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For 50 years, the Schenley Park Skating Rink at the Oval has offered ice skating in the colder months. This summer for the first time, it turns into the Schenley Park Roller Rink.

Its first roll begins Friday, May 23, at 10 a.m. Public skating sessions will run through Aug. 31.

The nonprofit PGH SK8, which was formed in 2023, has held several roller skating sessions over the last couple of years at the Schenley rink. It has been working with Pittsburgh city officials to develop more access to roller skating in neighborhoods throughout the city. It also offers skating instruction, now based at the Homewood Brushton YMCA.

“The organizers of PGH SK8 started hosting roller skate events at the rink and have worked to help us reimagine how we can utilize this facility to offer Pittsburghers an additional fun summer recreational activity in Schenley Park,” Kathryn Vargas, director of Pittsburgh CitiParks, said in a statement.

Skate rentals will be available later this summer for $3 a pair. Until then, patrons must bring their own skates. Both inline and regular roller skates are permitted.

Public Sessions May 23 through Aug 31:

• Wednesday 5 – 8:30 p.m.
•  Thursday 10 a.m. – noon
• Fridays 10 a.m. – noon and 5 – 8:30 p.m.
• Select Sundays (June 1, 8, and 25, July 20 and 27, August 3, 24, and 31) 10 a.m. to noon and 5 to 8:30 p.m.

The rink is closed on Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays;  Thursday, June 19; Friday, July Fourth; and July 18-July 20.

Admission tickets can only be purchased online. Adults (18 and older), $5; youth, $3; seniors (60 and older), $4; and veterans, $4.

Schenley Park Rink is at 10341 Overlook Drive, Pittsburgh, 15213