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Sports · Montreal

Where to Play Sports in Montreal: Pools, Rinks and Fields

Montreal has one of the most complete municipal sports networks in North America, and much of it is free. Here are the addresses to know.

Suggested itinerary

Outdoor pools

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Date: Open in summer (variable hours).
Cost: Free.
Tickets: No ticket needed — free entry, subject to capacity.
Address: Multiple sites — see the City's portal.

Free and supervised. Every summer, the City opens dozens of free outdoor pools. The biggest are at Jarry Park, Maisonneuve Park and La Fontaine Park. The full list and hours are on the City's sports and recreation portal. Bring your swimsuit: entry is free, subject to capacity. To cool off for free in mid-summer, in a neighbourhood atmosphere.

One of the most generous free outdoor-pool networks in North America. Dozens of free, supervised pools, including the biggest at Jarry, Maisonneuve and La Fontaine parks.

Summer swimming is a family ritual — you go with the kids, a swimsuit and sunscreen.

CEPSUM

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Date: Open year-round (variable hours).
Cost: Membership required — rates on the official site.
Tickets: Memberships: online at cepsum.umontreal.ca.
Address: 2100 Édouard-Montpetit Boulevard.

The Université de Montréal sports complex. Olympic pool, gyms, squash courts, skating rink and indoor athletics track: CEPSUM is Quebec's largest university sports complex, open to the public with a membership, per its official site. One of the few places where you can swim laps all year round. For Olympic-level facilities open to everyone, even outside the university world.

Quebec's largest university sports complex, open to the public. Olympic pool, gyms, squash, rink and indoor athletics track — one of the few places to swim laps all year round.

The meeting point for the city's swimmers and athletes, on the Université de Montréal campus.

Claude-Robillard Sports Complex

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Date: Open year-round (variable hours).
Cost: Rates vary by activity.
Tickets: Info and rates: on the City's page.
Address: 1000 Émile-Journault Avenue.

The big east-end annex. Pools, rinks, soccer fields, athletics track and gyms: it is Montreal's Olympic training centre, open to the public, per the City's page. Reachable by metro (Pie-IX) and bus. For the widest variety of sports facilities in the east end, reachable by metro.

Montreal's Olympic training centre, open to the public. Pools, rinks, soccer fields, athletics track and gyms — all in one.

You'll cross paths with professional athletes and neighbourhood families on the same field.

Skating rinks and arenas

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Date: Outdoor rinks in winter; arenas year-round.
Cost: Outdoor rinks free; arenas inexpensive.
Tickets: No ticket needed for outdoor rinks.
Address: Multiple sites — see the City's portal.

Hockey culture. In winter, free outdoor rinks appear in every neighbourhood: the most famous are at La Fontaine Park and Jeanne-Mance Park. Indoor arenas (like those on the municipal list) offer inexpensive open skating. The rink list and conditions are on the City's portal. To live winter like a Montrealer, with friends or family, without spending a cent.

Hockey culture at its purest — free rinks in every neighbourhood in winter. Free outdoor rinks (La Fontaine, Jeanne-Mance) and indoor arenas with affordable open skating.

Hockey is a religion in Quebec — people skate as soon as the ice is ready, whatever the cold.

Soccer and volleyball fields

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Date: Open in summer (variable hours).
Cost: Free.
Tickets: No ticket needed — open fields.
Address: Multiple sites — see the City's portal.

Jarry Park, Maisonneuve Park, La Fontaine Park and many others have open fields. In summer, the volleyball courts at La Fontaine and Jarry parks are the busiest. Some field bookings go through Loisirs Montréal. To play for free, without booking, and meet people from the neighbourhood.

One of the densest free-field networks in North America. Free soccer and volleyball at Jarry, Maisonneuve, La Fontaine and many more.

On summer evenings, the volleyball courts are the neighbourhood meeting point.

Bike paths and the BIXI network

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Date: Accessible year-round.
Cost: Free (BIXI paid).
Tickets: BIXI: memberships online at bixi.com.

Montreal has a vast network of bike paths, including the Lachine Canal path and the riverside path. To ride a bike without buying one, BIXI has stations everywhere, per the official site. Membership rates are listed on the official site — worth comparing if you plan to ride often. To discover the city differently, without a car and at a low price.

One of North America's largest cycling networks, with BIXI self-service bikes. The Lachine Canal path and the riverside path, plus hundreds of kilometres in the city.

Cycling is part of Montreal daily life — from families to couriers, everyone rides.

Running

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Date: Accessible year-round.
Cost: Free.
Tickets: No ticket needed — open track.
Address: 4601 Sherbrooke Street East (Maisonneuve Park).

The Maisonneuve Park track. The cinder athletics track at Maisonneuve Park is open to everyone, free, and running groups gather there. La Fontaine Park, for its part, is the Plateau's great jogging loop, per the City's page. To train on a real track, for free, and join the running community.

The Maisonneuve Park athletics track, open to all, free. The cinder track where running groups train, and the great La Fontaine Park loop.

Running is Montreal's most popular sport — from beginners to marathoners.

Good to know for newcomers

Good to know for newcomers. The Montreal library card also works as a recreation card: it gives access to field booking and activity registration, per the City's portal. It is free for residents. In winter, outdoor rinks open as soon as the ice is ready — check conditions on the City's site before heading out.

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