Activity Downtown, Salt Lake City

Gallivan Center Ice Rink

An activity in Downtown, Salt Lake City, budget-friendly ($) and worth about an hour. Best time to go: Evening.

Why go

Outdoor rink in the downtown Gallivan Center plaza, open through the winter with skate rental.

It is one of 7 curated places we feature in Salt Lake City, alongside 2 activities, 2 sights and 1 place to eat. 6 more of our picks sit within about half a mile in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Kimpton Hotel Monaco and Bar X.

Type: Activity · Adventure
Neighborhood: Downtown
Price: $
Time needed: 1 hr
Best time: Evening

Nearby

Our closest curated picks, including 4 beyond Salt Lake City. Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving.

1
Kimpton Hotel Monaco
Hotel in the 1924 Continental Bank Building on Main Street, a short TRAX ride from The Gateway.
Stay · Downtown Salt Lake City · 0.1 mi straight-line
2
Bar X
One of the city's oldest bars, open since 1933, with a long wooden bar and classic cocktails.
Drinks · Downtown Salt Lake City · 0.2 mi straight-line
3
Ballet West's Nutcracker at the Capitol Theatre
Ballet West dances Willam Christensen's Nutcracker, descended from the first full-length American staging, in a 1913 theater.
Activity · 0.2 mi straight-line
4
Market Street Grill
Seafood and steak house open since 1980 in the old New York Hotel building on Market Street.
Food · Downtown Salt Lake City · 0.3 mi straight-line
5
Temple Square
Ten-acre square around the Salt Lake Temple, with trees wrapped in holiday lights through December.
Sight · Downtown Salt Lake City · 0.5 mi straight-line
6
Temple Square
The 10-acre Latter-day Saint headquarters, strung with lights and nativity scenes from late November through December.
Sight · 0.5 mi straight-line

On these curated routes

Gallivan Center Ice Rink is a stop on our Salt Lake City & Park City route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

Salt Lake City & Park City
Temple Square lights and Wasatch powder
5 daysStop 1 of 2Best Late Nov – Jan

More things to do in Salt Lake City

Another curated activity in Salt Lake City. See the full Salt Lake City guide.

Hogle Zoo
Salt Lake's zoo at the mouth of Emigration Canyon, which runs its ZooLights evenings through December.
ActivityEmigration Canyon$$

When to go

Average daily highs in Salt Lake City run from 37°F in January to 93°F in July; April is usually the wettest month. For Gallivan Center Ice Rink itself, we suggest: Evening.

Modelled monthly averages for Salt Lake City from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Salt Lake City weather by month.

Getting there

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Coordinates: 40.76441, -111.88916
Destination: Salt Lake City, Utah