Penticton Outdoor Skating Rink (Gyro Park)

Penticton's free outdoor rink sits in Gyro Park at the foot of Martin Street, a short walk from the Okanagan Lake beach and the downtown cafés, and in the run-up to Christmas the park's holiday light display — up from early December to late January — makes an evening skate here genuinely magical. The rink is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily when the weather allows and costs nothing; it is a family-skating rink, so leave the hockey sticks at home, and there are no rentals, so bring your own skates and helmet. City crews may be on the ice for maintenance during opening hours, and warm spells close it without much notice, so treat it as a bonus on a cold, clear day rather than a guarantee. For a scheduled skate or rentals, McLaren Park Arena on King Street is the indoor alternative.