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Heron Park Community Recreation Centre

292 Manse Rd, Toronto, ON M1E 3V4

12 free sessions
Imported from City of Toronto Open Data

Drop-in schedule

29 weekly sessions across 7 activities. Recurring weekly — holidays and rentals can change these, so call ahead before travelling.

Showing all 29 sessions.

DayTimeActivityAgeCost
Mon11:25am1:25pmPickleballPickleball60–98Free
Mon1:30pm3:30pmPickleballPickleball19–98Free
Mon4pm6:30pmBasketballBasketball13–17Free
Mon6:30pm8:30pmBasketball (Adult)Basketball19–98Free
Tue9:30am11amBadmintonBadminton60–99Free
Tue9:30am10:30amCardio DanceFitness13+Free
Tue12pm3:30pmTable TennisTable Tennis18–58Free
Tue4pm7pmLeisure SwimSwim0+Free
Tue7:45pm8:45pmCardio DanceFitness13+Free
Wed11:25am1:25pmPickleballPickleball60–98Free
Wed1:30pm3:30pmPickleballPickleball19–98Free
Wed4pm6:30pmBasketballBasketball13–17Free
Wed4pm7pmLeisure SwimSwim0+Free
Wed6:30pm8:30pmBasketball (Adult)Basketball19–98Free
Thu9:30am11amBadmintonBadminton60–99Free
Thu9:30am10:30amCardio DanceFitness13+Free
Thu12pm3:30pmTable TennisTable Tennis18–58Free
Thu4pm7pmLeisure SwimSwim0+Free
Thu7:45pm8:45pmZumba®Fitness13+Free
Fri11:25am1:25pmPickleballPickleball60–98Free
Fri1:30pm3:30pmPickleballPickleball19–98Free
Fri4pm7pmLeisure SwimSwim0+Free
Fri4:30pm6:30pmVolleyballVolleyball13–15Free
Fri6:30pm8:45pmVolleyballVolleyball16–23Free
Sat10am11:45amLane SwimSwim7+Free
Sat12pm7pmLeisure SwimSwim0+Free
Sun10am11:45amLane SwimSwim7+Free
Sun12pm7pmLeisure SwimSwim0+Free
Sun12pm5pmTable TennisTable Tennis18–58Free
25 more sessions start laterfirst on 1 October

Week of 28 September13

DayStartsTimeActivityCost
Thu1 Oct9:30am11amLeisure Skate: Child with Caregiver (Unsupervised)SkatingFree
Thu1 Oct11:30am12:30pmShinny: Older Adult (Unsupervised)ShinnyFree
Thu1 Oct1pm3pmShinny: Adult (Unsupervised)ShinnyFree
Thu1 Oct2:15pm3:15pmLeisure Skate: Adult (Unsupervised)SkatingFree
Fri2 Oct4:30pm6:30pmDance: STOMPDanceFree
Sat3 Oct4:30pm6:15pmBadmintonBadmintonFree
Sat3 Oct6pm7pmLeisure SkateSkatingFree
Sat3 Oct6:15pm7pmShinny: Child with CaregiverShinnyFree
Sat3 Oct7pm9pmIce BreakdancingSkatingFree
Sat3 Oct7pm8pmShinny: ChildShinnyFree
Sat3 Oct8pm9pmShinny: YouthShinnyFree
Sun4 Oct2:30pm4pmLeisure SkateSkatingFree
Sun4 Oct7:30pm9:15pmBadmintonBadmintonFree

Week of 5 October11

DayStartsTimeActivityCost
Mon5 Oct11:30am12:30pmShinny: Older Adult (Unsupervised)ShinnyFree
Mon5 Oct1pm3pmShinny: Adult (Unsupervised)ShinnyFree
Mon5 Oct2:15pm3:15pmLeisure Skate: Adult (Unsupervised)SkatingFree
Tue6 Oct9:30am11amLeisure Skate: Child with Caregiver (Unsupervised)SkatingFree
Tue6 Oct11:30am12:30pmShinny: Older Adult (Unsupervised)ShinnyFree
Tue6 Oct1pm3pmShinny: Adult (Unsupervised)ShinnyFree
Tue6 Oct2:15pm3:15pmLeisure Skate: Adult (Unsupervised)SkatingFree
Wed7 Oct10am12pmLeisure Skate: Older Adult (Unsupervised)SkatingFree
Wed7 Oct11:30am12:30pmShinny: Older Adult (Unsupervised)ShinnyFree
Wed7 Oct1pm3pmShinny: Adult (Unsupervised)ShinnyFree
Wed7 Oct2:15pm3:15pmLeisure Skate: Adult (Unsupervised)SkatingFree

Week of 19 October1

DayStartsTimeActivityCost
Mon19 Oct10am12pmLeisure Skate: Older Adult (Unsupervised)SkatingFree
Public facility operated by City of Toronto. Drop-in sessions are open to anyone — no registration needed unless noted. Holidays and facility rentals can override the schedule.

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What it costs

Heron Park Community Recreation Centre is one of the City's free centres — locations in neighbourhoods with high levels of low income, where every City-delivered drop-in and registered program is free for everyone, at every age. There is nothing to pay and no membership to buy.

Lessons and camps you can register for

52 sections at Heron Park Community Recreation Centre were listed open for registration when the City's data was read on 11 September, across 29 different courses — all of them below. These need booking and cost extra, unlike the drop-in sessions above. The City's data does not say whether a course is full, so check availability before you plan around one.

CourseWhenRunsAgesAvailability
Dance: BasicsArtsMon4:30pm +2 more28 Sep – 7 Dec4–5 yrsCheck on City site →
YogaFitnessMon9:45am +2 more28 Sep – 14 Dec13+ yrsCheck on City site →
Learn to Skate 1SkatingThu6:30pm +2 more15 Oct – 10 Dec6–12 yrsCheck on City site →
Learn to Skate 2SkatingThu4:30pm +2 more15 Oct – 10 Dec6–12 yrsCheck on City site →
Ball Hockey: InstructionalSportsSat9:30am +2 more3 Oct – 28 Nov6–6 yrsCheck on City site →
Basketball: InstructionalSportsTue5:15pm +2 more29 Sep – 24 Nov8–10 yrsCheck on City site →
Soccer: InstructionalSportsThu6:30pm +2 more1 Oct – 26 Nov8–12 yrsCheck on City site →
Art ClubArtsSat11am +1 more3 Oct – 21 Nov6–11 yrsCheck on City site →
CartooningArtsTue5:30pm +1 more29 Sep – 1 Dec6–12 yrsCheck on City site →
Dance: K-PopArtsWed5:15pm +1 more30 Sep – 2 Dec6–9 yrsCheck on City site →
DramaArtsWed4pm +1 more30 Sep – 2 Dec6–9 yrsCheck on City site →
Young Artist with CaregiverArtsSun9:45am +1 more4 Oct – 29 Nov1–3 yrsCheck on City site →
Osteo FitFitnessTue3pm +1 more29 Sep – 15 Dec60+ yrsCheck on City site →
Games: ChessGeneralSun12:45pm +1 more4 Oct – 29 Nov6–8 yrsCheck on City site →
Hockey SkillsSkatingThu7:30pm +1 more15 Oct – 10 Dec6–9 yrsCheck on City site →
Learn to Skate 3SkatingThu4:30pm +1 more15 Oct – 10 Dec6–12 yrsCheck on City site →
Dance: Creative Movement with CaregiverArtsWed4:45pm30 Sep – 2 Dec2–5 yrsCheck on City site →
Dance: Line DanceArtsFri1:30pm2 Oct – 4 Dec60+ yrsCheck on City site →
PotteryArtsTue4pm29 Sep – 24 Nov7–9 yrsCheck on City site →
Pottery with CaregiverArtsTue2pm29 Sep – 24 Nov3–4 yrsCheck on City site →
Tai ChiFitnessTue1pm29 Sep – 15 Dec13+ yrsCheck on City site →
CookingGeneralFri10am2 Oct – 27 Nov3–4 yrsCheck on City site →
ScienceGeneralSat9:30am3 Oct – 21 Nov7–10 yrsCheck on City site →
Science (Girls)GeneralSat11:30am3 Oct – 21 Nov6–10 yrsCheck on City site →
Science: Scientific AdventuresGeneralSat10:45am3 Oct – 21 Nov5–5 yrsCheck on City site →
Workshop: Fraud Prevention for Older AdultsGeneralWed10am14 Oct – 14 Oct60+ yrsCheck on City site →
Learn To Skate - BeginnerSkatingThu5:15pm15 Oct – 10 Dec4–5 yrsCheck on City site →
Learn to Skate 4SkatingThu5:45pm15 Oct – 10 Dec6–12 yrsCheck on City site →
Badminton: InstructionalSportsSun9:30am4 Oct – 29 Nov9–11 yrsCheck on City site →

Also runs here: Adapted Active8 — registration for these is currently closed.

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Courses fill up and the City's feed doesn't say when one is full, so check availability on their page before planning around it. Refreshed weekly; anything already finished is removed.

What's in the building

Heron Park Community Recreation Centre has 8 listed facilities.

Outdoor PoolGymnasiumIndoor Dry Pad ×2Indoor Rink ×2GalleryEnhanced Youth SpaceKitchenPreschool

From the City of Toronto's facilities register. A room being listed doesn't mean it's open during every drop-in session. The linked ones open a page listing every City location with that facility.

Washrooms

From the City's park washroom register, which the City refreshes daily. It covers Parks & Recreation washrooms open to the public, so it is not a complete list of every washroom on site.

Getting there

Heron Park Community Recreation Centre is at 292 Manse Rd, Toronto. Accessibility: Fully Accessible.

The nearest intersection is Manse & Hainford, about 152 m away.

The closest TTC stop is Manse Rd at Hainford St, a 316 m walk — about 4 minutes. Served by route 86. In total 4 routes stop within 500 m: 54, 86, 354, 954.

Walking distance is a real route over the City of Toronto’s street, path and trail network — not a straight line — and the closest stop is chosen by it. Computed from the TTC's schedule feed and the Toronto Centreline, both published by the City of Toronto as open data.

Questions people ask

Is Heron Park Community Recreation Centre free?

Yes. Heron Park Community Recreation Centre is one of the City of Toronto's free centres, so every City-run drop-in session here is free for everyone, at every age — nothing to pay and no membership.

What drop-in sport and recreation runs at Heron Park Community Recreation Centre?

Heron Park Community Recreation Centre runs 29 weekly drop-in sessions across 7 activities: swim, pickleball, basketball, fitness, table tennis, badminton, volleyball. The busiest is swim.

How do I get to Heron Park Community Recreation Centre by TTC?

The closest TTC stop to Heron Park Community Recreation Centre is Manse Rd at Hainford St, a 316 m walk — about 4 minutes, served by route 86. Walking distance is routed over the City's street and path network.

Do I need to register for drop-in sessions at Heron Park Community Recreation Centre?

No — the 29 drop-in sessions running at Heron Park Community Recreation Centre are open to anyone with no registration, unless a session notes otherwise. Holidays and facility rentals can override the schedule, so confirm before travelling.

Other places to play nearby

West Hill Collegiate Institute

350 Morningside Ave

1.3 km away · resumes 2 Oct · Basketball

Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre

875 Morningside Ave

2.8 km away · 21 weekly sessions · Basketball, Pickleball, Volleyball

Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute

145 Guildwood Pkwy

2.9 km away · resumes 26 Sep · Gym

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes.

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