Dovercourt Recreation

Dovercourt Recreation Centre | 411 Dovercourt Ave. Ottawa ON K2A 0S9 | 613-798-8950

The indoor pool is closed Aug 25-Sep 12 for annual maintenance.
Try It week, Sep 8-14: Free recreation and fitness classes! See the flyer for details. To book, use the course codes on page 2 in the “Keyword” field on our Register page.
Free Family Movie: KPop Demon Hunters (singalong version) on Fri Sep. 12, 7-9pm. See details.
Our wading pools are now closed
Register now for Fall registered fitness and recreation. See the flyer >
Register now for Fall swim lessons

September at our upstairs Art Gallery: Artists of the West End Studio Tour. Read more >
It’s the best deal in town! Get a Dovercourt Fit Pass anytime | Book into the Fitness Centre.
Coming this fall: “Start with Soup”, a new soup bar social enterprise by Dovercourt’s WAVE program. Take our soup survey!
Check out our new Rentals page! Filter to find dates, times and room availability!
Dovercourt/ Ottawa Run Club: see the poster & schedule for Fall 2025
Check out our new Jiffy Barista coffee machines in the upstairs & downstairs lobby

Dovercourt Google Calendar

See all of our important dates including registration, session dates, PD days, holiday weekends and more. You can add individual events to your calendar, or subscribe to the entire thing in your calendar of choice. The calendar is also on our schedules page

Please note: We are now fully cashless. If you are paying in-person, we accept other forms of payment e.g. on account, pinpad for credit or debit cards.

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Building a healthy, active and engaged community through recreation

This is Ian. This is Dovercourt.

In 2014, Ian Blagden heard about Dovercourt WAVE (Work And Volunteer Experience) program for people with autism. Ian himself identifies as having Asperger Syndrome. He jumped at the chance to enrich his life skills and employability.