School Holidays at The Rink
Riverside DJs and double the ice plus delicious treats for parents and kids alike, mean The Rink at RISING is ready to glide into the school holidays
Kicking off Friday 23 June and running until to Saturday 8 July, RISINGās winter School Holiday Program is packed with exciting free and low-cost family activities that skate beyond the June festival dates.
Kids and grown-ups of all ages are invited to slice up the ice on a new double-sized rink thatās frozen under a deep constellation of lights and flanked by Melbourneās glistening city skyline.
Activities
RISINGās School Holiday Program will host DJing sessions that bring a mix of disco, boogie, funk, Afro, Latin, Cumbia, yacht groove, and pop. Meanwhile beginners through to experienced ice-skaters can level-up with ice skating lessons and demonstrations from professional coaches.
Off the ice thereāll be free workshops in the holiday period where budding artists can join Jenna Leeāthe artist behind RISINGās 2023 moon designāto make their own bubbly-lunar scapes using ink, straw and paper. Or they can draw on, write on and reflect on giant mirror installations with the team from Playable Streets.
FOOD
The Rink Food Hall is free to enter and will be serving hot-buttered popcorn, hot dogsāincluding classic and vegan optionsā and loaded fries from Hot Dog Deli, wood-fired pizza from Fugazi, Pie Thief hot pies, chips and dips by Chappyās and Free to Feed and crepes from Crepes for Change. Thereāll also be Manny's Doughnuts and Cha Time Bubble Tea and soft serve on offer.
Drinks include a range of non-alcoholic options like a wide selection of Mƶrk Chocolate hot chocolates, St Ali coffee and tea by Mabu Mabu, low sugar softies from Bobby and tinnies from Heaps Normal. From The Rinkās fully stocked bar, there are Archie Rose cocktails, as well as mulled wine, and Bodriggy beer and a rotation of wines on tap curated by Glou Sustainable Wine Bar.
Free Hot Chocs
To celebrate the first day of winter and the opening of The Rink, visitors to the precinct on 1 June will be treated free, delectable hot chocolates provided by Mƶrk Chocolate (while they last) and ticketholders can sign up for free lessons from the pros.
WINTER SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM SCHEDULE
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Saturday 24 June
10amā11am Ice-skating lessons
11amā12pm Ice-skating lessons
11amā3pm Jenna Lee workshops
11amā6pm Playable Streets Refection Installation
11.55am Ice-skating demo
1.55pm Ice-skating demo
5pmā9pm DJs
Sunday 25 June
10amā11am Ice-skating lessons
11amā12pm Ice-skating lessons
11amā3pm Jenna Lee workshops
11amā6pm Playable Streets Refection Installation
11.55am Ice-skating demo
1.55pm Ice-skating demo
5pmā9pm DJs
Tuesday 27 June
10amā11am Ice-skating lessons
11amā12pm Ice-skating lessons Auslan Interpreted
11amā3pm Jenna Lee workshops
11amā6pm Playable Streets Refection Installation
Wednesday 28 June
10amā11am Ice-skating lessons
11amā12pm Ice-skating lessons
11amā3pm Jenna Lee workshops
11amā6pm Playable Streets Refection Installation
Thursday 29 June
10amā11am Ice-skating lessons
11amā12pm Ice-skating lessons
11amā3pm Jenna Lee workshops
11amā6pm Playable Streets Refection Installation
Friday 30 June
10amā11am Ice-skating lessons
11amā12pm Ice-skating lessons
11amā3pm Jenna Lee workshops
11amā6pm Playable Streets Refection Installation
5pmā9pm DJs
Saturday 1 July
10amā11am Ice-skating lessons
11amā12pm Ice-skating lessons
11amā3pm Jenna Lee workshops
11amā6pm Playable Streets Refection Installation
11.55am Ice-skating demo
1.55pm Ice-skating demo
5pmā9pm DJs
Sunday 2 July
10amā11am Ice-skating lessons
11amā12pm Ice-skating lessons
11amā3pm Jenna Lee workshops
11amā6pm Playable Streets Refection Installation
11.55am Ice-skating demo
1.55pm Ice-skating demo
5pmā9pm DJs
Tuesday 4 July
10amā11am Ice-skating lessons
11amā12pm Ice-skating lessons
11amā3pm Jenna Lee workshops
11amā6pm Playable Streets Refection Installation
Wednesday 5 July
10amā11am Ice-skating lessons
11amā12pm Ice-skating lessons
11amā3pm Jenna Lee workshops
11amā6pm Playable Streets Refection Installation
Thursday 6 July
10amā11am Ice-skating lessons
11amā12pm Ice-skating lessons
11amā3pm Jenna Lee workshops
11amā6pm Playable Streets Refection Installation
Friday 7 July
10amā11am Ice-skating lessons
11amā12pm Ice-skating lessons
11amā3pm Jenna Lee workshops
11amā6pm Playable Streets Refection Installation
5pmā9pm DJs
Saturday 8 July
10amā11am Ice-skating lessons
11amā12pm Ice-skating lessons
11amā3pm Jenna Lee workshops
11amā6pm Playable Streets Refection Installation
11.55am Ice-skating demo
1.55pm Ice-skating demo
5pmā9pm DJs
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MORE FAMILY-FRIENDLY PROGRAMMING AT RISING
A CALL TO ECHOāTHU 8 JUNEāSUN 18 JUNE
A 15-minute video installation of call-and-response choreography inviting us to dance : we can copy movements of other people, dance like animals and nature , or move our bodies in any way weāre inspired to.
SPARK ā WED 7 ā SUN 10 JUNE
Thousands of luminous, biodegradable lights catch the wind and dance in the night sky.
ELECTRIC : SPIRITS OF THE LAND ā WED 7 JUNE ā SUN 10 JULY
Hamer Hallās iconic faƧade plays host to Ancestor spirits and celestial worlds in a large-scale projection work from Aunty Zeta Thomson (Wurundjeri/Yorta Yorta).
HIDE THE DOG ā WED 14āSAT 17 JUNE
A swashbuckling First Nations comedy for all ages that sails the high seas to hide a Thylacine and strengthen the bonds between trans-Tasman spirit stories.
WALLABIES ā WED 7 JUNE ā SUN 18 JUNE
Twenty big wallabies, bursting with impressionistic colour and personality, peek out from banks of the Birrarung (Yarra River). See if you can find them all!
TIN & ED'S MULTITUDES ā MON 5 JUNE ā WED 5 JULY
The reimagined deep-sea creatures have taken up residence in Fed Square. See the new lair in the atrium.
*Multitudes and Electric continue during the school holidays.
The Rink at RISING is supported through the Melbourne City Revitalisation Fundāa $200 million partnership of the Victorian Government and the City of Melbourne.