{"id":234315,"date":"2026-10-29T14:29:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T18:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/?p=234315"},"modified":"2026-10-29T14:29:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T18:29:50","slug":"westpost-skating-arlington-va-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/westpost-skating-arlington-va-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NOVA&#8217;s Largest Outdoor Ice Rink Opens on 10\/30 in Arlington"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"custom_featured_image\" style=\"display:none;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/westpost-skating-NOVA-800x533.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"westpost skating NOVA\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/westpost-skating-NOVA-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/westpost-skating-NOVA-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/westpost-skating-NOVA-585x390.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/westpost-skating-NOVA-263x175.png 263w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/westpost-skating-NOVA.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"custom_category\" style=\"display:none;\">things to do <\/div><p>Ice skating season is almost here, and one <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/bedhead-pjs-mosaic-fairfax-va\/\">Northern Virginia destination<\/a> is getting ready to welcome skaters back to the ice. Westpost Ice Skating, Northern Virginia&#8217;s largest outdoor ice rink, opens for the season on Friday, October 30th, 2026, at Westpost in Arlington&#8217;s National Landing neighborhood. The rink is kicking things off with a Halloween-themed opening weekend, followed by seasonal events and themed skate nights throughout the winter. <strong>Read on for everything we know about Westpost Ice Skating&#8217;s 2026 opening.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-234340\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/westpost-skating-NOVA.png\" alt=\"westpost skating NOVA\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/westpost-skating-NOVA.png 1000w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/westpost-skating-NOVA-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/westpost-skating-NOVA-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/westpost-skating-NOVA-585x390.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/westpost-skating-NOVA-263x175.png 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>About Westpost Ice Skating<\/h3>\n<p>Westpost Ice Skating is a seasonal outdoor ice rink in Arlington&#8217;s National Landing that operates from October through March. The rink is surrounded by restaurants and shops, making it an easy addition to a winter day out in Arlington. Visitors can grab a bite to eat before hitting the ice, browse nearby stores, or make an entire evening out of the outing.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s skating season is starting with a spooky twist. Westpost will celebrate its opening with Thriller Night, a Halloween-themed skating event happening October 30th and 31st from 5PM to 8PM. The two-night celebration brings Halloween festivities to the ice just in time for the holiday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/indoor-play-spaces-kids-northern-virginia\/\">15+ Indoor Playgrounds + Play Spaces for Kids in Northern Virginia<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Westpost Ice Skating will remain open seasonally through March, with special events and themed skate nights planned throughout the season. Additional event details and schedules will be announced as the season progresses. Visitors can follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/westpost_va\/\">@westpost_va<\/a> on Instagram for updates on upcoming skate nights, seasonal celebrations, and other rink happenings.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-234342\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/westpost-skating-2.png\" alt=\"westpost skating 2\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/westpost-skating-2.png 1080w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/westpost-skating-2-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/westpost-skating-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/westpost-skating-2-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/westpost-skating-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/westpost-skating-2-585x585.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Westpost Ice Skating opens Friday, October 30th, 2026, at Westpost in Arlington, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Follow @thefairfaxgirl on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thefairfaxgirl\/\"><span class=\"s2\">Instagram <\/span><\/a>+&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thefairfaxgirl\"><span class=\"s2\">TikTok<\/span><\/a> for the latest Northern Virginia updates, and check out our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/events\/\"><span class=\"s2\">events calendar<\/span><\/a>, which has over 100+ events weekly to peruse. Sign up for our newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/thefairfaxgirl.myflodesk.com\/launch2025\"><span class=\"s3\">here<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s4\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"categories\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/thefairfaxgirl.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stories<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>things to do Ice skating season is almost here, and one Northern Virginia destination is getting ready to welcome skaters back to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":424,"featured_media":234340,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[9852,9859,7997,9259,9593,9728,9263],"tags":[9802,9763,9686,9700,9743,9845,9731],"class_list":["post-234315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arlington","category-kid-friendly-2","category-lifestyle","category-seasons","category-local-girl-rss-feed","category-virginia","category-winter","tag-activity","tag-arlington","tag-family-fun","tag-kid-friendly","tag-northern-virginia","tag-tlg","tag-virginia"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.7 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - 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