Gymnasium Notices

City of Brantford hosts first Pickleball Friendship Tournament

Brantford, ON – The City of Brantford is pleased to announce the first ever Pickleball Friendship Tournament to take place at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre on Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1, 2025. This is a doubles tournament open to players ages 13 and up and welcomes participants of all skill levels.

Registration is now open, with a fee of $56.60 per person, covering both days of competition. Spots are limited and registration is required at www.Brantford.ca/ACTIVEnet.

“Pickleball has...

Facility hours for the upcoming 2024 Thanksgiving long weekend

The following schedule changes will be in place at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre during the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend October 12 to 14, 2024.

Saturday, October 12, 2024

• Facility open regular hours

Sunday, October 13, 2024

• Facility open regular hours

Monday, October 14, 2024

• Pools and fitness: closed
• Kid Care: closed
• Arena: open for rentals
• Brantford and Area Sports Hall of Recognition: open 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
• Indoor Track: open 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
• Discover Brantford Desk: open for arena...

Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre 2025 Easter weekend schedules

For the public’s information, the following schedule changes will be in place at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre during the upcoming Easter long weekend from Friday, April 18 to Monday, April 21, 2025. On Friday, April 18 the facility will only be open from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.for advanced polling in the gymnasium. The centre will be open with regular hours and schedules on Saturday, April 19 and Monday, April 21.

On Sunday, April 20, the following schedule will be in place:

• Weight Room: open...

Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre 2024-25 facility holiday hours

The team at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre would like to wish you all a very happy and healthy holiday season. Please view the following facility hours over the holiday season from Tuesday, December 24, 2025 to January 2, 2025. 

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 (Christmas Eve)

• Regular fitness class schedules and pool fitness schedules will be offered from 5:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

• Regular swim schedules will be offered from 5:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Weight Room: open from 5:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Kid Care: open 8:45 a.m. to...

Let's Talk about Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre fitness and recreation

We Want to Hear From You! In an ongoing effort to continuously improve fitness and recreational offerings at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre, your valuable feedback is very important to us. We would greatly appreciate your time in completing our Fitness and Recreation Survey, so we can serve you even better in the future. You do not need to be a member to participate. Information received will be used to plan programming for 2025. The survey will close on Sunday, December 15, 2024. 

Upon survey...