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Ajax recreation centres on regular hours for Halloween, Oct. 31

The Town of Ajax has posted its 2026 Halloween operating schedule: all recreation facilities will run regular hours on Saturday, Oct. 31, with daytime and group fitness programs going ahead as planned.

By Daily Durham News

Oct 15, 2026, 12:08 p.m. ET1 min read

Exterior of the McLean Community Centre in Ajax, Ontario — the McLean Branch entrance with library and makerspace signage, plaza in front; no people visible — McLean Community Centre in Ajax. Photo: Ramosc55, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0). · Credit: Ramosc55, Wikimedia Commons

The Town of Ajax has released its Recreation Facilities Operating Schedule for Halloween 2026, confirming that all recreation facilities will be open their regular hours on Halloween, Saturday, Oct. 31.

All daytime programs and all group fitness programs will run as scheduled, and drop-in basketball for ages 14 to 18 goes ahead at 6:30 p.m., according to the Oct. 15 notice.

Preschool, children and youth programs are cancelled after 4 p.m. on Halloween, and Youth Spaces will also be closed from 4 p.m., the notice says.

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