Empire Sportsplex
Constructed and opened July 2022, this facility is one-of-a-kind in Ontario and an asset to the Welland community and sport and recreation user groups across the Niagara Region. The Empire Sportsplex is the recent recipient of the Parks and Recreation Ontario Park or Facility Design Award. This award is presented for completed projects that demonstrate excellence in design of recreation and/or park facilities intended for public recreation use, and showcasing uniqueness, innovation, and creativity.
2025 Hours of Operation
Pre-season:
Date: April 14 - May 16
Time: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
To confirm the facility's operating status please call us at 905-735-1700 x4000
Regular Season:
Date: May 17 - October 13
Time: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Open access: 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily*
*Open access hours might change due to leagues, tournaments, or events. Please check the Open Access calendar for our most up-to-date times.
Post-Season:
Date: October 14 - Mid-November
Time: TBD
Note: Pre-season and post-season hours are unstaffed, this means there is no access to equipment rentals or building access.
General Court Use Guidelines
- Open Access time is walk-on-only play, not for league or club play.
- Non-permit players must relinquish the court(s) to permit holders for the hours and courts designated on the permit.
Court Rotation for Open Access
- Open Access time is walk-on-only play, not for league or club play.
- When there are more players than courts available
- Introduce yourself and rotate in
- Play one game and rotate off.
- Wait until all other groups have rotated in before taking your next turn.
- When a game finishes, exit the court.
- When there are more courts than players, there is no need to rotate.
- Please allow other groups to play without interruption if there are courts available.
Court rentals
With affordability as our guiding principle, our rates have been designed to be competitive with other recreational facilities within Welland and the surrounding municipalities.
Please note that prices do not include HST.
| 2025 Rates for community members and not-for-profits | ||
|---|---|---|
| Single court rental | per hour | $12 |
| Double court rental | per court, per hour | $10 |
| Additional court rental | per court, per hour | $4 |
Example of a double court rental:
- Renting 2 courts for 1 hour = $20
- Renting 1 court for 2 hours = $20
If you or your league are interested in making this one-of-a-kind facility your home, or you would like to host a tournament please email schedulingadmins@welland.ca
- 6 dedicated pickleball courts
- 3 tennis courts with line overlay for 6 pickleball courts
- 5 beach volleyball courts
- full-size basketball court
- 2 half basketball courts
- amenity building with canteen, washrooms, and office/equipment storage
- fully lit facility
If you or your league are interested in making this one-of-a-kind facility your home, please email coordinators@welland.ca.
- Open access is available seven days a week in May, June, September, and October.
- Evening and weekend open access is available in July and August.
- Jumpstart courts are unavailable during the day in July and August due to the Welland Sportz Camp Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For inquiries or availability visit The Hub. There may be times when Jumpstart courts are unavailable for a tournaments or events that utilize all courts
Canadian Tire Jumpstart gifted an inclusive multisport court enhancement as a sub-facility within the sportsplex. Key features of the inclusive enhancement include:
- pickleball/tennis court
- full-size basketball court
- 2 side court basketball hoops
- high contract play area for hopscotch and four square
- sport/para sport court lines
- shaded double-wide benches and bleachers
- 4 LED overhead lights
- 6 fixed-height basketball nets
- 4 double-wide entry points
Contact
- Recreation, Sport & Culture
- Welland Community Centre,
145 Lincoln St., Welland, ON L3B 6E1 - 905-735-1700 x4000
- bookings@welland.ca
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