THE DAILY DURHAM LOCAL GUIDE
Explore fitness & recreation across Durham Region.
MSJ Combat is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy in Port Perry offering youth BJJ for ages 4-9, teen BJJ for ages 10-15, adult BJJ, and a women's fitness and self-defense program. The academy also hosts a free Saturday community time with kids' BJJ and open mat sessions.
Muay Thai Whitby is listed in Durham Region's business dataset at Unit A, 103 Dundas Street West, Whitby, Ontario. Its recorded business activity is athletic instruction. Contact the business to confirm current services and hours.
Musubi Dojo teaches Goshinkan Chokusin Aiki jujutsu, a modern Japanese-rooted martial art focused on street self-defence. At the Oshawa dojo, in the basement of St. Matthew's Anglican Church at 135 Wilson Rd S, instruction covers striking, standing and ground grappling, chokes, joint locks, pressure-point tactics and traditional weapons training, with pressure testing through sparring. Students of all experience levels are welcome, including beginners, and the first class is free. The dojo is registered with the World Kobudo Federation.
My Music Centre / Greater Durham Self-Defense is listed in Durham Region's business dataset at 15 Thickson Road North, Whitby, Ontario. Its recorded business activity is sports clubs, teams and leagues performing before a non-paying audience. Contact the business to confirm current services and hours.
NEB's Fun World is a large indoor family entertainment centre in North Oshawa. The venue is billed as the largest 5-pin bowling centre in the world with 52 lanes, plus 26 convertible lanes for 10-pin bowling, all equipped with bumpers and flatscreen scoring. Beyond bowling, the centre offers three 6-hole mini golf courses with digital scorecards, over 120 arcade games with a Fun Card prize system, a massive indoor play centre for children 12 and under, bumper cars, rides including the Sparetime Express roller coaster and Skylight Screamer, a 6,000 sq ft lounge and bar, and group packages for birthdays, private events, team building and field trips. Online booking is available for bowling, special events and birthday parties.
New Union Jiu-Jitsu and fitness is listed in Durham Region's business dataset at 8 Brock Street West, Uxbridge, Ontario. Its recorded business activity is athletic instruction. Contact the business to confirm current services and hours.
Newcastle Disc Golf Inc operates a standalone 20-hole disc golf course on the Newcastle Golf Club property in Newcastle, Clarington, with its own website and booking system — a separate entity from the ball-golf course. It sells disc golf day passes booked and paid for online, runs fall handicap league play, lends discs from its disc return drawer, and requires every player to complete a free annual waiver before playing. Players aged 12 to 17 must be accompanied by an adult.
Newcastle Family Connection Dance is a not-for-profit recreational dance programme at 103 Caroline Street West (upstairs) in Newcastle. The programme offers affordable, all-inclusive recreational dance classes for children, youth and adults, from preschool through high school, with season fees covering costume rentals, a professional photo page and one recital ticket per registered class. The 2026-2027 season runs from September through the end of April and finishes with a year-end recital weekend, offering 32 class options across ballet, hip hop, jazz funk, contemporary, musical theatre and acro, held on weekday evenings and weekend mornings. The programme describes itself as a welcoming, inclusive and LGBTQ2S+ friendly environment, guided by a dedicated volunteer board of directors.
Newcastle Golf Club is a public 18-hole golf course at 2429 Golf Course Road in Newcastle, Clarington, part of the Golf Links group. Set within the Ganaraska Greenbelt, it describes itself as an eco-conscious course using less water, fertiliser and harmful pesticides than comparable Ontario courses. It offers daily-fee golf with published rates, a driving range, golf leagues, lessons, and memberships in 7-day, weekday and twilight categories, plus tournaments, corporate events and clubhouse dining with private event hosting in its lounge and marquee tent. The 2027 season runs from April 1 to October 31, with opening and closing dates subject to weather and course conditions. Contact: 905-987-4851.
Newcastle Memorial Arena is listed in Durham Region's business dataset in Newcastle, Ontario. Its recorded business activity is fitness and recreational sports centres. Contact the business to confirm current services and hours.
The Newcastle Village Minor Hockey Association (NVMHA) runs the Newcastle Stars minor hockey program for youth in Newcastle and Clarington. The association offers house league hockey from the Mites introductory program up through U21, plus rep teams competing in the OMHA, with a focus on fun, fair play, and good sportsmanship on and off the ice.
Next Golf is listed in Durham Region's business dataset at Unit 16-17, 1734 Orangebrook Court, Pickering, Ontario. Its recorded business activity is fitness and recreational sports centres. Contact the business to confirm current services and hours.
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