Central YMCA
501 West Eleventh St., Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 254-9622
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Child Care
Check out our childcare options including Preschool, Before and After School Care, School is Out care and more!
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Event & Family Calendar
There’s always something happening at the Central Y. Our calendar is a great way for you to stay up to date. Be sure to check back frequently for updates!
View NowYou’re Invited!
Help us celebrate the opening of our brand new Central YMCA Performance Training Studio!
Wednesday, October 24
Schedule of Activities:
5:30 – 7 pm: Hors D’ Oeuvres and Beverages
5:45 pm: Ribbon Cutting
6 – 6:45 pm: Class Demos
Interested? Click here for event details on Facebook.
Room Rentals
Looking for meeting space or a place to host a party? We have just the place for you! Click here to learn more about renting a room at the Central YMCA.
- Fitness Center: State-of-the-Art Cardio Equipment, Strength Circuit, Free Weights, Olympic Lifting Center
- Functional Training Center: Monkey Bars, Plyo Box, Heavy Bag and more
- Indoor pool
- Two Basketball Gymnasiums
- Walking Track
- Two squash Courts
- Five Racquetball Courts
- Two Men’s and Two Women’s Locker Rooms
- Family Locker Room
- Gender-Specific Steam and Sauna for All Members Age 21 and over
- Over 70 Group Exercise Classes Weekly- HIIT, Yoga, Pilates, Barre, Spinning, Zumba, BodyPump, BodyCombat and more
- Small Group Training- Bootcamp, TRX, Boxing, Multi-Functional Training and Aerial Yoga
- Free Fitness Consultations, Access to Dietitians and Personal Training
- Free Parking
- Free Babysitting While You Workout
- Outdoor Pool at Hanby Outdoor Center
HOURS
Monday – Thursday: 5 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Friday: 5 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday: 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
CENTRAL YMCA POOL HOURS
Monday – Thursday: 5 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday: 5 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday: 7:30 a.m. – 5:50 p.m.
Sunday: 8 a.m. – 4:50 p.m.
FAMILY FITNESS
Bring your child age 8-13 to the Fitness Center. Your child must remain with you at all times.
BABYSITTING
Monday-Thursday: 5:15 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
PARKING
- Free 2-hour parking is available in the Central YMCA lot to all members while using the YMCA facility. Parking is first come, first serve. Your membership card will open the gate to the Y lot as you enter from Washington Street.
- Ample metered parking is available on the streets around the YMCA
- After 5 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends, members may park in DelleDonne Lot #1 at the corner of 11th and Jefferson (diagonally across from the Central Y’s playground).
HOLIDAYS AND IMPORTANT DATES
November 22 (Thanksgiving)
CLOSED
December 24 (Christmas Eve)
8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
December 25 (Christmas Day)
CLOSED
December 31 (New Year’s Eve)
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
January 1, 2019 (New Year’s Day)
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Program Session Dates:
Fall 1: September 4 – October 28
Full Member Registration: August 13
Program Member Registration: August 20
Click here for information about program registration.
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Contact UsOur Mission
The YMCA is an association of people of all ages, ethnic groups and religious affiliations that strives to cultivate the human potential, self-esteem, and dignity of all people. Our organization exists to develop and practice the Christian principles of love, caring, inclusiveness, justice and peace…and to enrich the emotional, physical and social life of all individuals, families and our community.