According to the company, the new concept, branded as Ringer’s Seaport, will be located at 821 West Harbor Drive on the east side of Seaport Village within the Lighthouse District and will offer public skate sessions, private events, concessions, merchandise, and a photo booth steps from San Diego Bay. The open-air rink will be constructed on a redeveloped concrete pad in a space that has functioned as a picnic area in recent years following the relocation of Seaport Market after a 2020 fire.
The expansion marks a major next step for the brand founded by Nili “Ringer” Goldfarb, a former competitive roller derby skater, whose original outdoor roller rink on Federal Boulevard in Encanto has built a following over the past six years around open-air skating, music, murals, and a family-friendly atmosphere. Ringer’s says the Seaport Village outpost will carry that same energy to the Embarcadero, with views toward the Rady Shell, Coronado Bridge, marina, and downtown waterfront.
Plans for the new location include a smaller footprint than the Encanto rink, with capacity for approximately 50 skaters at a time, as well as a retail shop, rental area, and snack bar housed inside a building formerly occupied by Indian Trails Gallery, which has since relocated elsewhere within Seaport Village. The shop will offer branded apparel, including T-shirts, sweatshirts, and lifestyle items such as hand-painted denim, alongside skate rentals and protective gear.
In promotional materials and project details, Ringer’s Seaport is described as an open-air rink with newly poured, high-smoothness concrete, shade sails overhead, bench seating, and a mural wall created by a local artist, a continuation of the brand’s signature emphasis on colorful, highly visual environments.
Goldfarb has said the project represents an investment of approximately $1 million and is operating under a five-year lease with the Port of San Diego. The lease includes escalating minimum annual rent starting at roughly $146,400 and increasing to more than $164,000 by year five, along with a percentage rent structure tied to sales performance.
The addition is notable not just as a fun new attraction, but as another sign of Seaport Village’s continued evolution beyond souvenir shops and casual bayfront strolling. In recent years, the complex has increasingly leaned into activations, pop-ups, and experience-driven concepts aimed at both tourists and locals. A roller rink fits squarely into that strategy, offering something more interactive than traditional retail while capitalizing on one of San Diego’s most scenic public-facing locations.
At the same time, the project arrives against the backdrop of a long-planned $3.8 billion redevelopment vision for the Seaport Village site, which includes hotels, expanded retail and dining, office space for ocean research, public parks, and marina improvements. While that transformation remains years away, it introduces some long-term uncertainty for current tenants, including Ringer’s, whose future at the site could depend on how redevelopment plans ultimately unfold.
Ringer’s Seaport will also land within walking distance of the Gaslamp Quarter, Petco Park, the Convention Center, and the broader Embarcadero, making it the kind of attraction that could appeal equally to conventioneers, families, visiting tourists, and locals looking for an evening activity with a view. Goldfarb has said she hopes the rink will encourage visitors to linger longer at Seaport Village and explore surrounding businesses.
No firm grand opening date has yet been announced beyond a summer 2026 target, with timing dependent on permitting and construction progress. For a waterfront long defined by walking paths, harbor cruises, and casual shopping, the arrival of an open-air roller rink adds a distinctly Southern California kind of spectacle, part recreation, part nostalgia, and part social media bait.
Ringer’s Seaport is expected to open this summer at 821 West Harbor Drive in Seaport Village. Additional opening details are expected in the coming months.
Originally published on March 17, 2026.
