The Outdoor Ice-Skating Experience Returns to ArtsQuest for its Third Season

The Ice Rink at SteelStacks presented by Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital is back!

Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA., October 1, 2024 – ArtsQuest is excited to announce the return of the Ice Rink at SteelStacks presented by Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital. The rink officially opens on Friday, November 22 and runs through Sunday, January 5. This year, the rink will once again offer fun theme nights and this year, there’s added options for birthday parties and private events. It’s not too early to start thinking about creating your holiday experience at the ice rink, alongside the iconic Bethlehem Steel ‘stacks.’

“Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the Ice Rink at SteelStacks for the third year in a row,” says Anne Baum, President, Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital. “As the region’s first and most trusted children’s hospital, we know just how important outdoor fun with family and friends is for kids as they grow and develop, which is why we are dedicated to keeping the kids in our community out on the ice. With an entire health network built just for kids, we are equipped to provide them with any care they may need to help them get back on the ice and enjoy a healthy, happy holiday season.”

Skating sessions will last 60 minutes (with a 30-minute break in between) and there will be multiple sessions each day. To view session times please visit https://www.steelstacks.org/icerink/.

Tickets are on sale now, so make plans for skating with family, friends and even your coworkers! You can purchase individual tickets, group tickets for 15 or more and private skate sessions for large groups!

Ticket prices are listed below and include the cost of skates and a $1 fee. You are permitted to bring your own skates, but the ticket price remains the same.

• 14 and older: $18-21
• 13 and younger: $15-18
• ArtsQuest Members: $14-17
• Group Rate (15 or more): $14-17

*Groups of 15-25 can purchase tickets at the group rate online or by phone. Groups of 26 or more, please email groups@artsquest.org with the date/session time being requested and the total number of skaters to secure tickets.

Groups that are looking to rent out the rink so that they are the only ones on it during their skate session, or anyone interested in having a birthday party at the rink, please contact Programming Specialist Alexis Kuczek at akuczek@artsquest.org with the desired date and time, along with the approximate number of skaters. Birthday rentals are $200 and include covered seating for 1.5 hours and five free skate admissions (includes skate rentals). There is a $15 charge for each additional skater. Birthday party add-ons include:

• A storybook party character appearance: starting at $125 for 30 minutes
• Plain 16” pizza: $22 each (Levy Pizza)
• Pepperoni 16” pizza: $26 each
• Chicken tenders and French fry basket: $11 each
• Hot chocolate service: $5.50 per person for 2 hours

ArtsQuest members receive a 10% discount off reservation costs.

On non-holiday Mondays, kids (12 and under) skate for half price, $7.50 at the 5 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. skating sessions. Sensory Friendly skate sessions will also be held on non-holiday Mondays at 5 p.m.– music and all blinking lights, including our lighted holiday decorations, will be turned off or lighted solid; and skate aids will be free to rent, while supplies last.

On Tuesday December 3, 10 and 17, students with any student ID skate for $2 off during the 5 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. skating sessions.

On Thursday December 5, 12 and 19 at 8 p.m., only skaters 21 and over will be on the ice. We’ll have drink specials at the bar and a live DJ spinning tunes!

All theme nights below take place at 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. unless listed otherwise. Themes include:

• Bridgerton Skate – Nov. 25
• Elf Skate – Dec. 3
• Beyonce Skate – Dec. 4
• DJ Night: Brad Scott – Dec. 5
• Star Wars Skate – Dec. 7 (10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m.)
• Frozen Skate – Dec. 8 (10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m.)
• Pride Night – Dec. 8 (6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.)
• Taylor Swift Skate – Dec. 10 (5 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.)
• Emo for the Holidays – Dec. 11
• DJ Night: Jamal Knight – Dec. 12
• Bluey Skate – Dec. 14 (10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m.)
• Grinch Skate – Dec. 15 (10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m.)
• Eagles vs. Steelers Skate – Dec. 15 (4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.)
• HOT TO SKATE! – Dec. 17
• Y2K Skate – Dec. 18
• DJ Night: DJ Discowolfe – Dec. 19
• Holiday PJs Skate – Dec. 21 (10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m.)
• Phantoms Skate – Dec. 22 (10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m.)
• La Mega Skate – Dec. 22 (6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.)

*Show up wearing something on theme for the following nights and get a discount at the door: Eagles vs. Steelers Skate (Dec. 15), Holiday PJs Skate (Dec. 21) and Phantoms Skate (Dec. 22).

“I can’t wait to see the Ice Rink at SteelStacks come back this season,” says ArtsQuest Sr. Director of Programming, Ryan Hill. “ArtsQuest’s stellar operations and productions teams make the rink look like nothing else in the Lehigh Valley; it ties Christkindlmarkt and the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks together beautifully during the holiday season. Nearly 30,000 people have made lasting holiday memories at the rink over the past two years!”

Come out to the SteelStacks and enjoy our outdoor ice-skating rink throughout the holiday season and be sure to visit Christkindlmarkt presented by Univest Financial right next door, opening on Friday, November 22 through Sunday, December 22. See you there!

About ArtsQuest 
ArtsQuest’s mission is to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities. ArtsQuest™ supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events. Through festivals such as its flagship event, Musikfest; the Banana Factory Arts Center; and the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest’s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization’s programs and events, of which nearly 50% are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.