The Community Center at District 56 in Elk Grove is the newest addition in the City of Elk Grove…read more It has its parking lot at the Civic Center Dr entrance, or you can also park your car at the Elk Grove Aquatic Center parking at the Big Horn Blvd entrance. The new Community Center is enormous, and the landscaping is beautiful. You can set up your event here or just come to a relaxing. It is currently open from 9 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday only. Saturday and Sunday are closed. The cafe next to the main entrance has outdoor seating. You can enjoy a cup of coffee or some snacks there. This is a lovely area to visit when you're in Elk Grove.

For the last 3 summers our kids have attended private swim lessons at Pat O'Brien. I will say that…read morethe instructors can be hit or miss. We also recently attended a birthday party here. It was so nice that it was a private party and the kids had both pools and the splash area to themselves. Overall staff is always super nice, facility clean and great prices. Happy to have something like this in our neighborhood.

Southgate Rec Water Aerobics class, Saturdays in August 11:30AM-12:15PM. The class runs from August…read more6th to August 27th, a 4-week session and is ages 12+, all fitness levels. Technically the activity location is officially called the "New Aquatic Center" at 8025 Waterman Rd, not the Pat O'Brien Community Center but I'm leaving this review here for now until the "New Aquatic Center" gets its own business page. For only $30 for 4 classes, I signed up as something fun to do and cool off to end the summer, and to complement my Orangetheory workouts and Zumba classes. The 45-minute class is meant to help improve flexibility and range of motion, and to build cardiovascular fitness and muscular strength. I brought water shoes, a towel, swimming attire, and a hat. They didn't recommend any need for pool noodles. Check in at the window and after entering the gate, grab a pair of foam water dumbbells (black, blue, or purple -- I'm not too sure the difference) and choose a spot in the water. Winnie had a speaker with music playing and a whiteboard with the moves written out to follow along/refer to. The warm-up consisted of jogging a few laps in the water around the pool to start, followed by frog leaps around the pool. Lastly, butt-kicks underwater in place. First set was jumping West/North/East/South and back to center underwater. Next was the Superman, then Flutter Kicks for more core work. Then we did Front Raises with the water dumbbells. (The water dumbbells offer resistance underwater that will help tone and strengthen the arm muscles, abs, and back.) Set #2 consisted of Lateral Raises, a Standing Row, and Chest Fly moves with the water dumbbells. Finally, the cooldown was another jogging lap around the pool, one lap walking around the pool, then stretches for hamstrings, triceps, shoulders, neck, obliques, etc. It's a neat exercise alternative, and our instructor was Winnie (although her last class will be the August 13th as she's going back to college in SoCal). The class size isn't too big, and all ages represented! For the first meeting we were in the shallow end of the larger (laned) pool as there was only one lifeguard. They also have water aerobics offered Monday and Wednesday evenings 7:30-8:15PM, which continue into September and October (not sure about the Saturday ones). UPDATE: Instructor changed to Brittany (sp?) for remainder of the August Saturday sessions. Lots of parking. I know at the Pat O'Brien Community Center they also have Zumba classes, and Citizens Church meets on Sundays too. There's a walking path and basketball court too, sometimes they have craft fairs, car shows, and you might even catch Rico's Tamales for sale.

Here for kids swimming lessons. Shaded tables by the pool makes a big difference! Plenty of…read moreparking. Automatic doors with push buttons.

Great place got a walk. Bathrooms and if you're super hot... or need to get inside of the building…read moreis open you've got that option too. I think if I would've closed the loop entirely it would have been a mile. Weave through the center of the park and around the outer perimeter. Lots of good shade too and plenty of parking. Has a playground in the middle for little ones too. (Walk across Bruceville for pan dulce or Filipino bakery or fro yo - bonus!)

District 56 is such a great space for events! From Farmers Markets to Festivals, there is plenty of…read moreroom for a big event with a large number of vendor spaces and food trucks. And, there are two parking lots making it very convenient to attend. Our most recent event was last week for Diversity Month. I loved seeing the crowds of families enjoying themselves. It's such a bonus being able to spread out and even bring dogs! Police presence made it feel organized and well-planned. A good number of food trucks meant good options (love love love seeing Cousins Maine Lobster). There was live music and a bunch of tables for sitting and eating.

District 56 is the perfect venue for festivals. We recently arrived here just in time for the…read moreIllumination parade 2025. I know we came here last year but didn't stay for the parade. Uh big mistake! My wife was adamant about coming here only for the parade bc she has no patience & would want to to go home right away. We live in Elk Grove & probably could have walked here from home but I just had surgery so I wasn't going with that idea. We actually found parking nearby & trekked over to District56. There were crowds everywhere but my wife managed to find the perfect spot for viewing the parade. We had so much fun. Kids & families were cool! Busy getting freebies from the parade people! Come & enjoy! This parade lasted 47 minutes!!! It was free & well worth our time. We will return! Happy Holidays everyone!!!

Came here on two different occasions, one for a friend's collaborative event and the last time. For…read morea work outreach event. Both times I had a really good experience with the turn out of each event. The last time for a Unity Father's Day event, with multiple vendors on site, and an assortment of people from the community in attendance. It was a really good turn out each time, and it's good to see a community center like this in the area.

This a small community center for the Mack Road Valley Hi area families. It was started by Mack…read moreRoad Partnership via their Reimagine Mack Road program a few years ago. I'm really glad they've made the center accessible to the community. They offer after school homework assistance, bike labs, food, girl's book club on Wednesdays, books and brunch on the last Saturdays of the month, and so much more for the youth. If you live in the area, check it out and let the kids participate in the different programs so they have a safe place to go.

I remember coming to this location as a kid. The community center is converted from the old…read moreCalSkate roller skate rink. It's a good place to hold basketball practices/camps. Layout still resembles some of the old skate center. Has refillable water station, pay phones.

Very comfortable space for gatherings. Includes chairs, tables, kitchenette, and piano. Convenient…read morelocation (near Arden Mall) and plentiful free parking. This is probably the nicest, most affordable venue in the entire Sacramento region.

The Reason Center serves a number of organizations that promote an alternative to a supernatural…read moreworldview. Often noteworthy guest speakers come from across the county to speak here. You can find meetings at different times depending on the group. The Sunday Assembly, Recovering From Religion, American Humanist Association and Atheists and Other Freethinkers are some of the groups that meet here. Other groups, such as the Freedom From Religion Foundation host special events on occasion. All of the groups welcome new visitors. The building also hosts a variety of secular activities, including an evening self-defense class. The Reason Center is located near in a strip of buildings featuring a wide collection of small businesses. It is located in the end of the middle building. Parking is in front of the entrance.

This is a very poorly run organization. Christine the director has an unprofessional manner in how…read moreshe relates to paying guests. After this was brought to her attention it was completely ignored by the front desk staff including Renee who is one of the Board Directors. There are a lot of complaints by women of the knit and crochet group in how the yearly craft fair was handled and also in how Christine speaks to guests. She is very rude and disrespectful toward everyone. I am so very disappointed in this place. It's pretty, new and shiny on the outside but the staff and leadership is very poor. There was no apology and after speaking to the staff and teachers about it not ONE person was open to resolving my dissatisfaction. The two teachers I spoke to about it said that they ignore her and said I was letting the DIRECTOR WIN because I chose to leave this nasty place! I have revoked my membership and also complained to the Director Christine herself and two teachers and Renee the board member who was a witness to the Director's lack of an apology of publicly yelling and humiliating me in front of ASL class members. Everyone simply ignored me and had no reaction, comment or apology. This organization also is not culturally inclusive and has no plan to change this. Do not support the Senior Center. They are only interested in collecting your insurance money.

Great new location. Staff very friendly. A full calendar of activities to have fun and stay…read morehealthy. $40. Membership for the year and $2. For most classes. Very reasonable.