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About Ritter Ice Arena - Rochester Institute of Technology
Welcome to Ritter Ice Arena at Rochester Institute of Technology, a venue with a storied ice history now repurposed as an indoor turf arena since 2024. Located at 1 Lomb Memorial Drive in Rochester, NY, this space continues to serve the RIT community and visiting groups with a flexible event environment. While the arena no longer hosts regular ice hockey, it remains a key site for performances, scrimmages, and turf-based events. We’ve got you covered with practical details on seating, parking, transit, and nearby lodging and dining to help you secure your seats and plan a smooth trip.
Seating at Ritter Ice Arena totals up to 2,100 for indoor turf events, with an estimated 1,600 seated and about 500 standing. Note that a formal public seating chart isn’t published by the university, but the capacity breakdown is provided by official RIT pages. When you’re heading to a show or event, consider Lot D for parking, with additional Lot E/F and other campus lots available depending on event size and access. RIT campus shuttles offer free service to the community, and RTS transit options provide on-demand connections to campus since 2021. For lodging, the nearby RIT Inn & Conference Center offers convenient stays for visitors, with several other hotels in Henrietta within a short drive. We’ll help you navigate the details, secure your seats, and enjoy a seamless trip.
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Seating, Parking & Venue Information
- Capacity: 2,100 total (1,600 seated, 500 standing) for ice events.
- Address: 1 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623.
- Venue type/history: Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena, former home of RIT hockey (1968–2014); Gene Polisseni Center opened in 2014 as the hockey home; Ritter Arena repurposed as indoor turf arena in 2024.
- Seating chart: No publicly published Ritter Arena seating chart; capacity breakdown is provided by official RIT pages.
- Parking: Historically, access via nearby lots (including Lot D); Polisseni Center events use Lots D/R/U/S with additional Lot E/F as available.
- Transit: RIT campus shuttles are free to the community; RTS public transit service to campus changed in 2021 (On Demand/connection options exist).
- Nearby hotels: RIT Inn & Conference Center at 5257 W Henrietta Rd, Henrietta, NY 14467 (304 rooms).
- Notable events: Hosted five NCAA Championships; most notably the women’s Division III final in 2010-11.
- Demolished/renamed: Not demolished; the ice rink operations ceased and the facility was repurposed as an indoor turf arena in 2024.