Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre

Name

Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre

Legal name

Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Society

Website

https://roundhouse.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Recreation & Arts Education

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394), Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (721214), All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (713990)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Multi-Activity Enrichment Camps (Academic + Arts + Sports) (EDAMALAA), Youth Multi-Sport Camps (General Athletics, Summer Camps) (MPAKAJAA)

Keywords

• Community recreation programs
• Arts education classes
• Fitness instruction services
• Facility rental services
• Community center programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver, BC

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Program Registration Fees: Revenue from registration fees for recreational and arts programs including dance, martial arts, yoga, art classes, music lessons, and educational workshops for all ages.
2. Facility and Room Rentals: Revenue from renting out center facilities including rooms, dance studios, multimedia rooms, and event spaces to individuals and organizations for rehearsals, meetings, and events.
3. Member Room Use Fees: Free first hour of member room use, $5 for second hour. Piano practice room available at $5/hr. Patrons must have OneCard and use is limited to 3 people maximum.
4. Birthday Party Packages: Party packages including supervision, decorations, gym time with bouncy castle, arts and crafts, and optional Train Pavilion access. Additional fees for larger bounce house upgrades.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre delivers a broad portfolio of community arts and recreation programming for all ages and abilities, including dance, martial arts, visual arts, music lessons, yoga/Pilates, fitness, and educational workshops, plus day camps, birthday party packages, artists' residencies, and rental of rooms, dance studios, multimedia rooms, and event spaces. It is jointly operated by the Vancouver Board of Parks & Recreation and the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Society.

Product overview

Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre is a community recreation facility jointly operated by the Vancouver Board of Parks & Recreation and the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Society. It serves as Vancouver's only combined arts and recreation center since 1997, offering a comprehensive portfolio of age-targeted programs including Prenatal & Postnatal, Infant & Preschool, Children's, Preteen, Youth, Adult, and Older Adult programming. The center provides structured offerings across dance, martial arts, yoga, visual arts, music, and fitness disciplines, complemented by Artists' Residencies, Birthday Parties, Day Camps, and Facilities Rentals. Additional services include a Teaching Garden, Membership Program, and Volunteer opportunities. Registration is managed through the Vancouver Recreation Portal and OneCard system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dance Programs
• Martial Arts Programs
• Visual Arts Programs
• Music Programs
• Yoga and Pilates Programs
• Day Camps
• Birthday Party Packages
• Facilities & Rentals
• Artists' Residencies
• Roundhouse Teaching Garden
• OneCard Access

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vancouver Board of Parks & RecreationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Roundhouse is jointly operated by the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation and the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Society. The Park Board manages the Vancouver Recreation portal used for program registration, accepts various payment methods, and provides administrative infrastructure including privacy policy compliance under FOIPPA and PIPA.
• VIVA AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for hosting the 4th Annual VIVA exhibition 'Plasticity' - a juried contemporary visual art exhibition exploring themes of formation, instability, and transformation. The exhibition runs September 9-16 with opening night reception.
• Aeriosa Dance SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing vertical dance instruction through introductory classes at the Roundhouse. Artists teach participants fundamental vertical dance skills using rope and harness systems.
• Ballet BCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBallet BC's Manager of Education & Engagement teaches creative dance classes for seniors through the 'Ageless Dancers Series'. Program offers guided improvisation and somatic prompts for older adults.
• SBA CenterminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSBA Center provides instructors for I Liq Chuan (Martial Arts of Awareness) programming at the Roundhouse. Website reference: sba-center.ca
• All Bodies Dance ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInclusive dance program bringing together artists with and without disabilities. Free programming funded by Roundhouse, Vancouver Park Board, City of Vancouver, and BC Arts Council. Classes feature ASL interpretation upon request.
• Vancouver Park Board OneCard ProgramcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOneCard is the universal access card for Vancouver community centres, issued free at any community centre including Roundhouse. Provides access to all centre programs, facilities and equipment. Required for Games Room, member room use, and equipment borrowing.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Evergreen Cultural Centre: Tri-Cities (Coquitlam) arts and culture venue offering classes, camps, and performances similar to Roundhouse's programming breadth, but operating in a different Metro Vancouver sub-region.

Broad incumbents

• YMCA of Greater Vancouver: Larger regional non-profit operator offering fitness, recreation, child care, and community programming across multiple Metro Vancouver locations — broader portfolio but overlapping core use cases (group fitness, youth programs, rentals).

Others

• Carousel Theatre for Young People: Vancouver performing arts organization delivering drama, dance, and theatrical programming for children and youth — adjacent rather than directly competitive, but sharing the children's programming and arts-education audience.

Direct peers

• Trout Lake Community Centre: East Vancouver community centre within the same Vancouver Park Board network, sharing registration infrastructure (Vancouver Recreation portal, OneCard) and offering overlapping age-spanning programs.
• The Cultch (Cultural Centre): East Vancouver performing arts venue and cultural centre with overlapping community-focused arts programming, exhibition/performance spaces, and rental offerings for similar resident demographics.
• JCC Vancouver (Jewish Community Centre): Vancouver-based non-profit community centre offering comparable arts, recreation, fitness, and cultural programming across age groups under a similar member-and-program-fee model.
• Hillcrest Centre: Vancouver community centre with a comparable municipal operating model, offering similar multi-age recreation, fitness, arts, and room-rental programming to overlapping resident catchments.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Vancouver: Non-profit youth-focused community organization operating drop-in programs, camps, and recreation in Greater Vancouver with comparable mission-driven programming and fee/subsidy structures.
• Kitsilano Community Centre: One of Vancouver's other municipal community centres operating under the Vancouver Board of Parks & Recreation, offering broadly comparable multi-age arts, recreation, and registration programs to the same demographic.
• West End Community Centre: Downtown-adjacent Vancouver community centre offering similar multi-generational recreation, arts, and cultural programming through the same municipal registration and OneCard infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TheRoundhouse
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/roundhouse-community-arts-&-recreation-centre
• Instagraminstagram.com/roundhousecc

Compliance4 records

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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