Gymnasium Bookings

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St. Francis Xavier Sports Centre

The City of Edmonton is a central booking agent for gymnasiums in all City of Edmonton Recreation Centres and within the Edmonton school system. We offer various services to assist with your gymnasium rental needs.

Rates

2024 Booking Rates*

Gymnasium Booking Fees	Adult (per hour)	Minor (per hour)
City of Edmonton Facility Gymnasiums (A/AA) Over 500m² with bleachers.	$100.65	$50.35
Royal Alexandra Hospital Booking Fee (B) 400-500m²	$24	$12

School Gymnasium Booking Fees	Adult (per hour)	Minor (per hour)
Joint Use School Gymnasium (A/AA) Over 500m² with bleachers	$27.05	$13.50
Joint Use School Gymnasium (B) 400-500m²	$21.50	$10.75
Joint Use School Gymnasium (C) 350-400m²	$15.70	$7.95
Joint Use School Gymnasium (D) less than 350m²	$6.55	$3.30
School Gymnasium Weekend and Tournament/Competition Rate**	$58	$58

* Prices are subject to change.
** Tournaments will be charged $58/hour plus an additional one hour set up (30 minutes before and after)

Gymnasium Bookings

How to Book

Check venue availability on MoveLearnPlay
Submit a request form:
- Please submit the 2023/2024 In Season Request Form for any requests for both school and City of Edmonton gymnasiums for September 2023 - June 2024. The form is open for requests until June 21, 2024.
- Please submit the 2024 Summer Request Form for City of Edmonton Gymnasiums. The form will open on March 22, 2024 at 9am.

All booking requests will be responded to on a first-come, first-served basis.

For any inquiries regarding School or City of Edmonton gymnasiums, please email gymbookings@edmonton.ca.

Joint Use School Gymnasium Bookings

The Joint Use School Gymnasium rates are available on weekdays from September to June. School Board Gymnasiums are closed for July and August.

All weekend time requested starting in September will be charged the Weekend and Tournament/Competition Rate. Groups will be required to book a minimum of 3 hours, or adjust their booking to precede or follow an existing booking. Groups may be asked to adjust their booking in order to accommodate staffing at school facilities.

If you have any questions regarding weekend time, please email gymbookings@edmonton.ca.

Tournaments

We offer access to gymnasiums for sport and recreation related tournament/competition events. If you are interested in booking a tournament, please submit the 2024/25 Tournament Application Form. This form will open on March 15, 2024, and will close on April 18, 2024.

The 2024/25 form will cover the following:

City-owned Gymnasiums can be booked September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025.
School-owned Gymnasiums can be booked October 8, 2024 through June 29, 2025.

Additional tournaments/competitions may be requested after April 18, 2024, but will only be reviewed once all requested tournaments have been completed. Tournaments are subject to School Board/Facility approval and as long as they do not disrupt other bookings, programs and events already in place.

If you have any questions regarding tournaments, please email gymbookings@edmonton.ca.

Allocation

Allocation is the division of the amount of time/space of a bookable area and how it is shared amongst all User Groups that qualify in each of our booking areas.

Allocation for 2024/2025 will be underway beginning in March, 2024.

All User Groups must meet the following criteria:

Have used a minimum of 18 hours in either School or City of Edmonton gymnasiums in the previous year
Currently in good standing with the City of Edmonton
Generally have a minimum 75% City of Edmonton residents
Generally have a minimum of 12 participants per booking

For use of school board facilities under the Joint Use Agreement, User Groups must be one of the following:

A City-sponsored or operated program/group
A registered not-for-profit organization under the Societies Act of Alberta, OR A non-registered informal organization or group without paid leadership

Contact Us

Email	gymbookings@edmonton.ca
Phone	780-442-4544
Fax	780-577-3527

Gymnasium Bookings

Rates

2024 Booking Rates*

Gymnasium Bookings

How to Book

Joint Use School Gymnasium Bookings

Tournaments

Allocation

Related Documents

Gymnasium Allocation Users Guide

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