War Memorial Hall
War Memorial Hall
370 Drillfield Dr.
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Open Recreation
Open Rec is available during normal hours, unless reserved.
Spring 2025
War Memorial Pool will be closed every Saturday & Sunday.
- Normal Spring Hours
- Early Closures & Adjusted Hours
- Open Recreation (Badminton)
- Open Recreation (Table Tennis)
War Memorial
Monday: 5 AM - 11 PM
Tuesday: 5 AM - 11 PM
Wednesday: 5 AM - 11 PM
Thursday: 5 AM - 11 PM
Friday: 5 AM - 11 PM
Saturday: 12 PM (Noon) - 10 PM
Sunday: 12 PM (Noon) - 10 PM
War Memorial Pool
Monday: 7 AM - 3:30 PM // Reopens at 5 PM until 7 PM
Tuesday: 7 AM - 3:30 PM // Reopens at 5 PM until 7 PM
Wednesday: 7 AM - 3:30 PM // Reopens at 5 PM until 7 PM
Thursday: 7 AM - 3:30 PM // Reopens at 5 PM until 7 PM
Friday: 7 AM - 3:30 PM // Reopens at 5 PM until 7 PM
Saturday - Sunday: CLOSED
New Year's
January 1 - January 12
- BUILDING: CLOSED
- POOL: CLOSED
January 13 - January 17
- BUILDING: 6 AM - 6 PM
- POOL: 7 AM - 9 AM, 11 AM - 1 PM
MLK Day
January 20
- BUILDING: 8 AM - 11 PM
- POOL: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM, 5 PM - 7 PM
Spring Break: CLOSED
Normal hours will resume on Sunday, March 16
Metallica Concert
May 7
- BUILDING: 5 AM - 5 PM
- POOL: 7 AM - 2 PM
Reading Day
May 8
- BUILDING: 8 AM - 11 PM
- POOL: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM, 5 PM - 7 PM
Finals Week
May 9
- BUILDING: 8 AM - 11 PM
- POOL: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM, 5 PM - 7 PM
May 10 - May 11
- BUILDING: 8 AM - 11 PM
- POOL: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM, 5 PM - 7 PM
May 12 - May 14
- BUILDING: 8 AM - 11 PM
- POOL: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM, 5 PM - 7 PM
May 15
- BUILDING: 8 AM - 11 PM
- POOL: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM, 5 PM - 7 PM
Post-Finals Weeks
May 16 - May 18
- BUILDING: CLOSED
- POOL: CLOSED
May 19 - May 23
- BUILDING: 6 AM - 6 PM
- POOL: 7 AM - 9 AM, 11 AM - 1 PM, 3 PM - 5:30 PM
May 24 - May 26
- BUILDING: CLOSED
- POOL: CLOSED
Please Note: Summer Hours will begin May 27th, 2025.
Location: War Memorial Hall Only
Monday: Unavailable
Tuesday: 2 PM – 4 PM | Gym 268 on Court 1
Wednesday: Unavailable
Thursday: 2 PM - 4PM | Gym 268 on Court 1
Friday: 7 PM – 10 PM | Gym 268 on Court 1
Saturday - Sunday: Unavailable
Location: War Memorial Hall - Room 375
Monday: 12 PM - 8 PM
Tuesday: 12 PM - 8 PM
Wednesday: 12 PM - 3:30 PM
Thursday: 12 PM - 8 PM
Friday: 12 PM - 3:30 PM
Saturday - Sunday: 12 PM - 2 PM
Recreation Area Highlights
- Weight room with machines and free weight
- Functional Fitness weight room
- Cardio Area
- 4 basketball/volleyball courts with the availability for 8 badminton/pickleball courts
- 2 Table Tennis facilies
- Yoga Studio
- Pilates Studio
- Spin Studio
- F45 Studio
- Boxing Studio
- An individual workout studio with Xponential Fitness Bays & Peloton Bikes
- 2 Open Recreation Dance Studios
- 5 Racquetball Courts
- 1 Squash Court
- 25-yard pool and diving well
- A wet classroom for aquatic and safety instruction
- Locker and shower facilities
War Memorial Pool
The War Memorial Pool is an eight-lane 25-yard pool with a maximum depth of six feet. Thirty-six laps equals one mile. The pool also features a 14-foot-deep diving well available for open recreation. Both facilities are available for reservation and private events.
Membership & Access
If you’re a student who has paid the recreation fee, you can easily access the War Memorial Hal. Simply present your Hokie Passport at the service desk.
Faculty and staff can take advantage of our fitness facilities by purchasing a membership.
War Memorial Hall
To read more about the project’s details and partnering departments who will share the space, check out VT News’ story on the capital renovation.