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The Ottawa Skateboard Association
The 2023 Free Indoor Skateboarding Program at Lansdowne Park
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The 2023 free indoor skateboarding program at the Aberdeen Pavillion kicked off on the Monday of January 16th! We were happy to see so many people there and we are excited for the next sessions to come!
Here are the program details:
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Program details:
Where?
Aberdeen Pavilion (west doors), Lansdowne Park, 1000 Exhibition Way.
Schedule:
All sessions are free of charge:
Four one-hour sessions (4:30 PM, 5:45 PM, 7:00 PM and 8:15 PM) on Monday and Tuesday evenings until March 28.
Tuesday's 5:45 PM timeslot has been designated as the women's and girls' session.
Skateboarding lessons for children are available on Tuesdays 5-6PM. You will need to create an account first before registering for a lesson.
These sessions are free of charge as well!
Parents are welcome to watch.
Reservations:
A handful of spots per session are reservable online (starting at 6 PM two days before each set of sessions) while the rest of the spots are available for drop-ins (no reservation required).
Reservations are held for up to 10 minutes into the reserved session. Please make sure you arrive on time. Afterwards, that spot will be given up to a drop-in.
If you've reserved a spot, bring the email confirmation or a printout of your reservation with you.
Some Rules:
- Please do not attend program if you have any symptoms of illness including: new or worsening fever, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, runny nose*, nasal congestion*, headache and general feeling of being unwell. *In the absence of underlying reason for these symptoms such as seasonal allergies and post-nasal drip.
- Helmets are required for children 10 years and younger (CSA approved, multi-impact helmet, NO bike helmets).
- Helmets are strongly recommended for all participants.
- Indoor shoes are required upon entry (even for parents who are supervising).
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Reservations start at 6 PM two days before each set of sessions.
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The city’s gradual tolerance of indoor skateboarding within its facilities is tied to years of persuasion from the Ottawa Skateboard Association as well as numerous skateboarders. At the end of the day, we have the city of Ottawa to thank for listening and handling all of the logistics (fees, insurance, location, staffing etc.) for this project. It has been a huge success. The project’s simplicity is what makes it so awesome and replicable in any city/town with a small indoor recreational space. We are no experts, but perhaps some of what we did could help you get your own free municipal indoor skateboarding pilot project going. Read more at: birlingtheottawa.com
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