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Ice Skating Fun at Snoopy's Home Ice in Santa Rosa

Snoopy's Home Ice Santa Rosa

One of our must-do family traditions during the holidays is to visit Snoopy's Home Ice, as well as the Charles M. Schulz Museum right next door. The arena was a gift to the North Bay community from the late Santa Rosa resident and Peanuts cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, and has been going strong since 1969.

Snoopy's Home Ice Santa Rosa

I always consider an outing here a holiday tradition, especially since I grew up watching A Charlie Brown Christmas every year, and attended a few holiday ice shows here over the years, too. It was always a treat to see Charles Schulz himself sitting in the audience, enjoying the show and chatting with visitors.

Snoopy's Home Ice Santa Rosa

There's a lot to do there, even if you don't ice skate—the arena's Warm Puppy Café is a cozy and fun place to grab lunch or a Peppermint Patty hot chocolate, sit by the fire, and watch the action on the ice, and the nearby Snoopy's Gallery and Gift Shop features the largest selection of Peanuts merchandise in the world; it's fun to browse the shop and look at original Peanuts artwork in the gallery upstairs.

The cafe offers a wide variety of food and drink including sandwiches, salads, hot dogs, vegetarian chili, focaccia pizza, and six different kinds of hot chocolate. With a cozy fireplace and big picture windows overlooking the ice rink, it's a great place to chill out and watch the skaters. We've even had a surprise visit from Snoopy himself!

The ice rink is decorated in a Swiss alpine theme, and it's clean with plenty of seating for spectators or skaters taking a break. It's also cold, so make sure you bundle up! It's especially fun to go during the holiday season, when the arena is decked out in festive lights and decorations, including a 20-foot Christmas tree at center ice. Skating session prices are $14 for adults 18 and over and juniors 12–17, and $12 for children 11 and under. Skate rental is $4. During public skating sessions, buckets are available free of charge to help beginners who might need a little support to get going on the ice.

Snoopy's Home Ice Santa Rosa

This winter, they are offering a variety of public skating sessions, including evening hours on weekends. Check their website for session times and more information: www.snoopyshomeice.com.

Snoopy's Home Ice also offers Parent & Puppy Practice, a session for children 11 and under and their parents that's perfect for beginners, since it includes a beginner group lesson for both adults and kids and kids can use chairs to steady themselves as they learn (and so can parents, which is a good thing if you haven't skated in a while). Puppy Practice is $14 for adults and juniors 12–17 and $12 for children 11 and under with no skate rental charge. The youngest skaters, age 18 months to 4 years, can participate in Toddlers on Ice. These exploratory sessions cost $25 for a child and caregiver, and each week has a different theme. Sessions take place on Wednesdays throughout the year.

Kids skating at Snoopy's Home Ice

You can also hold your child's birthday party at Snoopy's Home Ice. They offer packages for up to 20 guests ranging in price from $275 to $450. Packages include exclusive access to the Peanuts party room, cake, drinks, pepperoni and cheese pizzas, and of course skating for everyone, as well as the assistance of a party host who will get everything ready for your party and clean up afterward. Call (707) 546-7147, ext. 503, Monday through Friday to reserve your party. Parties can take place during and after most public skating sessions.

Snoopy's Gift Shop and Gallery Santa Rosa

Make sure you save some time to visit Snoopy's Gallery and Gift Shop across the parking lot from Snoopy's Home Ice. In addition to the tons of Peanuts products to browse and buy, you can take a look at some of Charles Schulz's original artwork, see Peanuts memorabilia from around the world, and watch Peanuts videos. The gift shop is open from 11 am to 5:30 pm daily; closed Tuesdays. If you want the complete Peanuts experience, check out the Charles M. Schulz Museum next door, too.

If You Go

Snoopy's Home Ice is located at 1667 West Steele Lane in Santa Rosa. To get there, take 101 north to the Guernville Road/Steele Lane exit; at the signal, turn left on Steele Lane and go under the freeway. Cross Cleveland Avenue and bear right onto West Steele Lane. The Redwood Empire Ice Arena, along with Snoopy's Gallery and Gift Shop, will be on your right after Range Avenue.

Public skating session times vary depending on day of the week and season, so check their online calendar for a detailed schedule. The Warm Puppy Café is open weekends from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm, ​Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 11 am to 2 pm, and Tuesdays from 3:30 to 5:30 pm; closed Fridays.

Our favorite way to get to Snoopy's Home Ice is via the SMART train. It's a fun, relaxing, and faster alternative to driving to Santa Rosa. Exit the train at the Santa Rosa North station on Guerneville Road; it's a short 10-minute walk to the Snoopy's Home Ice.

Snoopy's Home Ice Santa Rosa

For information and public skating schedule, visit www.snoopyshomeice.com or call (707) 546-7147.