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Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre

220 Cowan Ave, Toronto, ON M6K 2N6

13 free sessions
Imported from City of Toronto Open Data

Drop-in schedule

22 weekly sessions across 6 activities. Recurring weekly — holidays and rentals can change these, so call ahead before travelling.

Showing all 22 sessions.

DayTimeActivityAgeCost
Mon9:15am8:30pmWeight/Cardio RoomFitness13+Free
Mon9:30am10:30amGentle FitFitness60+Free
Mon12:30pm2pmOpen GymGym13+Free
Mon6pm8pmDance: BreakdanceDance13–24Free
Mon6:30pm8:30pmOpen GymGym13+Free
Tue9:15am6pmWeight/Cardio RoomFitness13+Free
Tue11:45am12:45pmOpen GymGym13+Free
Tue6:30pm8:30pmWeight/Cardio Room (Women)Fitness13+Free
Wed9:15am6pmWeight/Cardio RoomFitness13+Free
Wed11:15am12:15pmGentle FitFitness60+Free
Wed12:30pm2pmOpen GymGym13+Free
Wed6:30pm8:30pmSoccerSoccer13–24Free
Thu9:15am6pmWeight/Cardio RoomFitness13+Free
Thu11:45am2pmOpen GymGym13+Free
Thu6:30pm8:30pmVolleyballVolleyball13–24Free
Thu6:30pm8:30pmWeight/Cardio Room (Women)Fitness13+Free
Fri11:15am12:15pmGentle FitFitness60+Free
Fri12:30pm2pmOpen GymGym13+Free
Fri6pm8pmDance: BreakdanceDance13–24Free
Sat9:30am11:30amWeight/Cardio Room (Women)Fitness13+Free
Sun1:45pm3:30pmBall HockeyBall Hockey13–24Free
Sun3:30pm5:15pmSoccerSoccer13–24Free
3 more sessions start laterfirst on 30 September

Week of 28 September2

DayStartsTimeActivityCost
Wed30 Sep4pm6:30pmBadmintonBadmintonFree
Thu1 Oct4pm6pmSoccerSoccerFree

Week of 12 October1

DayStartsTimeActivityCost
Sun18 Oct12pm1:45pmBadmintonBadmintonFree
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

Masaryk-Cowan 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

50 sections at Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre were listed open for registration when the City's data was read on 11 September, across 23 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
Music: GuitarArtsFri4:30pm +7 more2 Oct – 20 Nov8–12 yrsCheck on City site →
YogaFitnessTue6pm +4 more29 Sep – 24 Nov13–98 yrsCheck on City site →
Dance: BalletArtsSat11:15am +2 more3 Oct – 28 Nov9–12 yrsCheck on City site →
Music: Piano - PrivateArtsWed5:30pm +2 more30 Sep – 18 Nov8–12 yrsCheck on City site →
Dance: BreakdanceArtsWed4pm +1 more30 Sep – 18 Nov6–9 yrsCheck on City site →
Dance: Hip HopArtsSat1:45pm +1 more3 Oct – 28 Nov10–12 yrsCheck on City site →
DrawingArtsMon4:15pm +1 more28 Sep – 16 Nov7–9 yrsCheck on City site →
Tai ChiFitnessSat10:15am +1 more3 Oct – 28 Nov13–98 yrsCheck on City site →
Recreation DiscoveryGeneralTue,Thu9:30am +1 more29 Sep – 19 Nov3–5 yrsCheck on City site →
Basketball: InstructionalSportsTue4pm +1 more29 Sep – 17 Nov6–9 yrsCheck on City site →
Gymnastics with CaregiverSportsSat12:30pm +1 more3 Oct – 28 Nov3–5 yrsCheck on City site →
Karate - AdvancedSportsSun12:15pm +1 more4 Oct – 29 Nov19–59 yrsCheck on City site →
Karate - BeginnerSportsSun9:15am +1 more4 Oct – 29 Nov6–12 yrsCheck on City site →
Self Defence - AdvancedSportsSun10:30am +1 more4 Oct – 29 Nov13–98 yrsCheck on City site →
Self Defence - BeginnerSportsSun9:30am +1 more4 Oct – 29 Nov13–98 yrsCheck on City site →
Soccer: InstructionalSportsMon4pm +1 more28 Sep – 16 Nov6–9 yrsCheck on City site →
CartooningArtsMon6:45pm28 Sep – 23 Nov8–12 yrsCheck on City site →
Dance: Line DanceArtsTue1pm29 Sep – 17 Nov60+ yrsCheck on City site →
MeditationFitnessSun1:45pm4 Oct – 29 Nov60+ yrsCheck on City site →
PilatesFitnessThu6:15pm1 Oct – 26 Nov13–98 yrsCheck on City site →
Yoga/Pilates FusionFitnessSat11:30am3 Oct – 28 Nov13–98 yrsCheck on City site →
Zumba®FitnessSat10:30am3 Oct – 28 Nov13–98 yrsCheck on City site →
Gymnastics - BeginnerSportsSat1:45pm26 Sep – 21 Nov6–12 yrsCheck on City site →

Also runs here: Adapted Active8, After-School Recreation Care (ARC) — 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

Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre has 7 listed facilities.

Fitness/Dance StudioGymnasiumWeight/Cardio RoomDressing Room ×4Enhanced Youth SpaceKitchen ×2Multipurpose Room ×6

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

Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre is at 220 Cowan Ave, Toronto. Accessibility: Partially Accessible.

The nearest intersection is Queen & Dunn, about 110 m away.

The closest TTC stop is Queen St West at O'Hara Ave, a 230 m walk — about 3 minutes. Served by routes 301, 501. In total 10 routes stop within 500 m: 29, 47, 301, 304, 329, 402, 501, 504, 508, 929.

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 Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre free?

Yes. Masaryk-Cowan 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 Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre?

Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre runs 22 weekly drop-in sessions across 6 activities: fitness, gym, dance, soccer, volleyball, ball hockey. The busiest is fitness.

How do I get to Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre by TTC?

The closest TTC stop to Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre is Queen St West at O'Hara Ave, a 230 m walk — about 3 minutes, served by routes 301, 501. Walking distance is routed over the City's street and path network.

Do I need to register for drop-in sessions at Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre?

No — the 22 drop-in sessions running at Masaryk-Cowan 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

Holy Family Community Centre

141 Close Ave.

256 m away · 10 of 13 on this week · Gym, Basketball, Pickleball

Parkdale Community Recreation Centre

75 Lansdowne Ave.

433 m away · 9 of 11 on this week · Basketball, Pickleball, Soccer

Mary McCormick Recreation Centre

66 Sheridan Ave

751 m away · 38 of 73 on this week · Swim, Basketball, Fitness

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes.

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