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Town Centre Park in Coquitlam — 60+ hectares around Lafarge Lake. Percy Perry Stadium (400 m track), 5 lit turf fields, 8 tennis courts, 6 sand volleyball courts, skate bowl, spray park, off-leash dog area, Community Plaza. Home to Canada Day fireworks, the Summer Concert Series, and the Lights at Lafarge winter walk. Free parking. SkyTrain at the door. Full guide by Craig Johnston, Tri-Cities REALTOR®. Free Strategy Call ends with a written one-page plan in 24 hours.
At a glance
Craig's insider intel
My sons play soccer with the Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club, and Town Centre Park is our home field. Weeknight practices, Saturday games, summer skills camps — we are at this park more than any other place in the Tri-Cities, full stop.
School track and field meets happen on Percy Perry Stadium's polyflex track. My kids run heats here every spring. The stadium is also where adult walkers and runners do laps under the lights after work — the 400 m surface is the best public track in the Tri-Cities, and it's free.
In December we walk the Lights at Lafarge with our kids. On Canada Day we’re here for the fireworks. We bring the dog around the lake on weekends. If you live anywhere within walking distance of this park, you’ll know exactly what I mean — it absorbs your weekly rhythm. This page is the field guide I wish someone had handed me when we moved here.
The facilities
Town Centre Park packs more amenities into a single footprint than any other park in Coquitlam. Here’s what’s actually inside the fence line, grouped by what people come here to do.
Soccer / multi-sport
Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club’s home base. Fields run from full-size 11v11 down to small-sided youth pitches. Lit until 11 pm, so weeknight practices and adult leagues finish under floodlights. Two of the existing fields were converted to FieldTurf in the 2006–07 expansion; two more were added at the same time.
Track & field
Full track-and-field setup: 400 m synthetic rubber track, long and triple jump pits, high jump, pole vault, separate areas for discus, hammer, shot put, and javelin. Track and infield turf were both replaced in 2023. Lit at night. Open to the public for walking and running whenever it’s not booked for a meet or training session.
Tennis
Four of the eight courts are operated by the Coquitlam Tennis Club out of a small on-site clubhouse; the rest are public, first-come-first-served. No private reservations on city-operated courts, and no paid coaching. Lit for evening play.
Baseball
Used by Coquitlam Little League, Coquitlam Minor Fastball, and adult slo-pitch leagues through the season. Some diamonds get permit-only use during peak; the rest is drop-in. Field status (open/closed for weather) is posted on the City of Coquitlam Sports Field Status page.
Volleyball
Added during the 2005 expansion. The biggest cluster of beach volleyball in the Tri-Cities. League play runs through summer; daytime drop-in is the norm. Bring your own ball.
Skate / wheels
Concrete skate bowl that's been part of the park for decades, plus a BMX jump area. Roller hockey court too. The basketball half-courts sit right beside — one of the busier corners of the park on summer evenings.
Family
Spray park runs through summer. The playground has accessible features for kids with mobility differences. Outdoor fitness equipment for adults. Table tennis and foosball tables in the plaza area — both free to use, just show up.
Events venue
The outdoor performance stage and gathering area on the west side of the park. Hosts the Summer Concert Series, Canada Day’s main programming, and parts of the BC Day Celebrate BC festival. Concrete amphitheatre seating plus open lawn.
The annual calendar
Coquitlam runs more programmed events through Town Centre Park than any other public space in the city. Here are the ones that draw real crowds, with verified dates pulled from the City of Coquitlam’s event calendar.
Late November → mid-February
The largest free outdoor light display in Coquitlam. Roughly 700,000 lights wrapped around the 1.2 km Lafarge Lake loop. The 2025–26 run is November 28, 2025 through February 16, 2026 (Family Day), on every night from 4–11 pm. Opening night kickoff event Nov 28, 5–8 pm with live music, food trucks, and a fire-and-light finale.
Best time to walk: weeknights around 6–7 pm. Weekend nights between Dec 15 and Christmas Eve are busiest. SkyTrain straight to Lafarge Lake–Douglas is the cleanest way in if you don’t want to park.
July 1
Wednesday, July 1, 2026 · 12 pm to 10:30 pm · free, all-ages. Live music, multicultural performances, food trucks throughout the park, kids’ activities, and the city’s biggest fireworks display, launched from the south end of Lafarge Lake at 10:00 pm sharp.
Pinetree Way between Guildford Avenue and Pinewood Avenue closes to traffic from 9:30–11:00 pm for the fireworks. If you’re driving, park early (lots fill by 7 pm) or use SkyTrain. We watch fireworks from the lawn near the Community Plaza — best sightlines and easiest exit.
August 3
Newer event, returning for year two on BC Day — Monday, August 3, 2026. Free, all-ages. Features BC’s largest Wild Salmon BBQ, a zipline, live entertainment, cultural showcases, and a beer-and-wine garden. Held across the park’s open areas with multiple food and activity zones.
July → September
Three free outdoor concerts at the Community Plaza, 7–9 pm each night. Food trucks set up at 6 pm. 2025’s lineup ran July 18, August 1, and September 5 with tribute acts (Neil Diamond, ABBA) and Canadian Idol Top 10 finalist Karen Lee Batten. 2026 dates land in the same three slots; check the City of Coquitlam calendar closer to summer for the lineup.
Bring a lawn chair or a blanket. The plaza fills up — show up by 6:15 if you want close-in seating.
February
The Lights at Lafarge final weekend lands on the BC Family Day long weekend. The city programs extra Family Day fun — arts, crafts, drop-in sports, hot chocolate stations — from 5–8 pm at Town Centre Park on the Sunday and Monday. It’s the closing party for the light walk.
Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club
The Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club — CMFSC, locally just “Metro” — is one of the largest soccer clubs in British Columbia and plays the majority of its home matches at Town Centre Park. Percy Perry Stadium is the primary home venue for senior and elite-stream teams; the surrounding turf and grass fields host everything from U7 micros up through adult leagues.
CMFSC offers programs for every age and level: team-based youth and adult leagues, technical training programs, summer camps, recreational mini-soccer for the youngest players, and adaptive soccer for athletes with disabilities. The club is a member of BC Soccer and feeds into the BCSPL (British Columbia Soccer Premier League) at the elite end.
Registration is online only through the Power Up Sports portal at cmfsc.powerupsports.com. There is no in-person registration. Spring/Summer programs open registration in February; Fall/Winter programs open in May–June. Popular age groups fill within days, so set a calendar reminder if you have a child entering a new bracket.
How to start
Lights at Lafarge · The winter walk
Lights at Lafarge is the unofficial start of the holidays in Coquitlam. The City programs roughly 700,000 lights around the entire 1.2 km perimeter of Lafarge Lake, plus illuminated installations in trees, on the dock, and around the Community Plaza. The 2025–26 run is November 28, 2025 through February 16, 2026 (BC Family Day), lit every night from 4 pm to 11 pm.
It is free. It is paved. It is fully accessible — strollers and wheelchairs roll the entire loop without issue. The path is flat and runs along the lakeshore, so reflections double the light show. There are warming food trucks parked near the south end most weekends, and the City installs photo-op spots throughout.
Our family’s rhythm: we go after dinner, around 7 pm, on a weeknight in early December. Quieter than weekends. We start at the southwest entrance (closest to the SkyTrain), walk the loop counter-clockwise, and finish at the food trucks. Allow about 45 minutes including stops. Dress warm — the lake makes everything five degrees colder than the parking lot.
Percy Perry Stadium
Percy Perry Stadium opened on the park’s east side in 1991, was upgraded in the 2006–07 expansion, and got its second full rebuild in 2023 with a brand-new polyflex synthetic rubber track surface and replaced infield turf. The result: a venue that hosts BC Athletics meets, the SD43 school-district track and field championships, and Coquitlam Metro-Ford’s elite-stream soccer matches — all without losing public access between events.
The stadium has dedicated areas for long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, discus, hammer, shot put, and javelin. Eight lit lanes around the 400 m loop, scoreboard, covered grandstand seating. Outdoor tracks in Canada are open to the public for walking and running whenever they’re not booked for a meet or team training. The lights stay on into the evening, which is why you’ll see runners on the track at 9 pm in November.
SD43 track meets: the elementary and secondary school district hosts spring track and field meets at Percy Perry. If your kid competes for their school, they will run heats here. Pinetree Secondary is directly across Guildford Way and treats Percy Perry as its de facto track.
Dogs at the park
Town Centre Park is leashed throughout. The exception is the fenced Off-Leash Dog Area on the north side of the park, which has separate sections for small dogs and large dogs. That’s where regulars meet most evenings — it’s the local dog-park community.
City of Coquitlam off-leash rules: maximum three dogs per handler in the off-leash area, dogs must remain under firm voice and visual control at all times, and you must keep a leash on hand even inside the fenced area. Aggressive dogs and dogs in heat must remain leashed at all times. Outside the off-leash zone — the rest of the park, the Lafarge Lake loop, the sports fields, the Lights at Lafarge walk — dogs must be on a leash no longer than 2 m.
The lake loop is one of the better evening dog walks in north Coquitlam — paved, lit, predictable, and you’ll see a dozen friendly familiar faces over a 30-minute lap.
Getting there
All parking at Town Centre Park is free — no fees, no meters, no time limits. Multiple lots line the park: Lot A is closest to the Aquatic Complex and tennis courts, Lot D sits near the soccer fields, and there’s overflow parking along Pinetree Way and Trevor Wingrove Way.
The City installed digital parking counters at each lot — the LED sign at the entrance tells you how many spaces remain and points you to alternate lots if you’re full. On Canada Day and major event days, expect lots to fill by mid-afternoon and Pinetree Way to close in the evening.
The Lafarge Lake–Douglas SkyTrain station — the eastern terminus of the Millennium Line’s Evergreen Extension — sits at the southwest corner of the park. Open since late 2016. Trip time from downtown Vancouver is roughly 55 minutes. Walk-off from the platform deposits you within 60 seconds of the lake loop.
TransLink bus routes 159, 160, and 169 all stop near the park entrances. Cycle racks are at every major entrance, and the BC Parkway / Coquitlam Crunch corridor connects in from Westwood Plateau.
Operations
Park hours
Open daily, dawn until 11 pm. Lit sports areas (fields, track, tennis, basketball, plaza) follow the same schedule.
Washrooms
Public washrooms inside the Community Centre and near Percy Perry Stadium. Portable toilets added during major events.
Accessibility
Fully accessible. The 1.2 km Lafarge Lake loop is paved and flat. Playground has accessible features. Multiple accessible parking stalls in every lot.
Field bookings
Fields and outdoor courts can be booked through the City’s online portal (cityofcoquitlam.perfectmind.com). Field status (closed for weather) posted on the City’s Sports Field Status page.
Tennis
First-come, first-served on city-operated courts. No private reservations or paid coaching. Coquitlam Tennis Club: 604-464-6718.
General info
City of Coquitlam Parks & Recreation: 604-927-4386. Address: 1299 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam.
Town Centre Park · FAQ
1299 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, BC. The park sits between Pinetree Way and Pipeline Road, just north of Coquitlam Centre shopping mall. The Lafarge Lake–Douglas SkyTrain station is on the southwest corner.
Yes. Every parking lot at Town Centre Park is free, with no time limits and no meters. Digital counters at each lot entrance display real-time availability.
The 2025–26 season runs November 28, 2025 through February 16, 2026 (BC Family Day). The display is lit every night from 4 pm to 11 pm. Free admission. The full 1.2 km Lafarge Lake loop is illuminated.
Fireworks launch at 10:00 pm sharp on July 1 from the south end of Lafarge Lake. The main programming runs from 12:00 pm to 10:30 pm. Pinetree Way between Guildford and Pinewood closes to traffic from 9:30 to 11:00 pm.
Yes. Like most municipal outdoor tracks in Canada, Percy Perry is open to the public for walking and running whenever it’s not booked for a sanctioned meet or team training. The track is lit, so evening laps are common. Wear track-appropriate footwear and yield to athletes in lanes.
All CMFSC registration happens online through Power Up Sports at cmfsc.powerupsports.com. There is no in-person registration. Spring/Summer programs open in February; Fall/Winter programs open in May or June. The club website at cmfsc.ca lists every program (House League, Academy, Camps, Adaptive Soccer) and links straight into the Power Up portal.
Yes — on a leash everywhere in the park, with one exception: the fenced Off-Leash Dog Area on the north side has separate sections for small and large dogs. Maximum three dogs per handler in the off-leash zone; dogs must remain under voice and visual control, and you must have a leash on hand. Leashes are required throughout the rest of the park, including the Lafarge Lake loop.
Soccer fields and bookable outdoor courts go through the City of Coquitlam’s online portal at cityofcoquitlam.perfectmind.com. Tennis courts at Town Centre Park are not privately reservable on city-operated courts — show up and play first-come, first-served. Four of the eight courts are operated by the Coquitlam Tennis Club (604-464-6718); club members get priority during club hours.
SD43 school district track meets — for both elementary and secondary schools — are held at Percy Perry Stadium. Pinetree Secondary is directly across Guildford Way and treats Percy Perry as its home track. Spring is the busy season; expect track availability to tighten between April and June for public use during meet days.
Town Centre Park spans roughly 60+ hectares around Lafarge Lake. It officially opened in May 1989 on land that was previously a Lafarge gravel pit; the company donated Lafarge Lake to the City as part of the rehabilitation. Percy Perry Stadium was added in 1991, beach volleyball courts in 2005, and a $10M expansion in 2006–07 added two new FieldTurf fields, the throws areas, and additional parking.
Sources & methodology
Every dated fact on this page — event schedules, fireworks timing, road closures, registration links, facility counts — was verified against primary sources in May 2026. This is a working field guide, not a marketing brochure.
Compiled and verified by Craig Johnston, REALTOR® V99960, Royal LePage Elite West. A long-time Tri-Cities resident whose family lives this park weekly. Corrections welcome — email Craig@theMACNABS.com.
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