San Francisco Union Square on Ice 

 November 5, 2025-January 19, 2026, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. daily 

Union Square Park
333 Post Street
San Francisco, CA
$22 for 1 hour session, skates included unionsquareicerink.com

Skate rental is included in the cost of admission. Each skate session is 60 minutes long, occurring every 90 minutes. Tickets must be purchased online in advance by visiting unionsquareicerink.com. A portion of the proceeds benefits the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department.

Special Events 

OPENING CELEBRATION
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 | 5–7 p.m.
The Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square presented by Kaiser Permanente will open with a festive evening ceremony to kick off the holiday ice skating season. Guests are invited to skate before and after the celebration. Additional special guests will include local dignitaries and celebrities, who will be invited to take to the ice alongside guests of all ages for the first official skate of the season. First (100) guests skate for free during the 5:30pm and 7pm sessions.

LEARN TO SKATE PRESENTED BY KAISER PERMANENTE
Saturdays & Sundays | 8–9 a.m.
Kaiser Permanente invites skaters with little to no experience to The Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square presented by Kaiser Permanente to learn from professional skate instructors every weekend. Lessons are free (including skate rental) to those who sign up in advance. Space is limited to 50 participants per day. Reservations will be allotted through a lottery system. Enter the Lottery

FLASHBACK FRIDAYS PRESENTED BY CLASSIC HITS 103.7
November 21, December 26 & January 16 | 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. sessions
Get ready to rewind the clock and skate to the sounds of the 1980s! On the second Friday of each month, join us for Flashback Fridays—a totally tubular night of throwback jams, big hair, and even bigger energy. Classic Hits 103.7 will be live at the rink, spinning iconic tracks from legends like Madonna, Michael Jackson, Queen, Prince, Pat Benatar and more. Break out the neon, lace up those skates, and let’s party like it’s 1985. It’s going to be radical.

CLASSICAL SUNDAYS PRESENTED BY KDFC
Sundays | 10am and 11:30am sessions
Join us every Sunday for our Classical Sunday Skate Sessions! Glide gracefully on the rink as you immerse yourself in the soothing sounds of classical music, brought to you by Classical California KDFC 90.3 FM. Enjoy the beauty of skating to timeless melodies in a serene setting that elevates your experience.

DRAG ON ICE
Thursday, December 4, 2025 | 6:30–8:00 p.m. $35pp
Get ready for a night that shimmers, shines, and slays! The Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square presented by Kaiser Permanente is proud to welcome back Drag on Ice—San Francisco’s most dazzling celebration of holiday spirit and self-expression.

Experience the sparkle like never before as local drag superstars bring the glam to the ice with unforgettable performances full of sass, style, and seasonal magic. Whether you’re skating alongside the drag performers or cheering them on from the sidelines, this is one festive night you won’t want to miss. Buy Drag on Ice Tickets

SILENT SKATE
Thursday, December 11, 2025 | 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. sessions. $35pp
The fan-favorite Silent Skate Party is back at The Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square presented by Kaiser Permanente—for one night only! Get ready to glide, groove, and vibe at this one-of-a-kind silent disco on ice.

Throw on a pair of wireless headphones, choose your channel, and skate to the beats of WiLD 94.9’s Jeanine da Feen, Star 101.3’s Magic Matt, or the Bay Area’s own DJ Von—each spinning live on-site with their signature sound. It’s an immersive on-ice dance party where you control the music and the moves. Lace up. Tune in. Let loose. Buy Silent Skate Tickets

POLAR BEAR SKATE
Friday, January 2, 2026 | 2:30–3:30 p.m. $30pp
Start the year with a splash of boldness at The Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square presented by Kaiser Permanente! Inspired by the famous Canadian tradition, our New Year’s Day Polar Bear Skate invites skaters of all ages to hit the ice in their most outrageous swimwear on ice in the heart of Union Square!

Break out your beachwear, bring the sunshine vibes, and skate into the new year in style. Prizes will be awarded for the best-dressed based on theme, creativity, and all-around fabulousness. It’s chilly, it’s cheeky, and it’s the coolest way to kick off 2026. Buy Polar Bear Skate Tickets
 

Simba Saturdays presented by Disney's Lion King Saturdays through December 30, 2023, 5:30 & 7 p.m. sessions

FLASHBACK FRIDAYS  November 15, December 20, 2024 & January 17, 2025, 7 & 8:30 p.m. sessions
Second Friday of each month, Classic Hits 103.7 personalities  crank up the '80s  tracks from Duran Duran, Pat Benatar, Madonna, Lionel Richie, and more! 

CLASSICAL SUNDAYS  10 & 11:30 a.m. sessions Join us every Sunday  classical music by KUSC. Enjoy the beauty of skating to timeless melodies in a serene setting that elevates your experience.

DRAG QUEENS ON ICE December 5, 2024, 6:30-8 p.m.
Witnessing the show is free but to skate with the 'Queens' you must reserve a spot and pay $30. Enjoy fun, frivolity, and fabulousness watching San Francisco's fiercest Bay Area Drag Queens give their holiday performances. To skate with drag queens, you must book a spot in advance. Witnessing the show is free and open to the public. No tickets required for bystanders.

SILENT SKATE  December 12, 2024, 7 & 8:30 p.m. $30, 1 hour. Headphones provided to skaters, who can choose one of three stations to listen to as they skate.

POLAR BEAR SKATE Sunday, January 1, 2025, 2:30-3:30 p.m. $25
In San Francisco's version of a Canadian tradition, ice skaters are encouraged to put on their bathing suit, grab their shades and ring in the New Year in their chicest, wildest, and most inventive beach attire in hopes of walking away with prizes, awarded on theme, originality and overall appearance. 

Since 2008, The Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square has delighted children and adults with a holiday-themed ice park in San Francisco's Union Square. Located on the corner of Geary & Powell in the heart of Union Square, the holiday ice rink is a popular holiday tradition that begins after Halloween and extends well into the new year. Because of its Union Square location, there's plenty of shopping for the holidays and afterward when visitors and locals expect to see fantastic sales events.

A portion of ticket proceeds benefit the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department.

Hotels nearby include Handlery Union Square Hotel, Sir Francis Drake, Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Westin San Francisco Market Street, Palomar San Francisco, and Hotel Mark Twain. See all San Francisco hotels.

Santa Monica-based Willy Bietak Productions (bietakproductions.com) is a full-service company specializing in the development and production of high-quality family entertainment. With a staff of award-winning designers, directors, choreographers and musical arrangers - backed by a talented management team - Willy Bietak Productions conceives, packages and tours international entertainment spectaculars.

San Francisco Recreation and Park Department manages more than 220 parks, playgrounds and open spaces throughout San Francisco, including Sharp Park in Pacifica and Camp Mather in the High Sierras. The system includes full-complex recreation centers, swimming pools, golf courses, sports fields and numerous small-to-medium-sized clubhouses that offer a variety of sports- and arts-related recreation programs for people of all ages. Included in the Department's responsibilities are Golden Gate Park, Coit Tower, the Marina Yacht Harbor, the San Francisco Zoo and Lake Merced. In 2017, San Francisco became the first and only city in the nation where all residents have access to a park within a 10-minute walk, a direct result of the Department's commitment to increasing and improving parkland in the city.

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.