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Exterior of the Visual Arts Centre of Clarington: a tall red-brick former barley mill building with an outdoor sculpture garden in the foreground
Galleries

Visual Arts Centre of Clarington

The Visual Arts Centre of Clarington (VAC) is a not-for-profit public art gallery and art education centre in Bowmanville. Incorporated in 1976, it presents contemporary art exhibitions by local, regional and national artists and runs arts education programs for children, youth and adults in studios including a pottery studio with kilns, a painting studio and a loft gallery. The gallery occupies a historic four-storey 1905 former barley mill on the banks of Soper Creek, with traditional white-walled exhibition space, an unrestored loft installation space and an outdoor sculpture garden. Admission is free. Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday 12pm-8pm, Saturday 12pm-4pm, closed Sunday and Monday (hours subject to change).

Arcade racing games, including Super Bikes motorcycle cabinets, at Volt Raceway
Family Entertainment

Volt Raceway

Volt Raceway is an indoor electric go-karting and entertainment venue at 2383 Durham Regional Highway 2 in Bowmanville. It offers electric go-kart racing on two tracks (the 352-metre Thrill Track for ages 14 and up and the 170-metre Fun Track for ages 7 and up), an arcade with more than 30 games, bowling, an axe-throwing lounge, pool tables and the Volt Blaster battle room. The venue has an in-house restaurant serving chicken wings, poutine and stone-baked pizza, and hosts birthday and corporate parties for up to 300 guests, go-kart racing leagues, camps, and events in its launchpad event space. Opening hours are not published on the site, so check with the business before visiting.

Historic red-brick Waverley Place museum house with a wraparound veranda
Museums

Waverley Place Museum

Waverley Place is a historic house museum in Bowmanville operated by Clarington Library, Museums & Archives. The period home presents local heritage exhibits and is used for museum programming and community events, including seasonal gatherings on its grounds. The site sits alongside the organization's archives and collections spaces. The official site does not publish regular visitor hours for this building, so please contact the organization before visiting.

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