Drop-in schedule
59 weekly sessions across 9 activities. Recurring weekly — holidays and rentals can change these, so call ahead before travelling.
Showing all 59 sessions.
| Day | Time | Activity | Age | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 9am9pm | Walking/Running TrackTrack | 13+ | Free |
| Mon | 9am2pm | Weight/Cardio RoomFitness | 13+ | Free |
| Mon | 9:30am11:30am | PickleballPickleball | 19+ | Free |
| Mon | 10am1:45pm | Lane SwimSwim | 7+ | Free |
| Mon | 11:45am1:45pm | PickleballPickleball | 19+ | Free |
| Mon | 2:15pm3:15pm | Weight/Cardio Room (Women)Fitness | 13+ | Free |
| Mon | 3:30pm5:30pm | Weight/Cardio RoomFitness | 13–24 | Free |
| Mon | 5:30pm9pm | Weight/Cardio RoomFitness | 13+ | Free |
| Mon | 6:30pm7:30pm | Ball HockeyBall Hockey | 19+ | Free |
| Mon | 8pm9:30pm | BadmintonBadminton | 19+ | Free |
| Tue | 9am9pm | Walking/Running TrackTrack | 13+ | Free |
| Tue | 9am2pm | Weight/Cardio RoomFitness | 13+ | Free |
| Tue | 10am11am | Aquatic Fitness: ShallowSwim | 13+ | Free |
| Tue | 11:15am1:45pm | Lane SwimSwim | 7+ | Free |
| Tue | 2:15pm3:15pm | Weight/Cardio Room (Women)Fitness | 13+ | Free |
| Tue | 3:30pm5:30pm | Weight/Cardio RoomFitness | 13–24 | Free |
| Tue | 5:30pm9pm | Weight/Cardio RoomFitness | 13+ | Free |
| Tue | 6:15pm7:15pm | PilatesFitness | 13+ | Free |
| Tue | 7:30pm9:30pm | SoccerSoccer | 19+ | Free |
| Wed | 9am9pm | Walking/Running TrackTrack | 13+ | Free |
| Wed | 9am2pm | Weight/Cardio RoomFitness | 13+ | Free |
| Wed | 10am12pm | Lane SwimSwim | 7+ | Free |
| Wed | 12pm1pm | MeditationFitness | 13+ | Free |
| Wed | 12:15pm1:15pm | Aquatic Fitness: ShallowSwim | 13+ | Free |
| Wed | 1pm2pm | Aquatic Fitness: ShallowSwim | 13+ | Free |
| Wed | 1pm2:30pm | Basketball (Women)Basketball | 19+ | Free |
| Wed | 2:15pm3:15pm | Weight/Cardio Room (Women)Fitness | 13+ | Free |
| Wed | 3:30pm5:30pm | Weight/Cardio RoomFitness | 13–24 | Free |
| Wed | 5:30pm9pm | Weight/Cardio RoomFitness | 13+ | Free |
| Wed | 6:15pm9:15pm | BasketballBasketball | 19+ | Free |
| Wed | 6:15pm7:15pm | PilatesFitness | 13+ | Free |
| Thu | 9am9pm | Walking/Running TrackTrack | 13+ | Free |
| Thu | 9am2pm | Weight/Cardio RoomFitness | 13+ | Free |
| Thu | 10am11am | Aquatic Fitness: ShallowSwim | 13+ | Free |
| Thu | 10am11am | Tai ChiFitness | 13+ | Free |
| Thu | 11:15am1:45pm | Lane SwimSwim | 7+ | Free |
| Thu | 11:15am12:15pm | Strength and ConditioningFitness | 13+ | Free |
| Thu | 3:30pm5:30pm | Weight/Cardio RoomFitness | 13–24 | Free |
| Thu | 4pm6pm | BasketballBasketball | 13–24 | Free |
| Thu | 5:30pm7pm | Weight/Cardio Room (Women)Fitness | 13+ | Free |
| Thu | 6:30pm9pm | SoccerSoccer | 19+ | Free |
| Thu | 7pm9pm | Weight/Cardio RoomFitness | 13+ | Free |
| Fri | 9am9pm | Walking/Running TrackTrack | 13+ | Free |
| Fri | 9am2pm | Weight/Cardio RoomFitness | 13+ | Free |
| Fri | 9:15am11:15am | PickleballPickleball | 60+ | Free |
| Fri | 10am1:45pm | Lane SwimSwim | 7+ | Free |
| Fri | 12:30pm1:30pm | Cardio: High/LowFitness | 13+ | Free |
| Fri | 2:15pm3:15pm | Weight/Cardio Room (Women)Fitness | 13+ | Free |
| Fri | 3:30pm5:30pm | Weight/Cardio RoomFitness | 13–24 | Free |
| Fri | 5:30pm7:30pm | BasketballBasketball | 13–24 | Free |
| Fri | 5:30pm9pm | Weight/Cardio RoomFitness | 13+ | Free |
| Fri | 7:30pm9:30pm | BasketballBasketball | 19+ | Free |
| Sat | 9am4:30pm | Weight/Cardio RoomFitness | 13+ | Free |
| Sat | 12pm4pm | Walking/Running TrackTrack | 13+ | Free |
| Sat | 1:15pm4:45pm | BadmintonBadminton | 19+ | Free |
| Sun | 9am4:30pm | Weight/Cardio RoomFitness | 13+ | Free |
| Sun | 12pm2pm | Multi-Sport with FamilyMulti-Sport | 0+ | Free |
| Sun | 12pm4pm | Walking/Running TrackTrack | 13+ | Free |
| Sun | 2pm4pm | PickleballPickleball | 19–59 | Free |
1 more session start laterall on 30 September
Week of 28 September1
| Day | Starts | Time | Activity | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed | 30 Sep | 10am–12:45pm | Lane SwimSwim | Free |
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What it costs
John Innes 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
27 sections at John Innes Community Recreation Centre were listed open for registration when the City's data was read on 11 September, across 16 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.
| Course | When | Runs | Ages | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood WorkingArts | Tue4:15pm +6 more | 29 Sep – 24 Nov | 9–12 yrs | Check on City site → |
| Dance: Hip HopArts | Sun10:30am +1 more | 4 Oct – 29 Nov | 6–8 yrs | Check on City site → |
| ScienceGeneral | Wed4pm +1 more | 30 Sep – 25 Nov | 6–12 yrs | Check on City site → |
| Ball Hockey: InstructionalSports | Mon5pm +1 more | 28 Sep – 7 Dec | 9–12 yrs | Check on City site → |
| Basketball: InstructionalSports | Tue5pm +1 more | 29 Sep – 24 Nov | 9–12 yrs | Check on City site → |
| Soccer: InstructionalSports | Sat10am +1 more | 3 Oct – 28 Nov | 6–8 yrs | Check on City site → |
| Crafty CreationsArts | Sun10:30am | 4 Oct – 29 Nov | 6–12 yrs | Check on City site → |
| CrochetArts | Sun1:30pm | 4 Oct – 29 Nov | 60+ yrs | Check on City site → |
| Dance: Creative MovementArts | Sun10am | 4 Oct – 29 Nov | 3–5 yrs | Check on City site → |
| KnittingArts | Mon1:30pm | 28 Sep – 30 Nov | 60+ yrs | Check on City site → |
| SewingArts | Mon4pm | 28 Sep – 30 Nov | 13–24 yrs | Check on City site → |
| CookingGeneral | Thu4pm | 1 Oct – 26 Nov | 9–12 yrs | Check on City site → |
| Cooking with CaregiverGeneral | Sat11:30am | 3 Oct – 28 Nov | 3–5 yrs | Check on City site → |
| Cooking: SkillsGeneral | Fri5pm | 2 Oct – 27 Nov | 13–24 yrs | Check on City site → |
| Hair: Braiding, Weaving and WigsGeneral | Sat10am | 3 Oct – 28 Nov | 13–24 yrs | Check on City site → |
| Multi-Sport: InstructionalSports | Wed4:15pm | 30 Sep – 25 Nov | 6–12 yrs | Check 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
John Innes Community Recreation Centre has 11 listed facilities.
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
- John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom — open whenever the centre is open
Located in the Community Centre.
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
John Innes Community Recreation Centre is at 150 Sherbourne St, Toronto. Accessibility: Fully Accessible.
The nearest intersection is Shuter & Sherbourne, about 84 m away.
The closest TTC stop is Sherbourne St at Shuter St, a 127 m walk — about 2 minutes. Served by route 75. In total 13 routes stop within 500 m: 65, 75, 301, 304, 305, 306, 365, 501, 503, 504, 505, 506 and others. The nearest subway station is Queen Station, 779 m away.
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 John Innes Community Recreation Centre free?
Yes. John Innes 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 John Innes Community Recreation Centre?
John Innes Community Recreation Centre runs 59 weekly drop-in sessions across 9 activities: fitness, swim, track, basketball, pickleball, badminton, soccer, ball hockey, multi-sport. The busiest is fitness.
How do I get to John Innes Community Recreation Centre by TTC?
The closest TTC stop to John Innes Community Recreation Centre is Sherbourne St at Shuter St, a 127 m walk — about 2 minutes, served by route 75. The nearest subway station is Queen Station. Walking distance is routed over the City's street and path network.
Do I need to register for drop-in sessions at John Innes Community Recreation Centre?
No — the 59 drop-in sessions running at John Innes 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.