In summer months the area is filled up with water to create a pond, which is primarily used for boating, but also hosted several special events, such as the snowball fight world record attempt in 2009[2] or the Art on Lake exhibition in 2011.

The skating area was expanded to 12,000 square metres (130,000 sq ft) and a standard ice hockey rink was set up as well.

[4] In the second part of the nineteenth century the pleasant environment of the City Park became a beloved place for relaxation, entertainment and freetime activities.

The official opening ceremony took place on 29 January 1870 in the presence of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, and skating got underway immediately, with the first ever race held on 2 February.

The fortieth anniversary of the foundation of the Pesti Korcsolyázó Egylet in 1909 was celebrated with a costume festival, in which the coronation of Matthias I of Hungary was performed, that originally took place on the frozen Danube.

The season grew for 105 days long, which offered more time for exercising and organizing competitions that gave a boost for the sport.

[11] The quality of the largest ice surface in Europe is ensured by the about 210 kilometres (130 mi) long embedded cooling tube system.

The interior of the main building, which is a national monument, was restored to the 1926 state with its gilded pillars and banisters,[12] and went through further expansions: a culture and tourism center, and an event hall was established inside the building, which make enable it to host conferences and to offer other activities (exhibitions, cultural programs) beside skating and boating.