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Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre

870 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M4M 3G9

25 free sessions
Imported from City of Toronto Open Data

Drop-in schedule

33 weekly sessions across 2 activities. Recurring weekly — holidays and rentals can change these, so call ahead before travelling.

Showing all 33 sessions.

DayTimeActivityAgeCost
Mon7am10:30amLane SwimSwim7+Free
Mon11:45am1:15pmLane SwimSwim7+Free
Mon1:30pm2:30pmAquatic Fitness: ShallowSwim13+Free
Mon6:45pm7:45pmAquatic Fitness: ShallowSwim13+Free
Mon8pm9pmLane SwimSwim7+Free
Tue11:45am1:45pmLane SwimSwim7+Free
Tue11:45am1:45pmLeisure Swim: PreschoolSwim0–5Free
Tue2pm3pmLeisure Swim: Older AdultSwim60+Free
Wed7am10:30amLane SwimSwim7+Free
Wed8:45am10:30amLeisure Swim: PreschoolSwim0–5Free
Wed11:45am1:15pmLane SwimSwim7+Free
Wed1:30pm2:30pmAquatic Fitness: ShallowSwim13+Free
Wed6:45pm7:45pmAquatic Fitness: ShallowSwim13+Free
Wed8pm9pmLane SwimSwim7+Free
Thu11:45am1:45pmLane SwimSwim7+Free
Thu11:45am1:45pmLeisure Swim: PreschoolSwim0–5Free
Thu2pm3pmLeisure Swim: Older AdultSwim60+Free
Thu4:30pm9pmLane SwimSwim7+Free
Thu5:15pm6:15pmHIIT: Boot CampFitness13+Free
Thu7:30pm8:30pmPilatesFitness13+Free
Fri7am10:30amLane SwimSwim7+Free
Fri8:45am10:30amLeisure Swim: PreschoolSwim0–5Free
Fri9:30am11amYogaFitness13+Free
Fri11:45am1:15pmLane SwimSwim7+Free
Fri1:30pm2:30pmAquatic Fitness: ShallowSwim13+Free
Fri5:45pm7:15pmLane SwimSwim7+Free
Fri7:30pm9pmLeisure SwimSwim0+Free
Sat1pm2:15pmLane SwimSwim7+Free
Sat1pm3:30pmLeisure Swim: PreschoolSwim0–5Free
Sat2:30pm3:30pmLeisure SwimSwim0+Free
Sun11:45am2:15pmLane SwimSwim7+Free
Sun12pm2:30pmLeisure Swim: PreschoolSwim0–5Free
Sun2:30pm3:30pmLeisure SwimSwim0+Free
39 more sessions start laterfirst on 28 September

Week of 28 September38

DayStartsTimeActivityCost
Mon28 Sep9:15am9pmTable TennisTable TennisFree
Mon28 Sep11:15am1pmOpen GymGymFree
Mon28 Sep1pm4pmPickleballPickleballFree
Mon28 Sep8pm9:30pmBasketballBasketballFree
Tue29 Sep9:15am11:15amPickleballPickleballFree
Tue29 Sep9:15am10:15amStrength and ConditioningFitnessFree
Tue29 Sep9:15am9pmTable TennisTable TennisFree
Tue29 Sep10:30am11:30amGentle FitFitnessFree
Tue29 Sep11:15am1pmOpen GymGymFree
Tue29 Sep12pm1pmCardio: High/LowFitnessFree
Tue29 Sep1:30pm3:30pmPickleballPickleballFree
Tue29 Sep5:30pm6:30pmYoga/Pilates FusionFitnessFree
Wed30 Sep9:15am11:15amPickleballPickleballFree
Wed30 Sep9:15am9pmTable TennisTable TennisFree
Wed30 Sep11:15am1pmOpen GymGymFree
Wed30 Sep11:30am12:30pmGentle FitFitnessFree
Wed30 Sep12:45pm1:45pmCardio: High/LowFitnessFree
Wed30 Sep1pm2:45pmBadmintonBadmintonFree
Wed30 Sep3pm6pmSkateboardingSkatingFree
Wed30 Sep7:45pm9:45pmBadmintonBadmintonFree
Thu1 Oct9:15am9pmTable TennisTable TennisFree
Thu1 Oct11:15am1pmOpen GymGymFree
Thu1 Oct1:30pm3:30pmPickleballPickleballFree
Thu1 Oct4pm7pmBasketballBasketballFree
Thu1 Oct7:30pm9:30pmVolleyballVolleyballFree
Fri2 Oct9:15am9pmTable TennisTable TennisFree
Fri2 Oct11:15am1pmOpen GymGymFree
Fri2 Oct1pm3:30pmPickleballPickleballFree
Fri2 Oct6:30pm8pmPickleballPickleballFree
Fri2 Oct8pm9:30pmOpen GymGymFree
Sat3 Oct9:15am4:30pmTable TennisTable TennisFree
Sat3 Oct9:15am10:15amYogaFitnessFree
Sat3 Oct11:30am1:30pmSkateboardingSkatingFree
Sat3 Oct1:45pm2:45pmBadmintonBadmintonFree
Sat3 Oct3pm4:45pmVolleyballVolleyballFree
Sun4 Oct9:15am4:30pmTable TennisTable TennisFree
Sun4 Oct2:15pm4pmPickleballPickleballFree
Sun4 Oct4pm5pmMulti-Sport (Women)Multi-SportFree

Week of 5 October1

DayStartsTimeActivityCost
Tue6 Oct7:30pm9:30pmBasketballBasketballFree
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

Jimmie Simpson 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

118 sections at Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre were listed open for registration when the City's data was read on 11 September, across 58 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
Ultra Swim 5SwimmingMon4:15pm +6 more28 Sep – 30 Nov5–16 yrsCheck on City site →
Dance: Creative MovementArtsFri4pm +4 more2 Oct – 27 Nov4–5 yrsCheck on City site →
Adult Swim 2SwimmingTue10:30am +4 more29 Sep – 24 Nov17+ yrsCheck on City site →
Ultra Swim 3SwimmingWed5:15pm +4 more30 Sep – 25 Nov5–16 yrsCheck on City site →
Ultra Swim 4SwimmingWed4:15pm +4 more30 Sep – 25 Nov5–16 yrsCheck on City site →
Basketball: InstructionalSportsMon7pm +3 more28 Sep – 7 Dec9–12 yrsCheck on City site →
Adult Swim 1SwimmingMon9:30am +3 more28 Sep – 30 Nov17+ yrsCheck on City site →
Guardian Swim 1SwimmingMon9:30am +3 more28 Sep – 30 NovUnder 5Check on City site →
Preschool Swim 1: PenguinSwimmingMon10am +3 more28 Sep – 30 Nov3–5 yrsCheck on City site →
Preschool Swim 2: StingraySwimmingWed9:30am +3 more30 Sep – 25 Nov3–5 yrsCheck on City site →
Ultra Swim 1SwimmingWed5:15pm +3 more30 Sep – 25 Nov5–16 yrsCheck on City site →
Ultra Swim 2SwimmingMon4:15pm +3 more28 Sep – 30 Nov5–16 yrsCheck on City site →
Preschool Swim 3: OtterSwimmingWed9:30am +2 more30 Sep – 25 Nov3–5 yrsCheck on City site →
Ultra Swim 6SwimmingWed4:15pm +2 more30 Sep – 25 Nov5–16 yrsCheck on City site →
Ultra Swim 7SwimmingWed4:15pm +2 more30 Sep – 25 Nov5–16 yrsCheck on City site →
Ultra Swim 9SwimmingTue4pm +2 more29 Sep – 24 Nov5–16 yrsCheck on City site →
Painting: WatercolourArtsThu9:15am +1 more1 Oct – 26 Nov19+ yrsCheck on City site →
CampTO ExploreCampsMon,Tue,Wed,Thu9am +1 more21 Dec – 24 Dec6–12 yrsCheck on City site →
ScienceGeneralWed5pm +1 more30 Sep – 25 Nov6–12 yrsCheck on City site →
Ball Hockey: InstructionalSportsTue6:30pm +1 more6 Oct – 24 Nov9–12 yrsCheck on City site →
Soccer: InstructionalSportsSun10:45am +1 more4 Oct – 29 Nov6–8 yrsCheck on City site →
Guardian Swim 2SwimmingWed4:45pm +1 more30 Sep – 25 NovUnder 5Check on City site →
Stroke ImprovementSwimmingWed10am +1 more30 Sep – 25 Nov17+ yrsCheck on City site →
Tiny Tots SwimSwimmingWed5pm +1 more30 Sep – 25 Nov1–5 yrsCheck on City site →
Ultra Youth Swim 1SwimmingThu6:15pm +1 more1 Oct – 26 Nov9–16 yrsCheck on City site →
Crafty CreationsArtsSat11:15am3 Oct – 28 Nov6–11 yrsCheck on City site →
Crafty Creations with CaregiverArtsSat10:30am3 Oct – 28 Nov3–5 yrsCheck on City site →
Dance: Creative Movement With CaregiverArtsSun9:30am4 Oct – 29 Nov3–5 yrsCheck on City site →
Dance: Line DanceArtsThu6:15pm1 Oct – 3 Dec13+ yrsCheck on City site →
DramaArtsWed6pm30 Sep – 25 Nov6–12 yrsCheck on City site →
Pilates with BabyFitnessFri1pm2 Oct – 18 Dec14+ yrsCheck on City site →
Pilates: ChairFitnessFri11:30am2 Oct – 18 Dec13+ yrsCheck on City site →
Yoga with FamilyFitnessTue6:45pm29 Sep – 15 Dec5+ yrsCheck on City site →
Special Event: Halloween NightGeneralFri7:45pm23 Oct – 23 Oct13–24 yrsCheck on City site →
Special Event: Holiday Cards & OrnamentsGeneralSat11:30am12 Dec – 12 Dec6–11 yrsCheck on City site →
Special Event: Holiday NightGeneralFri7:45pm18 Dec – 18 Dec13–24 yrsCheck on City site →
Special Event: Holiday Workshop with CaregiverGeneralSat10:30am12 Dec – 12 Dec3–5 yrsCheck on City site →
Workshop: Breakfast with SantaGeneralSat9:15am19 Dec – 19 Dec6+ yrsCheck on City site →
Workshop: Family Holiday Jewellery MakingGeneralSat12:45pm12 Dec – 12 Dec13+ yrsCheck on City site →
Workshop: Halloween Crafts & GamesGeneralSat11am24 Oct – 24 Oct9–11 yrsCheck on City site →
Workshop: Halloween Slime and Trick or Treat BagsGeneralSat9:30am24 Oct – 24 Oct6–7 yrsCheck on City site →
Youth CouncilGeneralFri5pm2 Oct – 27 Nov13–18 yrsCheck on City site →
Ball Hockey: Instructional with CaregiverSportsTue4:30pm6 Oct – 24 Nov4–5 yrsCheck on City site →
Basketball: RecreationalSportsSat10:15am3 Oct – 5 Dec13–24 yrsCheck on City site →
Skateboarding: InstructionalSportsWed6pm30 Sep – 25 Nov6–12 yrsCheck on City site →
Soccer: Instructional with CaregiverSportsSun10am4 Oct – 29 Nov3–5 yrsCheck on City site →
Soccer: Recreational with CaregiverSportsSun9:30am4 Oct – 29 Nov3–4 yrsCheck on City site →
Adult Swim 3SwimmingWed10am30 Sep – 25 Nov17+ yrsCheck on City site →
Bronze CrossSwimmingTue4pm29 Sep – 24 Nov13+ yrsCheck on City site →
Bronze MedallionSwimmingTue4pm29 Sep – 24 Nov13+ yrsCheck on City site →
Bronze StarSwimmingTue5pm29 Sep – 24 Nov9+ yrsCheck on City site →
Future LifeguardsSwimmingSun9:30am4 Oct – 29 Nov14–17 yrsCheck on City site →
Indigenous Lens Swim LessonsSwimmingMon4:45pm28 Sep – 30 Nov3+ yrsCheck on City site →
Preschool Swim 4: DolphinSwimmingSat9:45am3 Oct – 28 Nov3–5 yrsCheck on City site →
SPLASH Swim TeamSwimmingMon,Wed6pm28 Sep – 30 Nov5–16 yrsCheck on City site →
Ultra Swim 8SwimmingFri4:15pm2 Oct – 27 Nov5–16 yrsCheck on City site →
Ultra Youth Swim 2SwimmingThu6:15pm1 Oct – 26 Nov9–16 yrsCheck on City site →
Ultra Youth Swim 3SwimmingThu6:15pm1 Oct – 26 Nov9–16 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

Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre has 10 listed facilities.

Indoor Pool ×2GymnasiumSkateboard AreaGames RoomRecording StudioDressing Room ×3Enhanced Youth SpaceKitchenMultipurpose RoomWashroom Facility

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

Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre is at 870 Queen St E, Toronto. Accessibility: Fully Accessible.

The nearest intersection is Queen & Empire, about 79 m away.

The closest TTC stop is Queen St East at Empire Ave, a 142 m walk — about 2 minutes. Served by routes 301, 501, 503. In total 7 routes stop within 500 m: 72, 301, 304, 325, 501, 503, 504.

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 Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre free?

Yes. Jimmie Simpson 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 Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre?

Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre runs 33 weekly drop-in sessions across 2 activities: swim, fitness. The busiest is swim.

How do I get to Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre by TTC?

The closest TTC stop to Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre is Queen St East at Empire Ave, a 142 m walk — about 2 minutes, served by routes 301, 501, 503. Walking distance is routed over the City's street and path network.

Do I need to register for drop-in sessions at Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre?

No — the 33 drop-in sessions running at Jimmie Simpson 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

Matty Eckler Recreation Centre

953 Gerrard St E

949 m away · 10 of 70 on this week · Swim, Fitness, Badminton

Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre

640 Dundas St E

1.3 km away · 37 of 62 on this week · Swim

Regent Park Community Centre

402 Shuter St

1.3 km away · 64 of 66 on this week · Fitness, Track, Climbing

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes.

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