Sign up for roller derby’s spring 2026 beginners’ practices

Would you like to try a new hobby in a safe and supporting environment? Dirty River Roller Derby’s beginner practices are here and you can sign up now!

What: Roller derby beginners’ practices
Schedule: Beginners practices start on Friday the 13th of February. The schedule is:
– on Fridays from 7.30 pm to 9 pm for the first four weeks
– on Fridays from 7.30 pm to 9 pm and on Sundays from 1.15pm to 4pm for the next four weeks.
The last practice is likely on Sunday the 5th of April.

Where: Ilpoisten palloiluhalli, Lauklähteenkatu 15, Turku
What do you need: Your own gear (we have also a limited amount of gear to lend out)
Age limit: 16 years
Cost: 85 € which includes a membership fee for the year 2026.
Sign up: https://forms.gle/aAh5i1GhctQAFUYD6

You don’t need any previous experience in roller skating or sports. We’ll start from the very basics and help you develop your skills at your own pace.

We want to provide everyone a safer and discrimination-free space to train, play, volunteer and enjoy the sport. We don’t approve discrimination based on a person’s gender, sexuality, age, ethnicity, neurotype, disability, body or any other part of their identity. You can join our try outs and beginner practices without any previous experience in sports. In our competing teams can participate everyone that is eligible to play under the global roller derby association WFTDA.All participants must agree to and behave according to our values.

You can ask for more info from our beginners’ department: beginners@dirtyriverrollerderby.com. You can also send us a message on our Instagram or Facebook.

You’re warmly welcome to our beginners’ practices and to our community!

Autumn 2025 Try Outs for roller derby on 23rd of January and 30th of January

Would you like to try a fast-paced and strategical team sport? Come and try roller derby and meet new people!

What: Roller derby try outs (open skate)
When: Friday 23rd of January from 7.30 pm to 9 pm and Friday 30th of January from 7.30 pm to 9 pm
Where: Ilpoisten palloiluhalli, Lauklähteenkatu 15, Turku
Price: It’s free!
Age limit: 16 years
Sign-up form: https://forms.gle/ri7eWccaLEXvfigMA

In the try outs you get to try roller skating and get to know the sport. We’ll lend you all the gear you need! You only need to bring comfy clothes and a water bottle with you.

What is Dirty River Roller Derby?

Dirty River Roller Derby (DRRD) is a Turku-based Roller Derby league that has been active for over 10 years. Roller Derby is a fast-paced, strategical team sport played on quad skates. It’s also a full contact sport where you can safely give hits within the rules.

After the try outs

Our beginner practices begin on 13th of February and last for 2 months. You can participate in our activities in many different ways:

  • As a player
  • As a skating referee
  • As a non skating official
  • As a volunteer

Whatever your role is, you’re very welcome to join our community!

We want to provide everyone a safer and discrimination-free space to train, play, volunteer and enjoy the sport. We don’t approve discrimination based on a person’s gender, sexuality, age, ethnicity, neurotype, disability, body or any other part of their identity. You can join our try outs and beginner practices without any previous experience in sports. In our competing teams can participate everyone that is eligible to play under the global roller derby association WFTDA.

Questions?

You can reach our beginners department via email at beginners@dirtyriverrollerderby.com. You can also drop us a message on our social media channels!

Roller Derby home tournament in Kupittaa Ball Game Hall on Sunday 18.1.

Dirty River Roller Derby opens the spring season by organizing a home tournament in Kupittaa Ball Game Hall on Sunday 18.1. Three games are played in the tournament: one first division game and two Finnish Championship games. Welcome!

Timetable

Doors open at 10:00

10:35 (First division)

Kallio Rolling Rainbow Kinapori Fistfunkers vs. JoKu Seinä Brick-Walls

13:10 (Finnish Championship)

Tampere Roller Derby All-Stars vs. Oulu Roller Derby Shitty City Rollers

15:45 (Finnish Championship)

Dirty River Roller Derby Föri Fighters vs. Kallio Rolling Rainbow All Colours

Tickets 6/10 €, support ticket 14 €.

Children under 12 enter for free.

Accessibility and safer space

If you have any questions regarding accessibility or safer space, you can contact us before the event by commenting on this post, sending us a message through our social media channels or sending us an email at media@dirtyriverrollerderby.com.

Kupittaa Ball Game Hall is an accessible venue. There are two disabled parking spaces and a very gentle uphill slope in front of the building. The doors are automatic but there is a 2 cm threshold. The audience is on the same level as the entrance and can be accessed with a wheelchair. There are two accessible toilets on the same floor.

There is a tactile walking surface indicator guiding you from the door to the audience. Guide dogs are obviously allowed at the event. There is an induction loop in the audience. A personal care assistant can attend the event for free when attending with the person they are assisting. There are gender neutral toilets available.

We as the organizers would kindly ask you to come to this event scent-free so that people with chemical and fragrance sensitivities can also attend and enjoy the event. Thank you!

We follow a safer space policy. If you are faced with an uncomfortable situation or see something that is disrespectful, please contact the security guard or any of the organizers.

Do you need more information? Do not hesitate to contact us, we are here to help!

Autumn 2025 Open Skates – try outs for roller derby and roller skating on 5th of September and 12th of September

Come and try out roller derby and skate with us!

What: Roller derby open skate!
When: Friday 5th of September from 7.30 pm to 9 pm and Friday 12th of September from 7.30 pm to 9 pm
Where: Ilpoisten palloiluhalli, Lauklähteenkatu 15, Turku
Price: It’s free!
Sign-up form: https://forms.gle/x6Zt1XP6bp9kSQYJ9

Dirty River Roller Derby is looking for new skaters, referees and non-skating officials. These events are free of charge and open for everyone. You must be at least 16 to attend. You’ll get to try the skates and other gear and you don’t need to know how to skate or have any background in sports to attend. Everyone is welcome! Wear comfy sports clothes and bring a water bottle with you.

Our next beginners’ practices start on Friday 26th of September! Questions? You can reach our beginners’ department at beginners@dirtyriverrollerderby.com – we speak English!

Turku Pride Week Scrimmage on Monday the 25th of August

Dirty River Roller Derby is organizing an open scrimmage on Turku Pride week on Monday the 25th of August from 7 pm to 9 pm at Ilpoisten Palloiluhalli! The event is open for audience and also players of all skill levels, referees and officials are welcome to join!

There will be fast paced action, glitter and rioting within the boundaries of the rules! We encourage you to bring your own Pride flags with you and come as you are! Players, referees and officials can sign up by via this form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScPg6jTpJKJWD1QtIhdb9D_irmgvAXjz17Ro1B7KEpOTad5cw/viewform) or by sending us a message on Instagram (preferred) or Facebook.

The event is free of charge. See you at Ilpoisten Palloiluhalli! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Roller derby Finnish Championship and 1st division tournament on Saturday 10th of May at Kupittaa Sports Hall

The rumbling of roller skates echoes in the Kupittaa Sports Hall when Turku’s roller derby league Dirty River Roller Derby organises a Finnish Championship series tournament on Saturday the 10th of May. There will be played one Finnish Championship game and two first division games in the tournament.

Timetable:

Doors open at 10.30am

11am (Finnish Championship)
Dirty River Roller Derby Föri Fighters vs. Oulu Shitty City Rollers

2pm (First division)
Tampere Howlin’ Rolls vs. Helsinki C-kasetti

4.30pm (First division)
Dirty River Roller Derby Boss-Ankat vs. JoKu Seinä

Tickets 3/5e, support ticket 8e
Children under 12 enter for free.

Accessibility and safer space

If you have any questions regarding accessibility or safer space, you can contact us before the event by commenting on this post, sending us a message through our social media channels or sending us an email at media@dirtyriverrollerderby.com.

Kupittaan palloiluhalli is an accessible venue. There are two disabled parking spaces and a very gentle uphill slope in front of the building. The doors are automatic but there is a 2 cm threshold. The audience is on the same level as the entrance and can be accessed with a wheelchair. There are two accessible toilets on the same floor.

There is a tactile walking surface indicator guiding you from the door to the audience. Guide dogs are obviously allowed at the event. There is an induction loop in the audience. A personal care assistant can attend the event for free when attending with the person they are assisting. There are gender neutral toilets available.

We as the organizers would kindly ask you to come to this event scent-free so that people with chemical and fragrance sensitivities can also attend and enjoy the event. Thank you!

We follow a safer space policy. No form of discrimination, harassment, racism or LGBTIQ-fobia will be tolerated. Try not to assume people’s ethnicity, sexuality, gender etc. Give space to others and respect people’s boundaries. If you are faced with an uncomfortable situation or see something that is disrespectful, please contact the security guard, any of the organizers.

Do you need more information? Do not hesitate to contact us, we are here to help!

Spring 2025 Open Skates – try outs for roller derby and roller skating on 6th of February and 13th of February

Come and try out roller derby and skate with us!

What: Roller derby open skate!
When: Thursday 6th of February from 7.30 pm to 9 pm and Thursday 13th of February from 7.30 pm to 9 pm
Where: Ilpoisten palloiluhalli, Lauklähteenkatu 15, Turku
Price: It’s free!
Sign-up form: https://forms.gle/5iEocQb2P9HKXx726

Dirty River Roller Derby is looking for new skaters, referees and non-skating officials. These events are free of charge and open for everyone. You must be at least 16 to attend. You’ll get to try the skates and other gear and you don’t need to know how to skate or have any background in sports to attend. Everyone is welcome! Wear comfy sports clothes and bring a water bottle with you.

Our next beginners’ practices start on Thursday 27th of February! Questions? You can reach our beginners’ department at beginners@dirtyriverrollerderby.com – we speak English!

Turku Pride Week Scrimmage on Monday the 26th of August

Dirty River Roller Derby is organizing an open scrimmage on Turku Pride week on Monday the 26th of August from 7 pm to 9 pm at Ilpoisten Palloiluhalli! DRRD wants to remind everyone of the roots of the Pride movement so in the scrimmage Stonewall Rioters are playing against Turku Rebels. The event is open for audience and also players of all skill levels, referees and officials are welcome to join!

There will be fast paced action, themed costumes and rioting within the boundaries of the rules! We encourage you to bring your own Pride flags with you and come as you are! Players, referees and officials can sign up by sending us a message either on Instagram (preferred) or Facebook.

The event is free of charge. See you at Ilpoisten Palloiluhalli! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Sign up for roller derby’s autumn 2024 beginners’ practices

Would you like to try a new hobby in a safe and supporting environment? Dirty River Roller Derby’s beginner practices are here and you can sign up now!

What: Beginners practices start on Thursday 19th of September from 7.30 pm to 9 pm
Schedule: on Thursdays from 7.30 pm to 9 pm for the first month and after that on Thursdays from 7.30 pm to 9 pm and Sundays from 2 pm to 4 pm. The last practice is on Sunday the 10th of November
Where: Ilpoisten palloiluhalli, Lauklähteenkatu 15, Turku
What do you need: Your own gear (we have also a limited amount of gear to lend out)
Cost: 70 € which includes a membership fee for 2024.

Sign up for autumn 2024 beginners’ practices here

You don’t need any previous experience in roller skating or roller derby. We’ll start from the very basics and help you develop your skills at your own pace.

The age limit for our beginners’ phase is 16 years. All participants must agree to and behave according to our values.

More info: beginners@dirtyriverrollerderby.com.

You’re warmly welcome to DRRD and our beginners’ practices!

Open Skates – try outs for roller derby and roller skating on 29th of August and 5th of September

Come and try out roller derby and skate with us!

What: Roller derby open skate!
When: Thursday 29th of August from 7.30 pm to 9 pm and Thursday 5th of September from 7.30 pm to 9 pm
Where: Ilpoisten palloiluhalli, Lauklähteenkatu 15, Turku
Price: It’s free!
Sign-up form: https://forms.gle/ZSoreq5MDErsvdHp9

Dirty River Roller Derby is looking for new skaters, referees and non-skating officials. These events are free of charge and open for everyone. You must be at least 16 to attend. You’ll get to try the skates and other gear and you don’t need to know how to skate or have any background in sports to attend. Everyone is welcome! Wear comfy sports clothes and bring a water bottle with you.

Our next beginners’ practices start on Thursday 19th of September! Questions? You can reach our beginners’ department at beginners@dirtyriverrollerderby.com – we speak English!