Cubberley Community Center

I’ve been coming to Cubberley for over 6 months for improv classes. We’ve been in A3, A7, H1 and some other H units.
They’re not responsible for the content of any onsite events, but the facilities are a-​okay. It’s an old high school that was abandoned and turned into a community center. It’s exactly as you’d imagine.
Why 3 stars?
— nonintuitive layout of buildings and rooms: I had a woman and her young daughter pull up to me and ask where such-​and-​such dance class was. I had no idea. The address was just Cubberley’s address. I saw it weeks later hidden behind the campus.
— parking is scarce in prime times
— vending machines are straight-​up empty. Let’s not get into details, because I am embarrassed that I care about vending machines, but yeah, they’re barren.
It’s good and seemingly safe as a community center, and Rojoz Wraps is next door (OMG BEST PLACE EVER). So I can’t complain too much!

I had no idea this place existed in the area considering i lived not too far away when i first moved out here. It’s an old auditorium and the restrooms are a bit of a hike away. Saw Mark Bittman lecture on his current book tour. Not very crowded so we had a row to ourselves. Pretty cheap prices and decent speakers come through for the Commonwealth club.

This review is for Saturday Cubberley social dance. For $ 3, dance from 9p-​12am is great. Friendly people. Good for beginners. The floor is dirty. Would be great if the organizers can sweep the basketball court ahead of time. DJ on Saturday does not have a good sense of music. Poor choices. For example, Salsa music doesn’t have salsa rhythm. Suggested to the organizers, did not improve.
Friday night music (different DJ) is much better. $ 9 from 9pm. Will only go on Friday from now on.

What a nice and ez going place to learn to dance.
Good instructors who explain well and care about you learning.
It’s a casual environment, low stress and they have snacks.
It’s huge wood dance floor– the biggest around!

Sometimes train (speed run) at a dirt track. Good to train at dirt.

former high school turned community center.
tons of classes here and also home to some of the city of palo alto offices

I came here recently to attend a speech/​presentation.
The room itself wasn’t horrible… just a bit small. My gripe with them was how NOTHING WAS LABELED. My friend and I were already running a few minutes late so we were rushing around trying to find parking. Don’t let the view from the street fool you – this place is huge! We could NOT find the darn auditorium. We stopped a few friendly faces, and they weren’t sure either.
So 2 stars for you Cubberley Community Center for making me walk like 3 blocks in high heels (in the cold!). Boo!

The former Cubberley High School from which I graduated is now the Cubberley Community Center.
A lot of various activities take place at the Cubberley Community Center such as classes, theater, dancing, sports, library, church, in door basketball gym, baseball diamonds, soccer fields, tennis courts, track, wild life rescue, and I’m sure others I can’t think of at the moment.
I took my dog here this evening for a half hour power walk around the huge field area. We walked completely around the field twice. I really enjoyed the time as I reminisced about high school days and the great times I had during PE during those days on those playing fields.
There were a lot of people walking the track and several soccer practices going on. both children & adult teams practicing.
I was really surprised to see that the Cubberley track is still the old fashioned dirt track. The inside field area in the track area is artificially turf. Don’t get me wrong… it is well taken care of. I’m just surprised that it hasn’t been upgraded to the new type of track that is spongy and helps lessen the impact of running on a harder surface.
I was surprised to see that back by the track there is this old rickety van, looks like a hoarders van cuz it piled full of crap. I guess the City of Palo Alto doesn’t know about this or perhaps doesn’t care that this train wreck of a vehicle is park by the track next to the port-​a-​potty. That things needs to be hauled out of there.
Plenty of parking at the Cubberley Community Center in front of the center as well as in the back parking lot by the fields.
Several drinking fountains in the field area.
Batting cage behind the tennis courts.
Pets on leash allowed.
No doggie poop bags.

Great little place for a small and cozy setting for plays. Any seat in the auditorium gives a great view of the stage, cant go wrong. Lots of parking!

Awesome venue for a play or musical. I attended an Indian play recently and was amazed at this comfyness of the theater.
Plenty of parking, but didn’t see a lot of signage near the lot or street for the theater.
Cozy seating. Super added bonus for Indian plays — fresh samosas and chai during intermission. Can’t beat it!
Also, helpful was the projector subtitles for the english speaking.

i come here on the second monday of every month for the Friends of the PA Library book sale, which is a great place for bibliophiles to pick up books on the cheap.
i always park in the piazza’s lot – much more shade and less cluster-​f.

This is a great place. It is probably way under-​utilized most of the time. But at times there are many hundreds of people there using various rooms or outdoor spaces. There are classes in language, dance, martial arts, various sports. If you live close by and — as tends to be the case in the area — have such a small plot of land that you can’t throw a ball or frisbee, just head over to Cubberley!

I guess the Palo Alto government must be doing pretty well… because the acreage of well-​watered grass here in the land of pricey real estate is just staggering.
I ran through here the other day and literally counted 7 baseball diamonds. That’s right, 7. And that doesn’t even get into the huge soccer/​football field areas in between the baseball diamonds, the quarter mile dirt track with another soccer field in the middle, or the many tennis courts along the way.
I’m all for sports and outdoor activity, but I just hope this all gets used. My run was on a Saturday afternoon — probably 1 or 2pm — and I saw exactly one little league game and one soccer game underway.
So as a Palo Alto taxpayer I’m not quite sure what to make of this whole thing… but if I am ever in need of a spare baseball diamond, I now know where to go.

This is a vast community center in Palo Alto. There is ballroom dancing on Friday and Saturday nights in the Pavilion/​gym, talks and musical performances in the Theater and wedding receptions and parties in the Auditorium let alone the library, dance studios, art studios, Foothill classes, Sunday church and an indoor basketball gym. Outside there are tennis courts, a track, baseball, softball, rugby and soccer fields.
Some of the groups at the Cubberley Community Center:
Ballroom Dancing
Friends of the Palo Alto Library
Performing Arts
Wildlife Rescue
Foothill College
Jewish Community Center
Church