Permit for use of Lodges, Auditoriums, Gymnasiums, and other City Facilities
Administered by the Department of Recreation and Youth Services, the Facility Use Permit allows the public to access lodges, ice rinks, auditoriums, gyms, softball fields, tennis courts, and other spaces. Birthday parties, wedding receptions, reunions, and any of your celebrations and gatherings are guaranteed to be memorable at a City of Rochester facility.
Special Events in City Parks
If you plan on using a city park for staging, registration, a leg of your race/walk, post-event activities, or anything else related to a special event, you must fill out a Facility Use Permit application as well. Filling out this application and the subsequent issuance of the permit will reserve the park you intend to use and ensure there will not be a conflict with another event. Rememeber that in addition to this permit, you will also need to go through the Special Event permit application process.
Download the Permit Application
Facility Use Permit Application
Lodges
Lake Riley Lodge at Cobb's Hill Park
Tay House Lodge at Cobb's Hill Park
Genesee Valley Park Fieldhouse Lodge
Norton Village Recreation Center
Auditoriums
Edgerton Stardust Ballroom
Danforth Auditorium
Ice Rinks, Pools, and Other Park Spaces
Genesee Valley Sports Complex (indoor ice rink, outdoor pool)
Manhattan Square Park (outdoor ice rink)
Maplewood Rose Garden (permit required for wedding ceremonies and photographs)
Adams Street Pool (indoor heated pool)
Gyms
Adams Street Recreation Center
Avenue D Community Center
Campbell Street Community Center
Carter Street Community Center
Flint Street Community Center
Roxie Ann Sinkler Community Center
David Gantt Community Center
South Avenue Community Center
Athletic Fields
Call 428-6755 or email our Permits Coordinator to learn what fields are available.
For Additional Information
Call the Bureau of Recreation at 428-6755.