Sunnyvale Community Center

The Sunnyvale Community Center is a breath of fresh air! They installed beautiful fountains and a miniature lake-​type body of water which makes the area aesthetically pleasing.
I came here as a surprise from one of my friends to watch a play that they were holding -«Harvey». I think its pretty awesome that they have them so frequently. I’m not in tune with my own town’s community center, or if we even have one. But the fact that there is a mini theatre at this one that holds productions is really great!
There is plenty of parking, which makes coming here a breeze! And the play itself, although I was only able to watch half of it due to time constraints, was comedic! I hope to return here and finish a play.

Five Stars for merely existing. Random Apricot stand? Senior Center? Blue fountain water? What’s not to love?

I have put my daughter in a few dance and gym classes in SCC and she liked it there. The teacher there were nice and nuturing. The center offers discount for Sunnyvale residents.

Rick was patient and great to work with in reserving a place for my wedding reception. It’s a great place with very reasonable fees and several options. Would hold an event here again.

Excellent center, excellent Staff, and the programs are always quite engaging! Great place for rentals!

Hot today. Took a walk around the lake. I couldn’t believe how many duck babies there were. Again, after my unfortunate visit to Central Park in Santa Clara, I can’t help but notice how clean and safe Sunnyvale parks are in comparison. I’ll definitely thank the workers more, as I’m grateful to take my daughter to these wonderful parks.

Aside from the Sunnyvale community center activities offered, the campus has a large man made lake and peaceful surroundings to relax at, in the middle of busy Silicon Valley. In fact there are not many other parks in the area with water and fountains. I made an aerial video flying over the community center in my rc helicopter for a bird’s eye view–

The location to this center is pretty good. Easy to find off El. Camino. The place has a lot to offer. It has a neat 0.3 walking blue fountain ((The water is blue it totally reminds me of what a toilet bowl would look like on a larger scale)) Inside of that blue fountain are really pretty Koi fish and red eat slider turtles you just really have to look around in there for them. Always a lot of geese poo and duck poop. I never really hardly see the baby ducks over there anymore I wonder what happened to them all? ((Cat??))
They have preforming arts over there, I have never seen a show or anything there but I know the schools go over there and see things preformed which makes for a good field trip.
Lots of different classes offered for adults, children, and seniors. during the different times of the year.
The other thing is that the senior center is in the same location but almost has its own parking lot.
I don’t know if it says or not if it is a dog park friendly but a lot of people take their dogs and there are a lot of children that are afraid of dogs, and some of the dogs don’t seem none to friendly which is a big turn off… :(

I think its misleading that they advertise an «arboretum complex.» When I think of arboretum, i think of extensive gardens and shrubbery that this park lacks. We had a meetup by the blue fountains. No the fountains are not blue, the water is blue. Really blue. Like theme park disneyland, lots of dye blue. It was a little disconcerting. Add in the fake swan bobbing in the center, and it was a little surreal. The fountains themselves are a beautiful, but the artificiality of the water and forced wildlife was a little sad. Did see some duckies around, but mmm…

My husband and I love spending an hour here just walking around and taking in the beauty. It’s quiet and peaceful and so hard to believe sometimes that there is a city with a lot of traffic and noise just a few minutes away. The fountains are beautiful and the small lake has fish. There are always flocks of birds here and depending upon the time of year, there can be some really amazing and beautiful ones to watch. I must say we have not yet used the recreation complex so when we finally do, I will update my review.

Wow, this community center is beautiful.
I went here today to buy Blenheim apricots at a lil apricot stand located in the back of the center and discovered this great complex.
The grounds and buildings are beautiful and well maintained. I am not a Sunnyvale resident but I’m very pleased that Sunnyvale has such a wonderful community center for the city’s residents and others to enjoy.

Excited to sign up for piano lessons. Not excited that although they have a website, they have no capability to assign you the registration ID required to register for a class. It all has to be done in person or by snail mail or fax.
Attended the first piano lesson to find that the kids ahead of the adults were allowed to linger long into adult time and the instructor didn’t give us extra time at the end. It is only a self-​paced walk through the book. I can do that on my own without paying $ 89 for an iffy group class without proper equipment. The chairs are way too low to have proper posture and playing capability.
Everything seems to be geared toward kids or retired adults. Even to get a refund on my less-​than-​stellar experience it has to be done in person at their office. I work during the hours they are open. They seriously need to step into the 21^st century and stop the snail mail and in-​person systems. When I get the refund, it will be in check form, which I will need to physically take to a bank to deposit or cash. Another thing i never do since 99% of my transactions have been done online for at least 10 years. Sigh, at least now I know and will not even peruse their class catalogs anymore.

Good recreation center for volleyball. My daughter’s club team practices here. Facilities are the newest but they are clean and have enough space to allow 3 teams to practice at the same time. Quick rip for all is the In-​N-​Out burger just around the corner at E. Remington and El Camino.

I think the park area is really pretty with the fountain, swans, and ducks in the lake. The grassy fields are nice and green. They look like they are always freshly cut. You can just sit around the lake area and admire the scenery. Many people run/​jog/​walk on the cemented path surrounding the lake. The only thing about the place that bothers me is the duck poop that’s on the grass and pavement. Sometimes, towards later in the afternoon they clean and sweep up the duck stuff. However, it’s still in the grass. There are many recreational facilities at the community center… theatre, dance, sports, pottery and other art, etc. They also have halls that you can rent out for weddings and birthdays. I went to a wedding here a long time ago and I saw that the hall was pretty spacious and accomodating for a large party of 300 people. Overall, I always enjoy venturing to the Sunnyvale Community Center for some exercise or just to sit around.

The Sunnyvale Community Center is a recreation complex that has a performing and creative arts center, indoor sports gym and a small park that centers around a small lake.
The lake is 0.3 miles in circumference and is a popular running and walking spot. I myself come here quite often to walk my dog or run a few laps. In the middle of the lake there is a water fountain that shoots 20 ft. high. The downside of the park is the many duck poop that lies around the floor. It’s all over the edges of the lake and part of the grass areas. They also have a few benches around where you can sit and relax.
I never been inside the performing or creative arts center but seen many people dancing and doing ceramics. For the sports gym, basketball and badminton seems to be popular.
Wedding receptions are very common here on the weekends. I myself attended one a year ago in one of the facilities. It’s just an empty hall that can be decorated on your own. It can accommodate up to 300 guest and the price looks very reasonable. Take a look here for more info:
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My review is mostly base on the park. I would have give it 5 stars if it wasn’t for the duck poop!