Roller skating with friends and family never gets old. Many people have fond memories of roller skating at the local rink to the beat of their favorite dance music. Some raced fast, weaving in and out of traffic on the floor, others enjoyed moving at a slower pace or holding hands with their sweetheart. Thanks to Discovery Green® we can shake off the nostalgia, and get excited about our skates and fun outfits once again.
Avenida Houston presents The Rink: Rolling at Discovery Green®
Boogie under the Houston skyline with Houston’s first outdoor roller rink from March 3-25
This March, show off your groovy moves with Houston’s first outdoor roller rink in the heart of downtown at Discovery Green. Kinder Lake will transform into a temporary roller rink where visitors will be able to skate under the Houston skyline. “Avenida Houston, downtown’s new center for entertainment, is proud to sponsor the first outdoor roller rink in Houston! Let’s roll into spring!” – Dawn Ullrich, President, and CEO, Houston First Corporation. There will be weekly programming for everyone to enjoy including an opening celebration on Friday, March 3 and Rainbow and Roll on Friday, March 17- a city-wide LGBTQ celebration hosted by Mayor Turner’s LGBTQ Advisory Board!
Opening night is March 3, 2017, from 6 to 10 p.m. Celebrate the opening of Houston’s First outdoor roller rink featuring favorite roller rink tunes from the ‘50s through the ‘90s. Catch performances by The Allen Oldies Band, Light Rock Express, Xanadudes, an energizing Roller Derby Girls skating demo & more!
Rainbow and Roll is on March 17, 2017, from 7 to 10 p.m. Join us for the semi-annual city-wide LGBTQ celebration hosted Mayor Turner’s LGBTQ Advisory Board! Rainbow and Roll will include performances by Crawford Nation's Aria, Linda D., Alexia D., with Kris and Fidel performing as Janet Jackson, Beyoncé and Destiny's Child and Lady Gaga.
The price is $12 per person on-site (Roller skating tickets include skate rental, or you can choose to bring your own four-wheel or in-line skates). “The ice rink at Discovery Green has always been popular among our visitors. We wanted to introduce something similar that could sustain the Houston heat and what better way than to roll into spring than with Houston’s first outdoor roller rink at Discovery Green! Whether you want to relive fun memories or create new memories, the roller rink welcomes people of all ages to get their groove on in the heart of downtown,” said Susanne Theis, Programming Director, Discovery Green. Check out their website for more details, http://www.discoverygreen.com/rollerrink.
Events dates are March 3-25
Hours:
o Mondays —Thursdays 5 – 10 p.m.
o Fridays —5 – 11 pm
o Saturdays and School Holidays* 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
o Sundays—11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Spring Break week is March 13 through March 17
Where:
Discovery Green
1500 McKinny
Houston, Texas 77010
Fees: (includes admission, tax, and skate rental)
o $12 per person on-site
o $6 on Cheap Skate Nights, Mondays 3/6 and 3/20
o $14 Online tickets
Discovery Green
Discovery Green is a 12-acre park created by a public-private partnership between the City of Houston and the non-profit Discovery Green Conservancy. Since opening in April 2008, the park has welcomed more than 8 million visitors. The Discovery Green Conservancy works with hundreds of programming partners to present three dynamic programming seasons each year most of which are FREE and open to the public. As a non-profit organization, the Conservancy raises all the funds needed for the programming that Houstonians enjoy.
