Summer

holidays

opening

hours

Opening hours, programs and group exercise classes at City of Sydney's aquatic and fitness centres will be impacted over the holiday break.

See our individual centres Christmas and New Year public holiday opening hours and program updates below.

Centre opening hours

• Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool
• Cook + Phillip Park Pool
• Gunyama Park Aquatic and Recreation Centre
• Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre
• Prince Alfred Park Pool
• Victoria Park Pool

Program changes

• Learn to Swim
• 360 Learn to Swim family membership
• School holiday intensives
• Swim squads
• Onboarding for new members
• Sport competitions
• Crèche

Group exercise updates

Group exercise classes will run on a reduced timetable from Monday 15 December 2025 to Sunday 18 January 2026.

See the updated holiday timetables for each centre below, or use your online portal to check availability and book your class.

• Gunyama Park Aquatic and Recreation Centre
• Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre
• Cook + Phillip Park Pool
• Victoria Park Pool

The regular timetable will resume on Monday 19 January 2026.

Additional changes include:

• WAVE Aqua classes will not run during this time

• SwimFit will resume on Sunday 11 January 2026

• Parents' exercise classes will pause from Monday 22 December and will resume on Monday 5 January 2026

• No classes on Boxing Day and New Years Day (except 360 functional classes)