Winter Leisure Guide available Friday, November 17; Program registration begins Sunday, December 3, 2023
The City of Saskatoon Leisure Guide is the community’s go-to source for sport, culture and recreation information in Saskatoon.
The Winter Leisure Guide will be available online at saskatoon.ca/leisureguide and on display at pick-up locations throughout Saskatoon beginning Friday, November 17. Pick up the guide from any City leisure facility, Saskatoon public library or anywhere the StarPhoenix is sold. Visit saskatoon.ca/leisureguide for a complete list of pick-up locations.
Included in the guide is everything you need to know about Lifesaving Society Canada swimming lessons. If your most recent swim lessons were with Red Cross prior to 2023; please refer to the transfer chart on pages 16 to 18 of the Leisure Guide.
Other highlights of the Winter Leisure Guide (January 1 to March 31, 2024) include information on:
- Registered and drop-in fitness programs available at the Leisure Centres this season;
- Youth activities such as the Winter Play Program, Learn to Skate, and Lil’ & Mini Movers Active Games;
- Free events for youth and families on days off school including Multi-Sport Sampler (January 22), School Break Camps (February 20-22), Family Day Skate (February 19) and Movies in the Gym (March 4);
- Parent & Tot and public skating at the indoor rinks;
- Free outdoor skating at the Clarence Downey Speed Skating Oval and over 50 outdoor community rinks in neighbourhoods across the city;
- Cross-country skiing at groomed trails around Saskatoon; and
- Community Association programs and activities.
Lakewood and Lawson Civic Centres and Shaw Centre offer parented splash time, family, public and lane swimming drop-in sessions. Please note, parent & tot swim has been renamed parented splash time and continues to be for children under the age of six and a supervising adult. Children must be always within arm’s length of an adult (maximum two children per adult).
For more information on the Winter Leisure Guide, visit saskatoon.ca/leisureguide.
Mark your calendars! Registration for Winter programs begins Sunday, December 3, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. by logging into to your account on leisureonline.saskatoon.ca, or by calling 306-975-2800.
Private & Semi-Private swim lessons registrations will open on Monday, December 4. Registrations are accepted by phone only. Call the Leisure Centre you are interested in taking lessons at to register. This change is being piloted in effort to reduce wait times for phone line registrations.
For more information on how to be prepared for registration, visit saskatoon.ca/register.