# Sock Skating at the Children's Museum of Phoenix > Event for families in the Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler area (AZ). Times are Arizona Time. - When: Nov 21 – Dec 28 · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM - Where: Children's Museum of Phoenix, 215 N 7th St, Phoenix, AZ 85034 - Ages: Visitors of all ages - Price: Included with regular Museum admission of $19.00 per person; members and children under 1 free - Organizer: Children's Museum of Phoenix - Official page: https://childrensmuseumofphoenix.org/ - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 11, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-10), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/activities/sock-skating-at-the-children-s-museum-of-phoenix--listing-f109828fc91733d4a2b2d5ed ## About For about five weeks of the holiday season the Children's Museum of Phoenix turns its Atrium into a sock-skating rink: a slick surface that feels like ice, where children glide, slide and practice spins in their socks instead of skates. It is the museum's indoor answer to winter skating in a city without outdoor ice, and it works for toddlers who just want to shuffle and slide as well as older kids trying to spin. Nothing needs to be booked separately; the rink is part of a normal museum visit, so families can mix skating with the museum's three floors of climbing, building and pretend play. Bring a pair of comfortable socks for everyone who wants to skate (grippy socks defeat the purpose). The museum lists sessions every day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. across the run, except Thanksgiving Day, when the museum is closed, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when no sessions are listed. Santa Visits & Snow Flurries weekend (Dec 5–6) falls inside the same run. ## Similar picks in Phoenix - [Santa Visits & Snow Flurries — Children's Museum of Phoenix](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/activities/santa-visits-and-snow-flurries-children-s-museum-of-phoenix--listing-0dc6923349ba53e086f20ec8) — Sat, Dec 5 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Children's Museum of Phoenix · With admission · checked Oct 24. 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