Arts Festival Plaza between the El Paso Museum of Art and the Plaza Theatre

When

Now through Jan. 6

Cost

$8 6 years and older
$7 Military, teachers, first reponders
$5 for 5 & Under

Includes skate rentals

Skate Sessions

Skate Sessions are 50 minutes long and start on the hour. When you buy your skate pass, you buy into that one particular 50 minute session only.

Sessions can be purchased in advance online, or in person at the box office booth outside the Arts Festival Plaza.

For answers to any other questions you may have, check out the Winterfest website.