Christmas Island has a Recreation Centre which is located on Vagabond Rd (off Phosphate Hill Rd) – 9164 7939. The centre is open Mon - Thur 9am – 8pm; Fri 9am – 6pm; Sat 9am – 4pm and Sun 10am – 4pm. There is a multi- purpose sports hall which is used for indoor volleyball, netball, basketball, soccer and badminton competitions throughout the year. You can hire the
hall or section of the hall to play badminton (racquets & shuttlecocks are available for hire) or soccer or another game.

The centre is also home to a 25m pool plus a children‟s pool. The pool is open Mon – Fri 9am – 6pm; Sat 9am – 4pm, Sun 10am – 4pm. Swimming lessons are run throughout the year and there is a swim club for children and one for adults. Deep Water Fitness classes are also held at the pool on Saturdays from 9am – 10am.

The Recreation Centre has a fully equipped gym where you can do a workout or join the once a week circuit class (Wed 5.15pm – 6.15pm) run by a certified Gym Instructor. Members can also organize to have a fitness appraisal and personal program created by the centre‟s Health and Fitness Coordinator after their first month of membership. Ask the centre to book you in for an appraisal. Yoga classes are available twice weekly: Mon 5pm– 6pm and Wed 9.00am – 10.00am.

You can join the Recreation Centre as a member or pay as you go to use the facilities. As a guide a Centre Membership for a month is $50 (plus a one off joining fee of $20). This will entitle you to free use of the pool, gym, sports hall; free entry to circuit classes, deep water fitness classes, yoga classes and group fitness classes; reduced crèche rates and a gym appraisal and personalized program. You can also just join as an aquatic member (where pool use is free) or as a gym member (where gym use is free). As a guide fitness classes are $10 per session for non- members.

The Christmas Island Cricket and Sporting Club (CICSC) is a not for profit volunteer organization located at the end of Vagabond Rd near the Recreation Centre. The CICSC organizes many sporting events through the year, such as softball, touch footy, cricket, football, soccer and frisbee. Many of these are run on Saturday afternoons. Children‟s sport such as Kanga Cricket, Auskick, T-Ball and Soccer is organized when there are enough volunteers to run it. You must be
a member of CICSC to play any of these sports, to ensure the club is covered by insurance. You can ring 9164 8912 on Saturday afternoons to find out about membership costs. The CICSC also organizes games against the visiting Navy teams when the crews are in, which are usually well attended. Even if you don‟t play sport, Saturday is usually a good social afternoon for families at the club. The bar is open and there is a children‟s playground. The club also organizes social events throughout the year such as quiz nights and wine and cheese nights. Most events and sports are publicized on the Roundabout noticeboard.

The diving on the island is fantastic! You can organize your own shore or boat dives or just stick to snorkeling. You can also book a boat dive through one of the two dive businesses on island. It is advisable that you take a buddy who knows the local area and conditions on at least your first few dives or snorkels. For more diving information and bookings contact the Visitors Centre on 9164 8382 and read The Essential Christmas Island Travel Guide. Tanks and most gear can be hired from the dive shop, but bringing your own is well worth it. Masks, snorkels and fins are worth bringing for snorkeling – even if you have never been before, this is the ideal place to learn!

Golf is a popular activity on island with men‟s and ladies days held during the week (Mens Fri from 3pm; Ladies Wed from 3pm) and more serious competition days on the weekend. The golf course is located on Golf Course Rd Settlement and is open daily. It has sweeping ocean views and is lined by coconuts, which makes playing some holes very interesting! If you‟re a golfer – bring your clubs! If you need to hire clubs before your gear arrives you can hire them from the Visitors Centre or ask around, people usually have spare sets floating around! New members are welcome.

Hash House Harriers are a very active group on island with a run organized
every Thursday afternoon – a great way to meet the locals and see the island. The HHH run is usually advertised on the local radio station on Thursday morning and on the Roundabout noticeboard.

Fishing is also popular but it is mostly offshore fishing for big fish such as Wah-hoo and Trevally, so light gear is of little use. Fishing gear can be purchased on island at Shorefire (Gaze Rd Settlement). If you enjoy fishing and boating, it is worth bringing your own boat and trailer. Many families go out in their boats each weekend, weather permitting, to fish and snorkel. You can organize a fishing charter through the Visitors Centre. There is a Volunteer Marine Rescue Service on island and they are always looking for new members. You need to register with them before you go out boating to let them know your intended destination, time of return, how many people you have on board and how much fuel you have. Always be safe by telling people where you are going if you are boating or going into the jungle (we have had people lost before).

There are two tennis courts at the school so if you are an avid player, bring racquets. There are sometimes groups who organize regular days for a hit. Ask around and someone will fill you in.
In spite of the hills, bicycles are popular on the island, for general exercise, triathlons, touring, etc. The road surfaces can be a little rough so a mountain bike is a better bet than a racing bike. Try to ensure that as much of the bike as possible is aluminium, as anything metal rusts very quickly on island due to salt spray and moisture. Bikes can be hired from the Visitors Centre, either by the day or by the week. 

Apart from sport, the island also has an Arts and Culture group that organizes regular workshops run by people on the island. In the past they have run mosaics, textile and card making workshops, and organized drumming, singing and other musical groups. The Arts and Culture Centre also has art materials for sale and equipment for hire.

If you are not into sport or art & music, there are still a lot of regular social gatherings at the various restaurants/pubs, and local sights, so bring eskies and deck chairs! There is also an outdoor cinema that runs each Saturday night at 7.30pm and is usually well attended. Movies are usually advertised on the Roundabout Noticeboard. The Christmas Island Cinema Club, like many community organizations, is run by volunteers and they are always looking for new hands. Contact them through the Visitors Centre to learn how to spool film, or if you can spare a Saturday night to collect money from moviegoers.