You're Invited to the Grand Opening of the Preston Memorial Auditorium!

We are opening the doors for the grand reopening of the newly renovated Preston Memorial Auditorium on Friday, November 14, 2025, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

Address: 1458 Hamilton St, Cambridge ON N3H 3G5

Be among the first to explore exciting upgrades, including:

  • A brand-new NHL-sized ice pad
  • Expanded seating areas
  • Modernized changerooms
  • A versatile multipurpose hall
  • And many more improvements!

 Event Highlights:

  • VIP Reception in the Board Room
  • Kids Zone with inflatables, face painting, games, Top Shot Hockey, crafts & activities and Sports Groups in the Banquet Hall
  • Free public skating with complimentary skate and helmet rentals
  • Sports showcase featuring local teams and clubs
  • Delicious eats from Beavertails and Fo’Cheesy food trucks
  • Cambridge Rivulettes Game 

South Rink Schedule:

  • 5:30pm - 6:30pm - Cambridge Roadrunners Girls Hockey (15U BB Practice)
  • 7pm - 9:30pm - Rivulettes Game

North Rink Schedule:

  • 5pm - 6:30pm - FREE Public Skate (with Free helmet and skate rentals)
  • 6:30pm - 7:30pm - Grand River Hockey (16U Practice)
  • 7:30pm - 9:30pm - Cambridge Minor Hockey (U14 AAA Game vs. Kitchener Jr. Rangers)

Sensory Kits and FREE Hot Chocolate/Popcorn are available in the Multi-purpose Room.

Local sports groups will also be on-site to share what they do and how you can get involved.

It’s a fun-filled event for the whole family - don’t miss it!

Preston Memorial Auditorium is now open for bookings. To book the space reach out to rental@cambridge.ca  or call 519-623-1340 ext. 4018.

For sponsorship and donation opportunities, please visit: www.cambridge.ca/PlayItForward

Are you interested in Volunteering at the Preston Memorial Auditorium Grand Opening? View the Volunteer Page for more information.

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Thank You to our generous sponsors! 

              

  

Preston Memorial Auditorium Renovation and Expansion

Project overview

The project outlines the renovation and twining of the Preston Memorial Auditorium and associated amenities, approximately 77,000 square feet including new and renovated areas. The construction will include improvements to the existing change rooms, ice pad, ice resurfacing room and other amenities and the addition of a new NHL size ice pad, seating, changerooms, washrooms, multipurpose and office space. 

Construction began in the Fall of 2023 and will take approximately 2 years for completion.

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Progress to date

  • Architects Tillman, Ruth, Robinson were contracted to complete the design
  • Significant public consultation was completed
  • In December 2021, Council endorsed Option C - new twin pad arena with extensive renovations to the existing building
  • In July 2022, Council approved the schematic design
  • Site Plan Approval completed
  • Building Permit completed
  • Demolition works completed
  • Construction works are substantially complete, full completion expected by late 2025
  • $1 million in grant funding secured through the province of Ontario's Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund
  • Facility is open and occupied


Upcoming work

  • Final completion
    Photo Gallery: Preston Memorial Auditoruim Construction Gallery will appear here on the public site.
     

Contact information

Shane Taylor

Manager of Recreation, Placemaking Capital Projects
519-623-1340 ext. 4567