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John Innes Community Recreation Centre

150 Sherbourne St, Toronto, ON M5A 2R6

40 free sessions
Imported from City of Toronto Open Data

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.

DayTimeActivityAgeCost
Mon9am9pmWalking/Running TrackTrack13+Free
Mon9am2pmWeight/Cardio RoomFitness13+Free
Mon9:30am11:30amPickleballPickleball19+Free
Mon10am1:45pmLane SwimSwim7+Free
Mon11:45am1:45pmPickleballPickleball19+Free
Mon2:15pm3:15pmWeight/Cardio Room (Women)Fitness13+Free
Mon3:30pm5:30pmWeight/Cardio RoomFitness13–24Free
Mon5:30pm9pmWeight/Cardio RoomFitness13+Free
Mon6:30pm7:30pmBall HockeyBall Hockey19+Free
Mon8pm9:30pmBadmintonBadminton19+Free
Tue9am9pmWalking/Running TrackTrack13+Free
Tue9am2pmWeight/Cardio RoomFitness13+Free
Tue10am11amAquatic Fitness: ShallowSwim13+Free
Tue11:15am1:45pmLane SwimSwim7+Free
Tue2:15pm3:15pmWeight/Cardio Room (Women)Fitness13+Free
Tue3:30pm5:30pmWeight/Cardio RoomFitness13–24Free
Tue5:30pm9pmWeight/Cardio RoomFitness13+Free
Tue6:15pm7:15pmPilatesFitness13+Free
Tue7:30pm9:30pmSoccerSoccer19+Free
Wed9am9pmWalking/Running TrackTrack13+Free
Wed9am2pmWeight/Cardio RoomFitness13+Free
Wed10am12pmLane SwimSwim7+Free
Wed12pm1pmMeditationFitness13+Free
Wed12:15pm1:15pmAquatic Fitness: ShallowSwim13+Free
Wed1pm2pmAquatic Fitness: ShallowSwim13+Free
Wed1pm2:30pmBasketball (Women)Basketball19+Free
Wed2:15pm3:15pmWeight/Cardio Room (Women)Fitness13+Free
Wed3:30pm5:30pmWeight/Cardio RoomFitness13–24Free
Wed5:30pm9pmWeight/Cardio RoomFitness13+Free
Wed6:15pm9:15pmBasketballBasketball19+Free
Wed6:15pm7:15pmPilatesFitness13+Free
Thu9am9pmWalking/Running TrackTrack13+Free
Thu9am2pmWeight/Cardio RoomFitness13+Free
Thu10am11amAquatic Fitness: ShallowSwim13+Free
Thu10am11amTai ChiFitness13+Free
Thu11:15am1:45pmLane SwimSwim7+Free
Thu11:15am12:15pmStrength and ConditioningFitness13+Free
Thu3:30pm5:30pmWeight/Cardio RoomFitness13–24Free
Thu4pm6pmBasketballBasketball13–24Free
Thu5:30pm7pmWeight/Cardio Room (Women)Fitness13+Free
Thu6:30pm9pmSoccerSoccer19+Free
Thu7pm9pmWeight/Cardio RoomFitness13+Free
Fri9am9pmWalking/Running TrackTrack13+Free
Fri9am2pmWeight/Cardio RoomFitness13+Free
Fri9:15am11:15amPickleballPickleball60+Free
Fri10am1:45pmLane SwimSwim7+Free
Fri12:30pm1:30pmCardio: High/LowFitness13+Free
Fri2:15pm3:15pmWeight/Cardio Room (Women)Fitness13+Free
Fri3:30pm5:30pmWeight/Cardio RoomFitness13–24Free
Fri5:30pm7:30pmBasketballBasketball13–24Free
Fri5:30pm9pmWeight/Cardio RoomFitness13+Free
Fri7:30pm9:30pmBasketballBasketball19+Free
Sat9am4:30pmWeight/Cardio RoomFitness13+Free
Sat12pm4pmWalking/Running TrackTrack13+Free
Sat1:15pm4:45pmBadmintonBadminton19+Free
Sun9am4:30pmWeight/Cardio RoomFitness13+Free
Sun12pm2pmMulti-Sport with FamilyMulti-Sport0+Free
Sun12pm4pmWalking/Running TrackTrack13+Free
Sun2pm4pmPickleballPickleball19–59Free
1 more session start laterall on 30 September

Week of 28 September1

DayStartsTimeActivityCost
Wed30 Sep10am12:45pmLane SwimSwimFree
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

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.

CourseWhenRunsAgesAvailability
Wood WorkingArtsTue4:15pm +6 more29 Sep – 24 Nov9–12 yrsCheck on City site →
Dance: Hip HopArtsSun10:30am +1 more4 Oct – 29 Nov6–8 yrsCheck on City site →
ScienceGeneralWed4pm +1 more30 Sep – 25 Nov6–12 yrsCheck on City site →
Ball Hockey: InstructionalSportsMon5pm +1 more28 Sep – 7 Dec9–12 yrsCheck on City site →
Basketball: InstructionalSportsTue5pm +1 more29 Sep – 24 Nov9–12 yrsCheck on City site →
Soccer: InstructionalSportsSat10am +1 more3 Oct – 28 Nov6–8 yrsCheck on City site →
Crafty CreationsArtsSun10:30am4 Oct – 29 Nov6–12 yrsCheck on City site →
CrochetArtsSun1:30pm4 Oct – 29 Nov60+ yrsCheck on City site →
Dance: Creative MovementArtsSun10am4 Oct – 29 Nov3–5 yrsCheck on City site →
KnittingArtsMon1:30pm28 Sep – 30 Nov60+ yrsCheck on City site →
SewingArtsMon4pm28 Sep – 30 Nov13–24 yrsCheck on City site →
CookingGeneralThu4pm1 Oct – 26 Nov9–12 yrsCheck on City site →
Cooking with CaregiverGeneralSat11:30am3 Oct – 28 Nov3–5 yrsCheck on City site →
Cooking: SkillsGeneralFri5pm2 Oct – 27 Nov13–24 yrsCheck on City site →
Hair: Braiding, Weaving and WigsGeneralSat10am3 Oct – 28 Nov13–24 yrsCheck on City site →
Multi-Sport: InstructionalSportsWed4:15pm30 Sep – 25 Nov6–12 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

John Innes Community Recreation Centre has 11 listed facilities.

Indoor PoolFitness/Dance StudioGymnasiumIndoor TrackWeight/Cardio RoomGames RoomCraft RoomKitchenLoungeMultipurpose RoomPreschool

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

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.

Other places to play nearby

Regent Park Community Centre

402 Shuter St

765 m away · 64 of 66 on this week · Fitness, Track, Climbing

St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre

230 The Esplanade

765 m away · 43 of 73 on this week · Swim, Fitness, Squash

Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre

640 Dundas St E

985 m away · 37 of 62 on this week · Swim

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes.

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