Petersburg city pool opens Memorial Day weekend
Free Press staff report | 5/25/2023, 6 p.m.
Petersburg’s public swimming pool located at 1216 Farmer St. will open for the season on May 27, it has been announced. The pool will remain open through May 29, from 12 to 6 p.m. each day for the holiday weekend.
“This is the first time since COVID that the city has been able to open the pool on time,” said Marquis Allen, direc- tor of Petersburg Recreation and Special Events. “We are pleased to offer a full season of swimming for our citizens, especially our youths.”
While school is in session, the city pool will open on the following weekends from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.: June 3 – 4, June 10 – 11 and June 17.
Beginning on June 20 through Aug. 26 the pool will open Tuesday through Saturday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. The pool will remain open for the Labor Day holiday weekend, September 2 – 4, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Parents or guardians (adults) must always accompany children 13 and under while at the pool.
For more information, please contact Recreation and Special Events at: (804) 324-4015 or recreation@petersburg-va.org.
