Parc Jarry Swimming Pool

At Parc Jarry, the pool doesn’t play backup to the park—it’s a main attraction in its own right. Tucked just off Rue Gary-Carter near Stade IGA, this Olympic-sized outdoor basin has been a summer staple for decades. Mornings are reserved for lap swimmers; afternoons belong to everyone else. It’s free to enter, staffed with lifeguards, and flanked by bleachers where friends linger and families regroup. A separate wading pool handles the toddler chaos, while diving boards keep older kids entertained between cannonballs. Changing rooms, showers, and a no-frills layout make it easy to show up and jump in. During hot spells, crowds build fast, but the space can take it. This isn’t a boutique splash pad—it’s a proper public pool, built for volume, open seven days a week, and unapologetically municipal (take that positively or negatively, up to you!).