Community First Igloo Public Ice Skating & Youth Learn to Skate

About this adventure

Community First Igloo is Jacksonville's premier newly transformed ice sports facility and the official practice home of the ECHL Jacksonville Icemen hockey team. Spanning two full-sized sheets of NHL-quality ice, this family-friendly facility offers daily public skating sessions throughout the winter season. Beginners and young children can glide confidently across the freshly resurfaced ice using fun penguin and seal skate trainers that help maintain balance. Warm spectator zones and the on-site Igloo Bar & Grill offer warm chicken tenders, hot cocoa, and fresh baked cookies overlooking both ice surfaces. Professional coaches also conduct youth Learn-to-Skate clinics teaching fundamental edges, stops, and glides in a positive and supportive group environment. Whether taking your toddler out for their very first ice adventure or enjoying weekend family leisure skating, the Igloo delivers a chilly, joyful winter wonderland in Northeast Florida. Family Experience & Accessibility: • Stroller Accessibility: Ground-level entry with wide, smooth rubberized flooring throughout the lobby, skate rental counter, and rinkside spectator zones accommodating double strollers easily. • Nursing & Rest Spots: Heated indoor lobby seating, carpeted family viewing lounges, and clean private family restrooms with dedicated baby changing tables. • Age Suitability: Welcomes all ages, from toddlers ages 3 and up using stability walkers to youth, teens, and adults. • Sensory Tips: Arena temperatures hover around 50°F so dress little ones in warm layers, gloves, and thick socks; weekday daytime sessions are quieter with gentle background music compared to weekend evenings.