Gliding Through the Schellville Christmas Village

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. -  'Tis the season for festive, wintry activities and that's exactly what you'll find at the Schellville Enchanted Christmas village in Rehoboth Beach. The white skating rink may look like ice, but it's actually made for wheels. 

For the last four years Schellville has been a part of Winter Wonderfest, first at the Lewes Ferry Terminal and then at Hudson Fields in Milton. There was an ice rink next to the Christmas village. A new partnership with the Tanger Outlets has the elf-sized houses bordering the roller rink this year. 

Out of the 6.6 acres that is Schellville, the rink is 100 by 120 feet with a lazy river and organizers say it's a lot easier to maintain than if it were ice.

"Ice you have to manufacture and keep it cold at all times, and frozen, and the weather really affects that greatly," says Schell Brothers Director of Marketing Alyssa Titus.

Bombshell Boutique owner Jamie Carter-Houck has a lot of practice on her wheels. She spends time in the Christmas village at the scaled-down version of her Rehoboth Avenue store. 

"I think it's really magical at Schellville," Titus says. "It snows for 15 minutes on the hour. You can eat, you can shop, you can drink. There's tons of activities for kids of all ages. If you want a date night, it's a great place to do it because we have live bands Friday and Saturday nights.

The rink can hold 400 people at a time. tickets to Schellville are free. Bring your own skates and get on the rink for free or rent a pair for $5 and let the good times roll. 

Schellville is open from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays until December 31st.

Click here to reserve your tickets.