Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Skating Rink

November 7, 2025-January 4, 2026
Open daily, including Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's Day

City Center Bishop Ranch
6000 Bollinger Canyon Road
San Ramon, CA
$26, $20 kids includes skate rental, citycenterbishopranch.com /ice_rink_open/

90 minutes Skating sessions: 10-11:30 a.m. 12-1:30 p.m. 2-3:30 p.m. 4-5:30 p.m. 6-7:30 p.m. 8-9:30 p.m.

Special Events

• Ice Rink Opening Day November 7, 2025, 6-7:30 p.m. The skating season officially begins!  Kristi Yamaguchi officially opens the ice rink for the season with some spectacular young talent ice skating demos. She's known to grace the ice, as well, with some of her award-winning moves that garnered Yamaguchi Olympic medals as two-time world champion. Special Event tickets are $ and must be purchased online.  Hang out with Buddy the Elf and have your photo taken with this iconic character dressed in his green suit and yellow tights. You’ll be delighted with his infectious excitement for the holidays.

To Be Announced for 2025-2026 season

• Family Photo Night  - Capture your family’s holiday photo under shimmering lights with a professional photographer. Your skating ticket includes one digital photo—reserve your spot now, as space is limited.
• Elsa Night - Visit with Elsa from Frozen under the glow of twinkling lights on ice. Take your photo with her while moonlight adds to the enchanting nighttime session.
• Ugly Sweater Night - Wear your ugly Holiday sweater 
• Santa at the Rink Night - Santa will be on-hand to greet skaters at the ice rink and spread some Holiday cheer. Stop by and share your wish list between trips around the ice!

The only outdoor ice rink in the Tri Valley features more than 4,100 square feet of ice - which in 2023 added an additional 15% of ice surface for skating!  A portion of all ticket sales benefit Yamaguchi's Always Dream Foundation. Yamaguchi calls the East Bay home and has raised her children there. The ice rink is named after Kristi Yamaguchi - 1992 Olympic gold medal winner in women's figure skating.

She kicks off the grand opening with a few words. She has opened other similar outdoor seasonal ice skating rinks and her name has appeared on Bay Area rinks such as San Jose's Downtown Ice, which did not return in 2022-2023 holiday season, much to the dismay and disappointment of many who have made visits to these rinks a family tradition.

Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Rink is operated by Ice-America, a licensed trademark of Seaside Ice, LLC, is a creator, producer, and operator of outdoor, temporary ice skating rinks, and an ice event and television production group. The company was formed by another award-winning skater, Scott Williams, who builds and operates seasonal ice rinks throughout the world, and also produces ice skating shows for entertainment, travel and television.

In 2022 Williams also created ice rinks in Huntington Beach and several cities in California.

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