City of Toronto Free Centres and free drop-in recreation

The City has 43 Free Centres, community recreation centres in lower-income neighbourhoods where all City-run registered and drop-in programs are free for every age, and many other centres offer free drop-in leisure swimming, skating and more.

Program in Toronto. Kids activities Parents & families Seniors Teens & youth

When: Registered programs open by season: registration starts at 7 a.m. on most start dates (10 a.m. for Older Adult programs).

How to reach them

1. Go to their application form.
2. Say who you are and what you are offering or asking.
3. Come back here and tell us if they answered.

Other ways, if that one is quiet

• PhoneCall 416-396-7378 (Client Services, registration)
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• PhoneCall 311
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• Contact pageGo to their contact page
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• PhoneCall 416-396-7378
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Where else they are

Their website is toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/parks-recreation/h....

Good to know

• For whomToronto residents of any age (non-residents pay at Free Centres); free drop-ins at other centres are for children, youth and older adults, and adults 60+ get 50 per cent off registered adult programs.
• CostFree at Free Centres and for free drop-ins; other adult programs have a fee (50 per cent off for ages 60+).
• Their stepsOpen the City's Free and Lower-Cost Recreation Options page to see the 43 Free Centres in Etobicoke/York, North York, Scarborough and Toronto/East York (for example Chalkfarm, Antibes and Cedarbrook community centres). Show up for a free drop-in (leisure swim, skate and more), or register for a program online in the City's Registration and Booking System, by calling Client Services at 416-396-7378, or at a community centre front desk. If you cannot go to a program you signed up for, call 416-396-7378 so the spot goes to someone else. For paid programs at other centres, ask about the City's Welcome Policy recreation fee subsidy.

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