Fort Dupont Ice Arena

DC's Only Indoor Ice Arena

Fort Dupont Ice Arena is the only indoor ice skating rink within the District of Columbia city limits, operated by DC Department of Parks and Recreation on Ely Place SE in Ward 7. The rink has anchored DC's youth ice sports community for decades and is the home of the Fort Dupont Cannons, the longest-running African-American youth hockey program in the country.

Programs For Kids

Kids On Ice program serves ages 5-18 across ice disciplines. Programs include:
- Public skating sessions
- Learn to Skate group classes
- Future Caps Learn to Play (ages 5-9 with free equipment kit)
- Fort Dupont Cannons youth hockey
- Figure skating individual and group lessons
- Synchronized skating
- Speed skating
- Birthday parties on ice

What's Included

• Single indoor ice sheet
• Skate rentals available
• DC Parks public-rec pricing
• Locker rooms
• Free parking at the arena
• Metro accessible via Benning Road Blue Line station

Experience

Fort Dupont is the only option for DC families who want to skate without crossing into Maryland or Virginia, and the Cannons program brings a unique community-hockey legacy that no suburban rink replicates. New construction project is upgrading facilities further.