The Oswaldo A.B. Cantu/Pan American Recreation Center offers a variety of year-round recreation and leisure programs for youth, teens, adults and seniors. Such activities include youth and adult sports, Youth Boxing, Totally Cool Totally Art teen program, After School programs, Day Camps, Spring Break and Summer Camps, and Community Special Events like the Hillside Summer Concert Series, Annual Halloween Carnival, Community Thanksgiving Dinner, and Cookies with Santa. The Oswaldo A.B. Cantu/Pan Am Recreation Center also offers a variety of contract classes such as our Adult Capoeira Class, Ballet Folklorico, Tae-Kwon-Do, and more.
Per the COVID-19 Mayoral declaration, the Center is closed to the public effective Monday, March 16th . Please check the Closure page for update.
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Amenities include a multipurpose sports field, outdoor tennis and basketball courts, newly renovated playscape area, wading pool and hillside stage.
Current Open-Play Hours for Gym
Monday: 9 am - 8:45pm
Tuesday: 9 am - 6 pm
Wednesday 9:00am – 4:30pm
Thursday: 9 am - 6 pm
Friday 9:00am – 5:45pm
Saturday: 9:00am – 3:45am
Staff
- Site Supervisor: Janet Moore
- Program Specialist: Ryan Reid
- Program Specialist: Mia Williams
- Program Specialist: Johnny Saldana
- Building & Grounds Assistant: Frank Berron
Historical Information
In June 1942, the first and only Latin-American Center was opened at 3rd and Comal Streets. The center was run under the auspices of the Federated Latin-American Club and directed by the Austin Recreation Department. A contest was later held to name the facility, and the winning name chosen by the executive committee was the "Pan American Recreation Center". On September 7, 1956, a new Pan American Recreation Center was formally dedicated at 2100 East 3rd Street, just west of the old location and where it currently exists today. The building adjoins Zavala School and was built at a cost of $155,261. The Hillside Theater was later built and completed in June 1958.
