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Indoor and Outdoor Parks and Recreation Facility Rentals
Bloomington Parks and Recreation has several choices for rental space! Rent space outdoors for a sports league or tournament, or indoors for a party, meeting, or special event.
Outdoor Rental Space
- Reserve a ballfield or sports field
- Find and reserve rentable picnic shelters
- Reserve a time for exclusive use of the city's outdoor swimming pools
- Rent a plot to grow flowers and food in one of three community gardens
Special Events in City Parks and Trails
Temporary Trail Closures for Construction or Tree Work
- Download and fill out an application for a permit to temporarily close a city trail for private construction or tree work
- See Parks and Recreation Policy 13210 regarding Multi-Use Trail Design and Operations
Indoor Rental Space
- Rent sport courts, turf field, or party room at the Twin Lakes Recreation Center
- Rent activity space at the Frank Southern Center
- Rent indoor meeting or party rooms at the Banneker Community Center
- Rent indoor meeting or party rooms at the Allison-Jukebox Community Center
Indoor Rental Space for Special Occasions
- Rent the Buskirk-Chumley Theater for a private screening or performance
- Reserve the Cascades Golf Course Clubhouse
- Learn more about how to rent the Switchyard Park Pavilion
Rent the Mobile Performance Stage for performances in Bloomington City limits
Picnic Shelter Reservations
Find and reserve rentable picnic shelters
Rent a Garden Plot
Rent a plot in one of three community gardens
Ballfield and Sports Field Rentals
Reserve an outdoor sports or ballfield.
Parks Facility Rentals
Find and reserve indoor meeting or activity spaces
Event Permits for City Parks and Mobile Stage Rental
Hold an event in a city park or on the B-Line Trail, rent the mobile stage, or apply for a filming permit.
Rent Bryan Park Pool or Mills Pool
Rent Bryan Park or Mills Pool for summer fun!
Buskirk-Chumley Theater
Historic theater owned by the City of Bloomington and managed by BCT Management Inc. Available for public or private events.
Cascades Golf Course Clubhouse
Indoor/outdoor space for up to 75 people.