Skating in Memphis is not one thing. It is a Wednesday adult night on a freshly resurfaced floor, a free session on the bluff with the sun going down behind Arkansas, ten miles of paved greenline, and a small group of people who have spent years teaching this city how to move on eight wheels. Here is the map.
Sunset Skate
River Garden, Tom Lee Park, 51 Riverside Dr
The one to build a summer evening around. Sunset Skate runs the last Thursday of the month from April through August, 6pm to 9pm, on the riverfront. Skate rentals are free in 30-minute blocks, there is a DJ, and there are dance lessons for anyone who wants them. It is programmed through the downtown parks partnership and consistently amplified by the local skate community.
Two dates remain in the 2026 run: July 30 and August 27.
East End Skating Center
5718 Mt Moriah Rd…