Arab celebrates opening of new CORE rec center

The highly anticipated opening of The City of Arab’s new recreation center happened Monday, November 9, 2026, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the 38,000-square-foot facility.

The new Center of Recreational Excellence (CORE), located at 100 Core Blvd, includes a vast array of amenities and city officials say the center fills multiple needs for the community.

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What’s inside the CORE

The Center of Recreational Excellence (CORE) is a 38,000-square-foot athletic facility that includes:

• A 26,800-square-foot sports floor divided into four competition areas
• Spectator bleachers and court-divider curtains
• Concession stand
• Meeting space
• Locker rooms
• A multipurpose room
• Offices for the Arab Parks and Recreation staff

The new facility can host multiple events, including athletic tournaments across several sports.

“Just having a bigger facility and bringing in more events. We’ll have Pickleball tournaments, all the major sports we can host, and hopefully look at drawing in different kinds of events, like shows, arts and crafts — who knows what we can have in here.”

_{Brian Camp, Arab Parks and Recreation Director}

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