Monterey Skates

We have some unfortunate news to share — Monterey Skates will not be moving forward at the Del Monte Shopping Center. 💔

It would have been one of the fanciest roller skating rinks in the country, but in the end the space simply didn't have the restrooms (or water credits) to convert from retail to a high-traffic skating venue. Federal Realty and the City of Monterey both went above and beyond trying to find a path forward — sometimes the math just doesn't work.

But we're not done yet. 🛼 We have a few promising leads on other spaces and we're actively exploring them. Lesson learned: don't announce anything until the ink is dry on the permits! 😅

🧺 P.S. — We have a laundry basket of lost & found items from the Fairgrounds, including a pair of inline skates someone left behind! DM us if you think something might be yours.

Thank you for rolling with us. This isn't the end of the story — just a plot twist. 💜

🛼✨ What a ride it’s been. ✨🛼

We’re still soaking in the energy from our most recent opening weekend—the smiles, the music, and this incredible skating community. Thank you for showing up and rolling with us 💛

This weekend Friday is normal, Saturday lessons are selling out quickly, and the Family Skate is on! Saturday night is High School/College Night, get 4 tickets for the price of 3! We’ll miss our adult community on Sunday!!!

More updates coming soon… and trust us, we’re excited for what’s ahead 👀🛼

Only three spots left for our Saturday morning kids lesson at noon, but we can squeeze a few more in if you contact us before (especially if they’re not totally new to skating). We have plenty of spots left in our adult lesson, which has been moved to Saturday morning at 11am (from Sunday). This is because a few weekends we’re not open on Sunday and wanted to keep a consistent time for the adult lesson. After the adult lesson, learners can continue to practice during the kids lesson, and everyone can stay for the Saturday afternoon Family Skate at 1pm!

Happy New Year! Monterey Skates is open the weekend of January 2-4, and all sessions will enter through Gate 5 (or normal gate). Tickets are available on our website! https://montereyskates.com/events

Happy Holidays from Monterey Skates! As the year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to say thank you to our incredible skating community. Seeing so many familiar and new faces at the rink has made this first season truly special. We hope you and your families have a wonderful holiday season and a happy New Year. We can’t wait to welcome you back in 2026, starting with two skating weekends per month beginning January 2–4. We’ll be adding January through March tickets to our website soon!

Monterey Skates is open this weekend on Saturday and Sunday December 20-21. On Saturday we kids lesson at noon and our Family Skate at 1pm, and then we do the same thing on Sunday except we have our adult lesson at noon followed by the Sunday afternoon Family Skate at 1pm! Lessons are $25 and admission to the Family Skate is $12 and $5 more if you need rental skates. Did you know you can now bring outside food? If you have family in town for the holidays, bring them skating! Buy tickets online: https://montereyskates.com/events

Great news, we’ll be open for our regular Friday Night All Skate from 5pm-9pm on December 19th. The only change is that we’re asking customers to enter through Gate 4 (not Gate 5). Admission is $12 and skate rental is $5. You can now bring outside food, so make this a new family dinner weekend tradition! Buy tickets https://montereyskates.com/event/friday-evening-family-skate-5pm-7pm-december-19-2025