Leisure
Albury has lots to see and do, from public libraries, galleries and theatres, to sports grounds, parks and swimming pools.
Parks and public spaces
Albury's parks, gardens and public open spaces offer a wonderful range of opportunities to make the most of your leisure time.
Albury Riverside Precinct
The Albury Riverside Precinct is a public open space that provides spectacular riverside experiences for locals and visitors.
Botanic Gardens
Albury Botanic Gardens is a great place to relax, enjoy a picnic, go for a casual stroll or sit and appreciate the beauty that surrounds you.
Dog friendly parks
Every dog needs the freedom to exercise and socialise. That’s why we provide five designated areas where your dog can run and play safely.
Play spaces
We have over 90 play spaces in our open spaces areas, providing a diverse range of play experiences for children of all ages.
Parks and reserves
We care for more than 480 hectares of parks and reserves, popular for walking, bike riding, barbecues, picnics and swimming.
Skate and BMX
Over the last 20 years there has been a significant growth in the interest and participation of action sports such as skateboarding and BMX.
Wood fired oven
When you have some fire, some delicious food and a space for the community to share, you end up with a pretty amazing thing.
Wonga Wetlands
Located, downstream from Albury along the floodplain of the Murray River, Wonga Wetlands is one of the city's must-see destinations.
Lake Hume
Located 20km east of Albury's CBD, Lake Hume is one of Australia's most important water storage facilities.
Community gardens
AlburyCity supports and encourages community gardens as a valuable recreational activity. Community gardening contributes to the health and wellbeing of the wider community and provides a range of environmental stewardship, social and educational and community benefits.
Communication Boards
We’re thrilled to announce that communication boards will soon be introduced in Albury. These innovative boards are designed to enhance interaction and understanding, especially in places where verbal communication might be challenging.
Sport and recreation
We manage a range of sporting and leisure facilities including sports complexes, swimming pools, skate parks, bike paths, boat and canoe ramps.
Swimming pools
We have two outdoor swim centres with 50-metre pools, lifeguards on duty, kiosk, picnic and BBQ facilities. Our swim centres are perfect for cooling off with family and friends on a hot day.
Sporting grounds
Albury has 35 outdoor playing surfaces that are used for athletics, AFL, baseball, cricket, croquet, hockey, netball, tennis, touch football, rugby league, rugby union, soccer and softball.
Alexandra Park Precinct
The Alexandra Park Sports Precinct caters for over 100,000 sports participants each year, catering for over 15 different sports.
Lauren Jackson Sports Centre
If you're seriously into sport, you seriously need to visit the Lauren Jackson Sports Centre, where you`ll find a fantastic range of programs and competitions.
Lavington Sports Ground
The Lavington Sports Ground (LSG) is one of regional Australia’s premier sporting precincts
Walking and cycling trails
Albury has more than 50 kilometres of interlinked on and off-road trails, offering walkers and cyclists of all ages, safe and enjoyable access to our natural environment and places of interest.
Boat ramps
There are five boat ramps in the Albury region, with access to either the Murray River or Lake Hume. All ramps offer easy access to the water as well as nearby services.
Arts and culture
Albury is home to a vibrant arts community reflecting the beauty of the region and sense of place across a diverse range of art forms and practices.
Public art
Events
Arts and cultural development
Learn about arts and cultural development in the area and our commitment to growing, supporting, and promoting arts and culture in Albury.
What's on
There’s always something new and exciting to see and do, from workshops, major festivals and entertainment to special and community events. This is the best place to keep up to date.
Opportunities for Artists
AlburyCity supports artists and the creative industry with opportunities in different forms of art in the public space. Please continue to check this page. AlburyCity will post new opportunities here as they become available.
Laneway Lightbox Open-Air Gallery - Current Exhibition
An ongoing program with permanent lightboxes and outdoor art exhibitions along AMP Lane Albury every four to six months.
Museum and libraries
You’ll find all kinds of stories at our LibraryMuseum and Lavington Library. Stories that will help you switch on and learn, and others that let you switch off and escape.
Locations
See what’s waiting at the LibraryMuseum and Lavington Library where you can browse and borrow from the collection, access free wifi and use our public computers and printers.
Exhibitions
Learn about our diverse year-round exhibition schedule as well as the Collection Galleries exhibition Bungambrawatha: Stories of Albury.
Collections
Explore our library and museum collections, learn about local history and family history, explore our elibrary
Programs
Join a tech talk or a book club or keep the kids entertained with our popular toddler time, storytime, after school and school holiday programs.
Services
Join the library to start borrowing and find out about our great range of services and facilities.
Get involved
Become a free member and visit both libraries any time you like, or become a Friend, Volunteer or Donor – and help us to keep bringing great stories to the Albury community.
Education and outreach
Our Learning and Outreach team can help you plan a visit with your school - or tailor a program that brings the best of our facilities to you.
Albury Libraries Mobile Loans Application
Now you can simply scan items using your mobile phone to borrow them anywhere in the library.
Ask an Expert
Not sure where to start your research? Have a question that you can’t find the answer to? Ask one of our friendly Library or Museum staff! We love to help!