Recreation Facilities and Community Halls

Clarington's community facilities are functional, clean, and safe spaces. We've got swimming pools, ice pads, meeting rooms, fitness spaces, gymnasiums, squash courts, and many more spaces for you to enjoy.

Book a facility or sports field

Our pools, arenas, sports fields, gymnasiums, gazebos and meeting rooms are available to rent for your next special event or practice. Not sure where to start? Our Recreation and Facility Services staff are ready to assist you with any of your booking needs.

View our Facility Rentals page

49 Liberty Street North, Bowmanville
905-623-3379

Customer Service Desk hours

Facility hours may vary. Please call 905-623-3379 for details.

Indoor amenities

  • Pool
    • 25-metre, six-lane leisure pool with a shallow (1.08 metres) and deep (2.75 metres) end.
  • Upper viewing area
  • Squash courts
    • Two double regulation-size courts. Upper viewing area available to watch or score.
  • Co-ed whirlpool and sauna
  • Wheelchair accessible with elevator
  • Family change rooms
  • Wi-Fi

Clarington Squash Club

For more information about squash court bookings, programs, leagues and tournaments, visit www.claringtonsquash.com or email claringtonsquash@gmail.com.

2950 Courtice Road North, Courtice
905-623-3379

Customer Service Desk hours

Sunday: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Monday: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Tuesday: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Wednesday: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Thursday: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Facility hours may vary. Please call 905-623-3379 for details.

Indoor amenities

  • Two pools with slide

    • Main pool: 25-metre, six-lane leisure pool with a shallow (1.07 metres) end and a deep (1.98 metres) end with a slide.

    • Tot pool: 0.6 metres deep.

  • Co-ed whirlpool and sauna
  • Splash area and amusement slide
  • Fitness training facility with aerobic studio
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Mobility device charging station

Outdoor amenities

2276 Taunton Road, Hampton
905-623-3379

Facility hours

Facility hours may vary. Please call 905-263-2906 or 905-623-5728 for details.

Indoor amenities

  • Single ice pad
  • Heated viewing area
  • Wheelchair accessible

Outdoor amenities

  • Full-size soccer field (permit required)
  • Skateboard park

1780 Rudell Road, Newcastle
905-623-3379

Customer Service Desk hours

Sunday: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Monday: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Tuesday: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Wednesday: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Thursday: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday: 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Facility hours may vary. Please call 905-623-3379 for details.

Indoor amenities

  • Leisure pool with amusement slide
    • 25-metre, six-lane leisure pool with a shallow (one metre) and deep (2.7 metres) end.
  • Large tot pool (0.75 metres deep)
  • Co-ed whirlpool and sauna
  • Full-size gymnasium can be separated into two mini gyms
  • Community meeting rooms
  • The Newcastle Youth Centre (NYC)
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Mobility device charging station
  • Program rooms and boardroom available to rent
    • Program Room 2 is a 625-square-foot meeting room that can accommodate up to 32 people, depending on the room setup. It is ideal for small gatherings or meetings.
    • Program Room 3 is a 625-square-foot meeting room that can accommodate up to 36 people, depending on the room setup. It is ideal for small gatherings or meetings.
    • Program Rooms 2 and 3 combined, create a 1,250-square-foot meeting room that can accommodate up to 68 people, depending on the room setup. It is ideal for small gatherings or meetings.

Outdoor amenities

  • Skateboard park
  • Tennis and pickleball courts
  • Tournament-grade clay hardball diamond
  • Leash-free dog park
  • Table tennis

2440 Highway 2, Bowmanville
905-623-3379

Customer Service Desk hours

Facility hours may vary. Please call 905-623-3379 for details.

Indoor amenities

  • Two NHL ice pads
  • Banquet hall and meeting facilities
  • Air-conditioned
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Mobility device charging station
  • Wireless Internet

Banquet hall information

Full hall

This 5,814 square foot banquet hall can accommodate 360 to 900 people, depending on room setup. It is ideal for large events, weddings and trade shows. The full hall can be divided into three separate halls for smaller events.

Hall 1

This 1,326 square foot room can accommodate 80 to 200 people, depending on the room setup. It is ideal for small gatherings, parties or meetings.

Hall 2

This 2,652 square foot room can accommodate 160 to 400 people, depending on the room setup. It is ideal for small gatherings, parties or meetings.

Hall 3

This 1,836 square foot facility can accommodate 120 to 300 people, depending on the room setup. It is ideal for small gatherings, parties or meetings.

Kitchen

The commercial-grade kitchen can only be rented in conjunction with a banquet hall rental.

Features

  • Alcohol permitted - Requires Special Occasion Permit
  • Audio-visual equipment
  • Podium
  • Washrooms
  • Flip chart and easel
  • Projection screen
  • Coat rack

Outdoor amenities

  • Two softball diamonds with lights (permits required)
  • Four benches, two players benches
  • Nine benches, four players benches, four bleachers
  • Carson Elliott Skateboard Park
  • Playground for ages 1.5 to five years and five to 12 years
  • Swings: two adult, two toddler
  • Seasonal portable washrooms
  • Paved parking
  • 263 metres of paved walkway

2503 Concession Road 8, Haydon
905-623-3379

Indoor amenities

  • Hall 30'x26'
    • Chairs with tables - capacity 70 to 85 people
    • Chairs with tables and a dance floor - capacity 52 people
    • Non-fixed chairs, no tables, concert style - capacity 104 people
  • Kitchen
  • Parking for up to 25

*Available for rental the first Saturday of each month between the hours of noon and 6 p.m.

61 Princess Street, Orono
905-623-3379

Amenities

  • Outdoor pool with a shallow end
  • Change rooms
  • Washrooms
  • Orono Park

The Orono Park Outdoor Pool is open in July and August only. The pool will remain open when it rains, except during thunder or lightning.

View our drop-in calendar for available swim times.

Phase 1 – Opening 2026!

  • FIFA-sized multi-sport dome with a three-lane indoor walking track
  • Two FIBA-sized fully accessible basketball courts, versatile for sports like pickleball, tennis and volleyball – plus, perimeter bench seating for spectators and athletes
  • Outdoor refrigerated skating trail, designed for year-round use to host community events like public markets
  • Multi-purpose rooms for fitness and recreation, versatile for programs like yoga, strength training, kids’ classes, and more
  • A calming quiet room offering space for sensory breaks, prayer, meditation, stretching, quiet reflection, and more
  • Open concept change area with benches and lockers, featuring private stalls for individual use and accessibility needs
  • Standard washroom facilities like in other Clarington recreation centres, including accessible, gender-specific, and universal
  • Expanded parking and landscaping – plus, a new intersection and road

Phase 2 – Aquatics Centre and more!

  • Outdoor splash pad and playground
  • Aquatics Centre with a 25-metre main pool, a warm water pool, and large viewing areas, designed for lane and public swimming, swimming lessons, and aquafit classes
  • More multi-purpose rooms for fitness and recreation, including space near the pool to accommodate aquatic leadership programming, sessional aquatic staff training, and other activities
  • Variety of change areas like in other Clarington recreation centres, including accessible, gender-specific, and universal change rooms that feature private changing and washroom stalls
  • Lifeguard and staff spaces, large on-deck storage and staff change facilities

Learn more about the progress of South Bowmanville Recreation Centre

1595 Prestonvale Road, Courtice
905-623-3379

Customer Service Desk hours

Facility hours may vary. Please call 905-623-3379 for details.

Indoor amenities

  • NHL-size ice pad
  • Olympic-size ice pad
  • Heated viewing area
  • Small gymnasium
  • Community meeting rooms available for rental
  • Meeting room with upper viewing area
  • Wheelchair accessible with an elevator to the second floor
  • Mobility device charging station
  • Ice available year-round
  • The Loft Youth Centre

Meeting room (Main floor)

This 850-square-foot meeting room can accommodate 25 to 50 people depending on the room setup. It is ideal for small gatherings or meetings.

Upper viewing room

This 1,000-square-foot meeting room can accommodate 35 to 50 people depending on the room setup. It is ideal for small gatherings or meetings.

Features

  • Projector screen
  • Flip chart

Outdoor amenities

  • Full-size soccer field with lights
  • Artificial turf field with lights
  • Basketball court
  • Leash-free dog park
  • New multi-sport court with basketball lines and hockey crease line paintings
  • Tennis courts
  • Accessible fitness area

Community arenas

The Newcastle and Orono arenas are municipally owned but operated by a volunteer board. Please contact the arenas directly to book ice time.

103 Caroline Street West, Newcastle
905-987-4860
Newcastle Arena website

Features:

  • Single ice pad
  • Open year-round
  • Mobility device charging station

2 Princess Street, Orono
905-983-5617
Email Orono Arena

Features:

  • Single ice pad
  • Snack bar
  • Community room with kitchen on the second floor suitable for wedding receptions

Newly Renovated Orono Arena

Orono Arena reopened on September 28, 2024, after extensive renovations to the interior. The $3 million renovation included replacing the refrigerated floor under the ice pad, upgrading the changing rooms and shower areas, and replacing the rubber flooring throughout the arena. The ice pad was also updated with all-new rink boards and a heated penalty box. These upgrades will extend the arena’s lifespan by another 15 years.

Community halls

Aside from renting out space in our municipally owned and operated facilities, you can also rent space at the following 11 community halls and centres in Clarington:

Please contact each community hall directly for rates and booking information.

Respectful conduct

The Municipality of Clarington is committed to providing a safe and respectful environment for everyone. Municipal Facilities are available to everyone for a variety of purposes, including work, recreation, programs, services, and learning and cultural events. Everyone’s right to have access and participate in Municipal Facilities is protected under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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Contact Us

Address: 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, ON L1C 3A6

Phone: 905-623-3379
TTY: 1-844-790-1599

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