Established in 1968, IIC has served as a hub for ice sports in the Highlands for nearly 60 years. The centre has nurtured world champions and Olympic gold medal-winning winter sports athletes. But beyond its use for ice skating, ice hockey and amateur and elite level curling – including wheelchair curling – the centre plays host to the popular Strictly Inverness fundraiser for Highland Hospice as well as providing a space for local martial arts, yoga, boxing, baby – and community – groups, including the popular Maggie’s Inverness cancer support centre choir.
To ensure a bright future for the IIC, the committee and board of directors has developed a two-phase improvement plan. Phase one will seek to raise £250,000 from members, occasional users, local businesses and the general public to introduce essential energy-saving measures to reduce energy consumption, bring down running costs and make the building more environmentally friendly. Priority upgrades include installing insulation, draught proofing, and energy-efficient LED lighting.
You can help secure the future of Inverness Ice Centre by visiting this link to our JustGiving page, or click/tap on the picture
Check out the Public Skating page for dates and booking links for all Public Sessions
Skate UK lessons will be on most Saturdays (all levels) and Sundays (levels 1 to 8 only)
More information and links for dates and booking can be found at Ice Skating Lessons Inverness Ice Centre
OUR NEWS & UPDATES
Essential Maintenance Thursday, 4th September
We will be having some essential preventative electrical maintenance carried out on the morning of Thursday, 4th Sep 2025. This will involve disconnecting the electricity supply to the whole building. While the work is being carried out, we will have no telephone, email or internet access. The work (hopefully) won’t take more than a couple of hours, after which normal service shoud be resumed. Thanks for your patience while we do this.
Season 2025-26
Folks, The Ice Pad Diary is now completed through to March 2026. Bookable skating sessions (public, patch, lessons, parties) will be updated regularly throughout the season as they are made available Skating and Ice Hockey club sessions are as published – if you want extra, club secretaries can get in touch and we’ll see what we can do for you (please email david@inverness-ice-centre.co.uk) Curling sessions are populated with fixtures where I have them – please note, if there’s a discrepancy between what a match secretary has told you, and what is published, get in touch with David at the Ice…
Curling coaching
There will be a Level 1 Coaching Course at Dewars, Perth on Sunday 7 December. Anyone interested should register here. Scottish Curling have secured funding support to reduce course costs for eligible groups: U21 Females Disability or neurodivergent Living in an area of deprivation (SIMD areas 1 or 2). Anyone registering for this course — or any other coaching qualification course across the country — can check this link to see if they qualify for a subsidy. There will also be courses in Forfar and Dumfries coming up in October and November, respectively. Details will be posted when we get…