LACE UP SAVANNAH! Public Ice-Skating Sessions Begin at Enmarket Arena Nov. 7 • Savannah Herald

SAVANNAH – If you’ve ever wanted to skate the path of professional hockey players, take a spin at center ice, or just glide leisurely along the rails, lace up those skates Savannah!

Thanks to a new partnership between the City of Savannah, Oak View Group, and Zawyer Sports and Entertainment, public ice-skating sessions are officially gliding into Enmarket Arena on Friday, Nov. 7.  

Beginning at 4:30 p.m. six, 45-minute public skating sessions will be available starting on the half hour, each hour, until the final session starts at 9:30 p.m. Limited spots for the sessions are available. Registration is required and is now open at savannahga.gov/LaceUp

Each session is $20 per person for adults and $15 for kids 12 and under. Ghost Pirates Fantom Club Member will receive a discount. No additional skate rental fee is required. Patrons can bring personal skates, but no hockey sticks or pucks are allowed during the sessions. Doors for the sessions will open at 4 p.m. Registered participants should arrive 15-30 minutes prior to their session. 

In addition to Nov. 7, Enmarket will open for public skating sessions on Dec. 17, 18, and 22 with more dates to be announced in January. 

Working with partners Oak View Group, who manage operations at Enmarket Arena, and Zawyer Sports and Entertainment, who own and manage the Savannah Ghost Pirates, the City of Savannah developed an agreement to provide public use of the ice rink earlier this month. 

Under the agreement, the Savannah community will have opportunities to utilize the arena’s ice rink for recreational youth hockey, adult league hockey, and public skating during periods when Ghost Pirates and OVG events are not taking place. 

To keep up with the latest information from the Savannah Ghost Pirates and OVG, follow their official social media channels. 

What: Enmarket Arena Public Skating 

When: Friday, Nov. 7

Session 1: 4:30 p.m. -5:15 p.m.

Session 2: 5:30 p.m. -6:15 p.m.

Session 3: 6:30 p.m. -7:15 p.m. 

Session 4: 7:30 p.m. -8:15 p.m. 

Session 5: 8:30 p.m. -9:15 p.m. 

Session 6: 9:30 p.m. -10:15 p.m. 

Registration: savannahga.gov/LaceUp

About Enmarket Arena

The City of Savannah completed construction of the state-of-the art, 9,500 seat Enmarket Arena in 2022 as part of a commitment to replace the aging Martin Luther King, Jr. Arena, create a new level of entertainment for the city, and revitalize the Canal District. The City owns the building and partners with Oak View Group to handle the arena’s operational and management functions. The new arena was completed at a cost of $165 million primarily funded by SPLOST VI dollars. 

About Zawyer Sports and Entertainment

Zawyer Sports & Entertainment is a leading sports and entertainment company that owns, operates, and manages a diverse portfolio of teams and venues. The company’s family of brands includes the Savannah Ghost Pirates, Jacksonville Icemen, Greensboro Gargoyles, Charlotte Checkers, Mobile Pro Hockey, Gastonia Ghost Peppers, Ghost Pirates Ice, Community First Igloo, 32 Degrees Marketing, & The UPSHOT League – a new professional women’s basketball team plus the first four teams in the league – the Jacksonville Waves, Savannah Steel, The UPSHOT Greensboro, and The UPSHOT Charlotte. Through all of its teams, Zawyer strives to provide family sports entertainment with an emphasis on quality fan experiences and community engagement!

About Oak View Group

Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in live experience venue development, management, premium hospitality services, and 360-degree solutions for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster of arenas, stadiums, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions. Founded by Tim Leiweke and Irving Azoff in 2015, OVG is the leading developer of major new venues either open or under development across four continents. Visit OakViewGroup.com, and follow OVG on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X.