January 2023
Scheels Ice Rink
The City of North Liberty offers a seasonal outdoor rink. Enjoy winter and take advantage of Scheels Ice Rink, a 100-foot by 80-foot outdoor ice rink at Penn Meadows Park. Bring your own skates or borrow skates from the Recreation Department.Check Scheels Ice Rink StatusLocationScheels Ice Rink is installed on top of the tennis courts on the south side of Penn Meadows Park. Please park in the south lot near Penn Elementary and access the rink from the court's south west…
Find out more »Fire & Ice
Fire & Ice presented by GreenState Credit Union is Beat the Bitter's free family day and it’s all about the fire and the ice. All programming is free. Bundle up and join us at Penn Meadows Park, 355 E Penn St. Parking is available in Penn Meadows Park's north and south lots and along nearby residential streets. 4 to 7 p.m. Take a horse-drawn carriage ride (carriage rides will end at 7 p.m. to allow the horses to depart the park…
Find out more »Ice Sculpture Walk
Admire nine ice sculptures along the trail in Penn Meadows Park! Master carvers will create works of frozen art the morning of Sunday, Jan. 29. Visitors are invited to watch the carvers in action between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. The sculptures will be placed along the park's trail and illuminated for folks to admire and take pictures with at Fire & Ice between 4 and 8 p.m. on Jan. 29. The sculptures will remain in the park until they…
Find out more »Fireworks
Thanks to GreenState Credit Union, Beat the Bitter's annual 15-minute winter fireworks display will be Sunday, Jan. 29, at 8 p.m. in Penn Meadows Park. Bundle up and bring along blankets – or maybe even your sled – to sit on, and arrive early to enjoy Fire & Ice and take a stroll on the park's trail for the Ice Sculpture Walk.
Find out more »February 2023
Youth Night at Scheels Ice Rink
Junior high and high school students are invited to Scheels Ice Rink for a special night of skating. Ice skates, snacks and music provided. The outdoor rink is located at Penn Meadows Park tennis courts. This event is free thanks to North Liberty’s City Slate. The yearlong schedule of events is made possible by Centro, Incorporated; The Family Dental Center, Eastern Iowa Airport – CID, Hills Bank, MidWestOne Bank, Shive-Hattery, South Slope Cooperative Communications, University of Iowa Health Care, Urban Acres Real…
Find out more »KICK Winter in the SnowBALL
You’ve never played kickball like this. Trudge through the snow for North Liberty’s annual winter kickball tournament on Saturday, Feb. 4 in Penn Meadows Park. The 2023 KICK Winter in the SnowBALL tournament will have eight teams. Registration is $10/player before Dec. 31, $15/player if registering between Jan. 1 and Jan. 27. This is an adult tournament, however parents may use their judgement and sign up their teens. All ages of spectators are welcome. To play with a friend, register…
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