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Put your birthday party plan on ice with Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink’s exciting kids birthday party packages!
Guests
A minimum of 10 children to attend and a maximum of 20 children per party group.
Kids parties are recommended for children 6 to 16 years.
One parent of the birthday child can skate FREE of charge during the Birthday Lesson and Public Session. For silver package one additional parent/sibling/friend (not included as a party guest) and for the gold package two additional parents/siblings/friends (not included as a party guest) can skate free of charge in the public session. Additional guests and parents are strongly encouraged to watch from the grandstands during the lesson and may then join the fun on the ice during the Public Session. When purchasing Rink Admission any other additional guests and parents will be given FREE Skate Hire for the following Public Session times: Saturday 2:30pm - 4:30pm & Sunday 1:15pm - 3:15pm.
What to wear
Please wear enclosed shoes, socks, warm comfortable clothing and gloves. The use of protective gear (e.g. helmet) is strongly encouraged and available for use on the day of your party, free of charge at Skate Hire.
Booking a Party
Contact our office 9am-5pm weekdays to make or booking or send through a booking enquiry online below. A $200.00 deposit is required at time of booking. If you complete the online enquiry we will send an email for you to confirm your preferred date is available and to call to pay the deposit to confirm the booking. We currently are accepting EFTPOS only. If cancelled more than 7 days before the event a 50% refund ($100) will be issued. If cancelled within 7 days of the event no refund will be issued.
Final Payment
You will be required to pay in full for a confirmed number of guests by the Wednesday prior to your party date, which may be paid over the phone via EFTPOS or in person at the ice rink. NO CHANGES TO FINAL NUMBERS OR FOOD PACKAGES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS TIME. Proceeding with final payment means you understand and agree to our Terms & Conditions.
For our Birthday Party TERMS & CONDITIONS click here.
Times
| Day | Arrival Time | Lesson Time | Finish Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 1:30pm | 2:00pm | 4:30pm |
| Sunday | 12:15pm | 12:45pm | 3:15pm |
Packages & Prices
All parties include rink entry, free skate hire, a 30 min group lesson, 2 hours Public Skating, food & drink. All taken care of by your personal party host. See packages below.
Rink staff set up tables and chairs, including; tablecloth, balloons, paper plates, napkins, plastic cutlery, candles, lighter and cake knife.
Feel like a little more?
We have a selection of "ADD-ON" food items we can organise for your booking, please speak to the Party Coordinator about these options. We do allow ONE platter of ourside food to be brought in, subject to approval, however generally we DO NOT allow outside food or drink on the premises at other times. You must supply your own birthday cake.
Reviews
“I really appreciated the hosts professionalism and understanding on a stressful day. She made the party fun and enjoyable for all kids.”
“Just wanted to say a big thanks for an amazing, well organized party. We found the day very professional. All of the staff were very helpful and polite. A big thanks goes out to your staff. I normally don’t send emails providing my feedback but I thought I would as I was immensely impressed.”
“Thank you to the party hosts and rink staff for such an awesome skating party. It went so smoothly and everyone had a fabulous time. Everyone was extremely helpful, courteous and nice”
“The staff are fantastic and I mean fantastic. Nothing was too hard. Thank you for making my daughters birthday on that she and her friends will remember. We will be coming back again and again.”
“My daughter and her friends had a great time at her birthday party. Great staff and great value fore money! Thanks guys.”
“I just wanted to say abig thank you for the party you helped me organise last Sunday. My daughter and her friends had a great time. The party host Nina was brilliant. Thoroughly recommend to host another one to family and friends.”
“I attended my 9 year old grandaughter, Jodis birthday party at your centre on Saturday. I cannot compliment enough the way that we were treated by your staff, rom start to finish. Our hostesses service and care to the children was impeccable and to be commended. You have a wonderful culture and ethic within your staff,which is refreshing to see in todays' world, as an older person. I am sure that you will be getting further party requests from the children who attended our party. Thank you again."
Information
Please note the following:
- Bookings are essential and apply to regular weekly sport during School Term
- Rink Rules must be followed at all times
- Non skaters are not included in total numbers
- School groups are available during School Term only.
- You must have a minimum of 15 skaters to qualify for a group booking
- Not valid for School Holiday Lesson or Learn to Skate programs
- Total number may be capped for safety reasons
Session Times
School Term Only
Monday to Friday
12:30pm - 2:30pm
Cost
These rates are for Ice Skating per session and include Skate Hire:
$10 per student
Social Groups
We are currently accepting bookings for public skating sessions for groups of 15 or more.
To enquire about booking your group in for a skate please email us at admin@canterburyolympicicerink.org.au or call the rink on 9789 4044.
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Community, Vacation Care & Public Skating Group Bookings
Please note the following:
Cost
These rates are for ice skating per session and include skate hire:
15 – 50 skaters $19 per person (up to 2 skating carers free)
51 and above $18 per person (up to 4 skating carers free)