Where to skate in Ottawa - February 2024
Two roller dance workshops, lots of park skating and a Winterlude roller disco.
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Steph Salazar Dance Workshop - Feb 10
Ottawa Roller Derby is hosting a dance skating workshop with Steph Salazar on Saturday, February 10th, 10:00am - 12:30pm.
Where: Westboro Academy School Gym- 1000 Brookfield Road East, Ottawa
Cost: $55.00 (Send via e-transfer to finance@ottawarollerderby.com - write your full name & “Salazar” in the memo!)
Space is limited to 15 people. Skaters must bring protective gear (helmet, knee pads, elbow pads, wrist guards- insurance requires it). Bring your own skates!
Steph Salazar Park Workshops - Feb 10
Rideau Rollers is happy to have Steph back for another set of park skating workshops at The Yard indoor skatepark.
These workshops are fully sold out!
Skate Maintenance Night - Feb 22
Drop in at Rideau Rollers from 4-6PM for skate maintenance help. Borrow our tools to tune up your new skates and ask questions about bearings, cushions, wheels, etc.
Free to attend.
Kozmic Skater Dance Workshop - Feb 24
4Wheelies is hosting a 90-minute roller-dance lesson with Kozmic Skater, founder of Skatespace roller school in Montreal.
QMO + MARS January Meetup at Sk8Fest HQ - Feb 25
Quad Mob Ottawa and Montreal Aggressive Roller Skating are meeting up at the Sk8Fest HQ! A great private indoor skate park about an hour outside of Ottawa.
$10 for admission, to find the address and arrange a carpool message QMO or MARS.
OVRD - Roller Derby 101 Course
Ottawa Valley Roller Derby is running their 101 program for new skaters (and skaters who are new to roller derby). Sign up by February 3.
Skate rentals are available, and a bursary is available for indigenous participants.
City of Ottawa - Lansdowne Open Skate
The City of Ottawa hosts low-cost flat-ground skate sessions in the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne. The floor is polished concrete and can be slippery.
This month there’s two sessions on Tuesdays: 6:15 and 7:20PM. It’s not necessary to book in advance.
Lansdowne Recreation Website - under “Drop-in Schedule - roller sports”
City of Ottawa - Lansdowne Indoor Skate Park
The City of Ottawa has a free, indoor skate park in the Aberdeen Pavillion at Lansdowne. There are a variety of temporary park features built by the Ottawa Skateboard Association.
Most sessions that fill up quickly but the sessions for women, non-binary and GNC skaters are much less busy. They alternate between 6:30PM and 8:00PM on Wednesday nights in January.
Lansdowne Recreation Website - under “Drop-in Schedule - roller sports”
OQS at Carleton
Ottawa Quad Rollerskating Club (OQS) runs a weekly roller disco at Carleton’s Norm Fenn Gym on Friday nights. They have a large hardwood floor and disco music.
Book your tickets and rental skates online on Eventbrite. There’s a disco every week in February!