Booking a Facility or Park

Book a Facility

Requesting a Permit

PLEASE NOTE: we require all facility booking requests to be submitted a minimum of three (3) business days prior to requested date. Facility permitting staff are available Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

To book a facility or park, a written request must be submitted using the rental request form or by emailing the Permitting Clerk at rlucenti@orillia.ca. This written request must include your full name, address with postal code, a day-time and evening telephone number, and the date, times and facility/park being requested. Once your request has been received, if available, a permit will be created in our booking system. You will be contacted by the Department when your permit is ready to be signed. If you would like, the permit can be emailed, faxed, mailed or left for pick up (depending on the timeline of your booking). Payment will be due immediately at the time of the signing of the permit. This will be discussed with you after your request has been received.

Please fill out our online request form or fill out the pdf in order to book your facility:

Special Event COVID-19 Compliance Form

In preparation for 2021 outdoor special events, the City of Orillia is asking all special event organizers to complete the Special Event COVID-19 Compliance Form. This form will provide staff with a general overview of your events COVID-19 procedures to ensure they are in compliance with the Province of Ontario and the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. 

Special Event COVID-19 Compliance Form

Facility Waiver Form 

Facility User Group participants are required to complete the Facility Waiver Form each time you enter a recreation facility. The Facility Waiver Form can be completed online using the link below. Hard copies of the Facility Wavier Form are available at each recreation facility.  

 User Group Facility Waiver Form

Checking Availability

If you interested in checking the availability of a City facility or park, you can visit the S.U.N. Registration System and follow these easy steps:

1. Click "How do I reserve facilities?"

2. Click "Facility Details"

3. Search for the facility you would like to book and click the "view availability" link next to it.

Please note that we do not guarantee the availability of our facilities due to our high volume of requests. For clarification on availability please call the City of Orillia Community Services Department at 705-329-7250.

Facility User Groups:

Based on the Province of Ontario, Stage 3 Legislation, the following rules and regulations are in place for all recreation facility sport bookings:

1. Leagues must contain no more than 50 participants total. If participants in a league exceed 50, the league may divide into smaller groups of no more than 50. Players are not yet permitted to play against players outside of their league or group.
2. Spectator space is very limited in each facility. User groups are encouraged to limit the number of spectators to only essential people.

Additional rules and regulations will be shared directly with user groups when requesting to book a facility.

These rules and regulations are subject to change and may be updated where necessary upon further review of provincial regulations and order and based on direction from the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit.

Facilities That Can be Booked

• Ice time at Rotary Place or Brian Orser Arena, available in various time slots
• Curling ice at Barnfield Point Recreation Centre, available in 2.5-hour time slots
• Skating birthday party during Public Skating includes food, drinks, skating, private room
• Pavilions, band stands and the Aqua Theatre, available to rent per hour
• Parks for weddings, wedding pictures or special events
• Baseball diamonds, available in 2.5-hour time slots
• Sports fields, available in 2.5-hour time slots
• Meeting rooms at Barnfield Point Recreation Centre, Brian Orser Arena, Regan House & Rotary Place 

To book a facility or park, a written request must be submitted using the rental request form or by emailing the Permitting Clerk at rlucenti@orillia.ca.

Rental/Special Event Permit Request Form

Rental Rates

Please note that the below rates are in effect from May 1, 2021 until April 30, 2022. HST is an additional charge that is added to these rates unless otherwise noted. We reserve the right to charge refundable deposits on special events.

Ice Surfaces

Prime time for ice surfaces includes weekdays from 4:00 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. and all day Saturday and Sunday.

Curling Ice

Please note that prime time for curling ice includes weekdays from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Non-prime time includes weekdays from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and weekends. Timeslots are pre-specified and are booked in 2.5 hour timeslots. Bonspiels are max 14 hours and are not affected by timeslots.

Meeting Rooms

Please note that if you are running a tournament, you have have the ability to book the Tournament Room at no cost during the event if it is available.

Fields and Ball Diamonds

Outdoor Facilities 

Floor Surface (Non-Ice)

Please note that these rates include a max of 10 hours per day. Any time required after this will be at the labour rate.

Gymnasium

Aquatic Centre

Cultural Facilities

To access rental rates, spaces available for rent and to reserve facilities in the Orillia Opera House or Stephen Leacock Museum, please visit their websites. 

Contact the Orillia Opera House   Contact the Stephen Leacock Museum