Introducing the state-of-the-art ice rink in Roanoke, the premiere destination for ice sports and public skating!
During warmer months, Elmwood transforms from a winter wonderland into a destination for free outdoor morning yoga classes, concert series, theatrical acts, cultural festivals, community events and more.
Activities and Programs
The Ice Rink hosts games at every level, practices and all kinds of programming from youth learning to play, to youth leagues, to collegiate games, to adult leagues.
We also have Figure Skating and Public Skating sessions! We offer many classes and opportunities to learn new skills, including youth skating lessons.
Partnerships and Additional Amenities
In conjunction with our partners, CCA Marlins, we offer swim lessons all year long. Our facility hosts an Olympic size pool with lap lanes and an outdoor pool.
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We offer swim lessons year-round with our partners, CCA Marlins. Our Health & Fitness side offers something for everyone, from babies learning to swim to seniors staying strong and healthy.
We’re under new ownership and management and we’re working hard to update and modernize the facility.
Special accommodations can be made for guests with special needs. Handicapped restrooms are also available.
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Elmwood Park: More Than Just an Ice Rink
Located in the heart of downtown Roanoke, Elmwood Park boasts an art walk, decorative fountains, a magnolia tree walkway and an outdoor amphitheater.
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Comfortably accommodating 4,000 guests, the Elmwood Park amphitheater features cascading grass seating terraces.
Although Elmwood is located in Roanoke’s urban center, it is home to 35,000 trees and plants.
The park’s irrigation system collects rainwater in a 15,000 gallon cistern, where water is sustainably regenerated and reused to water the plants.
Award-Winning Park Design
Guests enter the park through two main corridors: a magnolia tree-lined walkway with colorful illuminated fountains or an art walk donned with larger-than-life sculptures.
Elmwood’s terraced outdoor amphitheater was designed to comfortably accommodate 4,000 guests, making it an intimate, yet spacious, venue for live acts.
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To top it off, the park’s downtown location is within a five-minute walk from 3,800 parking spaces, making it accessible by car, bus, bike or on foot.
Roanoke’s Mill Mountain greenway also runs directly through the park, conveniently connecting the park to the Roanoke River and Lick Run greenways.
Elmwood's Art Walk
Every couple of years, the City of Roanoke and the Roanoke Arts Commission select temporary art exhibits to be displayed throughout Elmwood Park.
These pieces are part of the Art in Roanoke (AIR) program.
Peter Pan Playground
Elmwood Park’s younger guests (and the young at heart) can imagine themselves as Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Tinkerbell, Wendy or the Lost Boys at Elmwood’s one-of-a-kind playground - just beware of the crocodile!
This playful and imaginative playground is ADA accessible and was developed through a partnership between Roanoke Parks and Recreation, Roanoke’s Libraries and Carilion Clinic Children’s Hospital.
Special Events and Themed Nights
Depth, experience highlight the Rail Yard Dawgs roster
The Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs often have themed nights and special events that add to the excitement!
Upcoming Events:
- Ring in 2026 at our SpongeBob SquarePants New Year's Eve game! The Dawgs will hit the ice wearing specialty SpongeBob jerseys as they face the Fayetteville Marksmen.
- Start your weekend early at Thirsty Thursday on January 8! Presented by Busch Light, enjoy select beers for just $3 while cheering on the Dawgs as they face the Birmingham Bulls.
- It's First Responder Night, and we are offering $10 tickets to responders with valid ID at the box office for any level of seating!
- For one night only, we're shedding our usual identity and rebranding as a completely new team! What will our name be? What will the jerseys look like? You'll have to wait to find out!
- Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs face league foe, Fayetteville Marksmen, for a good ole fashioned hockey game.
- Start your engines for the Diesel 500 with the Rail Yard Dawgs! Roanoke faces Fayetteville in a high-octane matchup. Racers must register in advance. Sponsored by Star City 12Volt with 94.9 Star Country.
- Terrapin Station Entertainment and TEG Life Like Touring, in association with Universal Destinations and Experiences, present Gabby's Dollhouse Live! In this a-MEOW-zing musical show, Gabby unboxes a special acorn that needs the magical touch of a rainbow to grow. Gabby, Pandy Paws and friends travel to the Cat-O-Sphere, Mermaid-Lantis and some favorite Dollhouse locations in search of the colors that will make rebuilding the rainbow, possible. Gabby’s Dollhouse Live!
- Whether you’re Team Guns or Team Hoses, this is a night you won’t want to miss.
- Get excited for Andrew King’s Golden Birthday! Roanoke takes on the Quad City Storm in this once-in-a-lifetime celebration of our Director of Ticketing, Andrew King.
Location and Amenities
Location: 505 Williamson Road Southeast, Roanoke, VA 24011, United States
Amenities: Concert Amphitheater, Carilion Peter Pan Playground, Cultural Art Walk, Fountain Walk, Restrooms, Electricity, Water