Skate into Carnivale under the Big Top at the O'Brien Group Arena these spring school holidays from Saturday 23 September to Sunday 8 October.
All the fun of fair will be on the ice at O'Brien Group Arena these school holidays with circus performers and circus skills for all to see and do.
Performing feats of skill and magic will be Melbourne's Queen of the Hula Hoop Merryn Louise, hand-balancer extraordinaire and sublime Strongman Jordan Adams and the laws of reality will be bent for your entertainment as Hermes Trismagistus levitates objects in the palm of your hand, bends metal with the power of his mind and plucks secret thoughts from your brain.
The Skate into Carnivale program offers a variety of fun and exciting family-friendly activities for all ages.
The School Holiday Carnivale program will include:
Public skating - From 9am to late every day skate under the Big Top with DJ's across the two Olympic size ice rinks from 9am daily
Live roving circus performers - Between 11am and 3pm every day, then head into the craft room for juggling lessons for the kids
Free face painting – for kids
Under 8's Ice Fun - Toys, games and music, plus snow play areas for children to enjoy a totally different toddler experience with Ice Ambassadors to make sure both parents and children have some cool ice fun. 9am to 11am daily
Free Lessons – Beginners. Free with entry and designed to give non skaters the skills they require to enjoy their experience. Every hour from 11am to 2pm daily
Free Lessons – How to Skate Backwards. Free with entry and designed to encourage skaters to improve their skills. Every hour from 11am to 2pm daily
The O'Brien Group Arena Ice Ambassadors will be on hand to help visitors of all ages improve their ice skating skills.
There will also be plenty of fantastic daily giveaways and prizes to enjoy.
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