 Spring may be here, but in true Ontario fashion, not every day is warm and sunny. But that doesn’t mean we have to stay cooped up inside until the sun is consistently shining! St. Thomas has plenty of indoor sports to offer until warmer spring weather rolls around. From pickleball to golf, bowling, and more, there are plenty of options to explore and add to your growing list of things to do around the community!  The Courthouse Pickleball & SocialOpened in January 2025, St. Thomas’s newest indoor sport club boasts six professional-grade indoor pickleball courts, a fully equipped lounge, bar, and swag shop with merch and equipment. Open seven days a week from 9am to 10pm, you can book courts, come for drop-in open play, or check out their classes and leagues. With paddle rentals available, The Courthouse Pickleball & Social Club is a great indoor option for beginners and advanced players alike! If you go📍155 Dennis Road, Unit 1, St. Thomas 🌐courthousepickleball.ca  Heritage LanesWho doesn’t love a game of bowling? (In our opinion, it’s even more fun when it’s glow-in-the-dark cosmic bowling!) Heritage Lanes is a fantastic indoor option for all-ages fun with an additional classic arcade, food and drinks, an on-site pro shop, and numerous league offerings. Open Monday to Friday from 1pm to 10pm, Saturdays from 9am to 12am, and Sundays 1pm to 9pm, we highly recommend checking them out in your ‘spare’ time! If you go📍1213 Talbot Street, St. Thomas 🌐heritagelanes.ca  Club Champions LoungeOpening its doors officially in November 2024, this indoor golf simulator lounge is perfect for players of all ages wanting to elevate their game, play online courses and tournaments, or ‘ace’ their golf goals with one-on-one lessons with PGA of Canada Professional Jeremy Jeffery. With St. Thomas’s only professional Trackman powered elite golf simulator, players can track their data and analytics to improve their techniques and stay active in the colder months. With various available leagues, memberships, and a convenient downtown location and pro shop, Club Champions Lounge is perfect ‘fore’ serious golfers to stay tuned up year round. If you go📍539 Talbot Street, St. Thomas 🌐clubchampionslounge.com  The Power AlleyBatter up at this indoor baseball and softball training facility located just a few steps off Talbot Street. Power Alley offers cage rentals, facility rentals, group and individual bookings for players and teams. With multiple knowledgeable instructors available, they also offer private and semi-private lessons and clinics for hitting, pitching, catching, fielding, and fastball/softball. Also be sure to peep the mural of legendary St. Thomas major leaguer, Jack Graney, on the back of the building! It’s a real home run! Contact The Power Alley for hours and more information. If you go📍560 Talbot Street, St. Thomas 🌐poweralley.ca  Back Alley Indoor Golf & Sports ClubLooking to try out some cool multi-sport simulators? The Back Alley Indoor Golf & Sports Club is the place to go! Open Monday to Sunday from 8am to 11pm, they have an HD indoor golf simulator with golf club rentals available and HD multi-sports simulators with more than 25 different sports options to try. From soccer, basketball and hockey to archery, target shooting and more, it’s an excellent opportunity to try something new! If you go📍18 Princess Ave, St. Thomas 🌐bagolf.ca  Chains Disc Golf and WellnessWant to keep up your disc golf game even when the weather is too cold outside? Did you know that St. Thomas has an indoor training centre for disc golf (and it also happens to double as a gym)? Home to eight indoor baskets, a disc golf retail store, and a fully-equipped 24/7 access gym, Chains Disc Golf and Wellness is the ultimate package. They also host local disc golf events across various courses in the warmer months and have a custom 19-hole course out at the Bluffs Golf Club in Port Stanley. If you go📍36 St. Catherines Street, St. Thomas 🌐chainsdiscgolfandwellness.ca  Railway 1856 Ultimate Mini GolfIndoor mini golf is fun for the whole family and is fully accessible as well! This 18-hole course is conveniently located inside the Elgin Centre and is themed around the railway history of St. Thomas, with trains and elephant decorations and obstacles throughout the course. Railway 1856 Ultimate Mini Golf also runs tournaments for varying ages and abilities and has a gift shop filled with great products from local businesses and St. Thomas-centric merchandise. Open 10am to 7pm on Mondays, 10am to 8pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10am to 9pm on Thursdays and Saturdays, and 11am to 7pm on Sundays. Try your hand at some mini golf and explore the stores in Elgin Centre afterward! If you go📍Elgin Centre, 417 Wellington Street 🌐railway1856minigolf.ca  Championship City Boxing ClubEver wanted to try your hand at boxing, or improve your strength and conditioning? Check out Championship City! Run by father-and-son boxing team Gil and Dominic Sopoco and coordinated by mom Lini, the club offers boxing programs for children, youth, adults, and experienced boxers looking for a place to spar. With additional group strength and conditioning classes, Championship City Boxing Club is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 7pm to 8:30pm, and Saturdays from 12:30pm to 2pm. If you go Memorial Arena & AuditoriumLocated beside the 31 Combat Engineer Regiment Armory on Wilson Avenue, this arena holds an ice pad for pick-up hockey, conditioning and training, family and birthday skates, and more. For rental information and program times, connect with them today! If you go For A Joke Cornhole Located at The Back Alley, this cornhole league has lots of indoor fun and socializing to offer! From varying league nights for novice, intermediate, doubles, singles, and competitive, to tournaments throughout the year, cornhole is a fun and challenging game rising in popularity. Check out For A Joke Cornhole’s Facebook group to keep up-to-date with their league nights and events, and try your hand at some cornhole! If you go📍The Back Alley, 18 Princess Ave, St. Thomas 🌐thebackalley.ca  St. Thomas Curling ClubDid you know that curling has been in St. Thomas since the 1870s? This not-for-profit member-driven club was founded in 1955 and boasts over 350 members, six sheets of ice, a lounge area, bar and kitchen. The club has many different leagues, including Learn to Curve, Women’s Day Leagues, Little Rock Curlers, Junior Programs and more. The St. Thomas Curling Club season runs from October to April, and the club aims to promote curling as a life-long activity which fosters friendship, sportsmanship, fitness, and recreation. Check out their website for more details and ice time! If you go Joe Thornton Community CentreLovingly named after St. Thomas native and NHL legend Joe Thornton, this community centre contains two NHL regulation size ice rinks, the Reith Fitness indoor rubberized walking track, and the Doug Tarry multi-use room with servery, bar, change rooms, event office, washrooms, basketball nets, and an upper viewing gallery. Home to the St. Thomas Stars, there are a multitude of free skates, leisure skating, ice rentals, drop-in sports (like pickleball and badminton), 50/63+ hockey leagues, summer day camps, spring three-on-three youth hockey leagues and more! Visit the City of St. Thomas website to learn about the centre's programs, leagues, and open times. If you go
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