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Holiday Ice Rink Pershing Square Opening Celebration and DTLA Tree Lighting
- When
- Thu, Nov 19 · 5:00 PM–7:00 PMThursday, November 19, 2026, 5–7 pm
- Where
- Pershing Square532 South Olive Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013Open in Google Maps ↗
- Ages
- Check age guidance
- Cost
- No price stated for the celebration; regular skating sessions are $22 including skate rental
- Organizer
- Holiday Ice Rink Pershing Square (Willy Bietak Productions)
The Holiday Ice Rink in Pershing Square marks its 2026–27 season with an opening celebration that doubles as downtown Los Angeles's tree lighting ceremony. The rink's events page promises performances, festive treats and skating, and the City of Los Angeles Recreation and Parks flyer for the evening lists the on-ice entertainment: a hula-hoop skating act, choreography from L.A. Ice Theater and a visit from Buddy the Elf. After the program, skaters can lace up and head onto the ice. It is a weekday evening event, 5 to 7 pm on Thursday, November 19, in the park at Fifth and Olive streets, a short walk from the Metro B and D Line Pershing Square Station. The city's flyer is worded as an invitation with an RSVP, so check before going whether the ceremony area is open to everyone; skating sessions themselves are sold on the rink's website. Families who would rather skate without the crowd can come any day from November 12, when the rink opens for the season.
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The rink's special-events page presents the opening celebration and DTLA tree lighting as a public event. The City of LA Recreation and Parks flyer for the same evening (image PDF, read visually) is an invitation asking guests to RSVP by Friday, November 13, so open public access to the ceremony is not confirmed; an earlier pass skipped it for that reason. Both call it the season's first skate although the rink's own hours page says it opens November 12.
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