SCHEDULE*
Schedule is subject to change depending on weather conditions and/or event programming.
Free access
RINK SCHEDULE
Sunday to Wednesday: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Thursday to Saturday: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
The resurfacer passes at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
LOCATION
A counter operated by Patin Patin, located in the Repaire inside the pavilion, provides skate, helmet and padlock rentals as well as a skate sharpening service. The rental counter closes 1 hour before rink closing time. Visit the Patin Patin website for more information on their services and equipment available.
The locker room remains open 30 minutes after the rink closes. Please note that all lockers are cut off at midnight every day.
ESPLANADE TRANQUILLE PAVILION
- Sunday to Wednesday: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Thursday to Saturday: 9 a.m. to midnight
DISCOVER THE CAFÉ TRANQUILLE
Open daily, Sunday to Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Thursday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
In the Grand Salon of the Esplanade Tranquille pavilion, Café Tranquille offers quality coffee made with Pista beans and a host of local nibbles.
See the menu online
Dowtown’s biggest refrigerated outdoor rink is back! The rink can accommodate up to 400 skaters on its 1,500 m2 surface. Skates are available to rent, so anyone can make the most of winter downtown and be amazed by the interactive projection on the ice surface, Au bord du lac Tranquille, by Mirari and Normal studio.
The Esplanade Tranquille skating rink also hosts numerous activities, including musical lunchtimes with Classical Noon every Wednesday starting November 22. On Saturday evenings starting December 16, Disco Fever returns to get all the skaters boogieing.
Au bord du lac Tranquille
AN INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE ON ICE
Take an interactive journey on the Esplanade Tranquille skating rink – a dreamy experience of the Far North that reveals its strikingly rich biodiversity.
In the enormous land that is Quebec, a virtual infinity of waterways – from creeks to the mighty St. Lawrence – are home to abundant flora and fauna. Whether fresh or salty, the water flows harmoniously before freezing on winter’s arrival. We take advantage of these enormous natural mirrors to go for a nice long skate. But are the creatures under our blades really hibernating?
Behind you, your skates leave a winter fresco on the ice – the marks left by your blades allow glimpses of a fascinating imaginary underwater world, a parallel universe inhabited by aquatic and terrestrial animals. Fish, whales and tortoises are unveiled through an interactive video projection by mirari and Normal Studio and follow you playfully. Learn to get along with the neighbours under your feet and become the current, the maelstrom, the celestial energy! Let your imagination glide into a world that belongs to dreams: the world of Lac Tranquille.
AU BORD DU LAC TRANQUILLE
Free admission
Sunday to Thursday: 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. *
Friday and Saturday: 6:30 p.m. only *
*This schedule is subject to change depending on weather conditions.
CREDITS
Design and creation: Normal Studio and Mirari
Photon programming: VYV
A production of the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership
