ABOUT TWIN CITIES SKATERS
Twin Cities Skaters (TCS) is a roller skating collective bringing pop-up skate experiences, lessons, performances, and rentals to spaces across the Twin Cities.
By partnering with parks, local venues, festivals, and community organizations, TCS transforms everyday spaces into places where people can roll, learn, and celebrate movement together. Programming ranges from beginner lessons and community skate nights to workshops, private events, and live performances.
The TCS community includes people from many skating traditions—jam, artistic, derby, hockey, freestyle—as well as those stepping onto wheels for the very first time.
Regardless of experience level, everyone is welcome. At its core, TCS exists to create joyful, inclusive spaces where skating becomes a way to connect, express creativity, and stay active.
HOW IT STARTED
Twin Cities Skaters began as a passion project in 2018, when a small group of skating enthusiasts started organizing informal skate nights and community gatherings around the city. What began with thrift-store skates and a pickup truck gradually grew into a grassroots effort to keep rollerskating visible and accessible within the Twin Cities.
During the early months of the pandemic in 2020, outdoor skate meetups in parks and around the lakes brought people together at a time when many gyms and skating facilities were closed. These gatherings offered a way for people to stay active, find community, and rediscover the simple joy of skating.
As the community grew, TCS expanded into lessons, workshops, events, performances, and partnerships with local venues and organizations.
TCS STUDIO
A major piece of the TCS story was its studio, which operated from May 202 with the opening of the Twin Cities Skaters Studio in Uptown. The studio quickly became a gathering place for the local skating community, hosting classes, workshops, birthday parties, performances, and the launch of the Sk8r Sculpt fitness program.
It was a place where people could build skills, gain confidence, and connect with others through a shared love of movement.
While the studio later closed, it remains an important chapter in the TCS story and helped strengthen the community that continues today.
WHERE WE ARE TODAY
Today, Twin Cities Skaters operates through a mobile, pop-up model—partnering with venues, parks, and community spaces throughout the Twin Cities to bring skating experiences to more people.
Through lessons, performances, community skate nights, and special events, TCS continues working to keep skating active, visible, and accessible.
