Bounce Hopper
Large indoor inflatables across from Pittsford Plaza for ages 1–12, with a separate soft area for toddlers.
29 picks · Updated October 27, 2026
Where can kids play indoors in Rochester? Start with Bounce Hopper, Ontario Play & Cafe or Kids Empire Irondequoit. When it’s sleeting in April or single digits in January, these are the places Rochester families go to burn off energy. They’re sorted by age so you can skip straight to what fits your crew.
Written by the ROC Kids Activities team. Listings checked weekly.
Large indoor inflatables across from Pittsford Plaza for ages 1–12, with a separate soft area for toddlers.
Screen-free indoor play for kids 10 and under, with a water table, foam blocks and a climber, plus an on-site café.
A large chain indoor playground that opened in the old Culver Ridge movie theater, with tall climbing structures, slides and toddler areas. Open every day, including holidays.
A neighborhood coffee shop on Penfield Road with indoor and outdoor play corners for young kids. Closed Sundays.
A newer premium indoor playground with separate sections for different ages, ball pits and tunnel climbers. Designed for kids 10 and under, with bookable hourly sessions.
A family cafe on Buffalo Road in Gates with a dedicated children's play and reading corner alongside a casual food menu.
An indoor play space in Henrietta for babies through early tweens, sold as day passes or memberships. Useful as a rainy-day burn-off for mixed-age siblings.
A gymnastics school with open gym sessions where kids can tumble, bounce and swing outside of class. Toddler classes are available for the youngest.
A play center aimed squarely at preschoolers, with pretend-play setups and climbing sized for small kids. A calmer pick than the big trampoline parks.
A play cafe in the Webster Towne Center plaza where kids up to age 7 play while parents order coffee. It opened in September 2025 and runs timed play sessions.
A cafe with an attached children's play space in Hilton, aimed at families with young kids.
A small indoor play center in Macedon for kids roughly 1-10, offering open play, drop-off sessions, crafts and events.
An inflatable and soft-play center for kids 12 and under, with a foam pit, rock wall and a sensory bean box. Open play is booked in two-hour reserved sessions.
A LEGO-focused shop opened in 2024 with a minifigure build bar and a back room families can rent for building parties.
Trampolines, a Gel Blaster arena and a separate KidZone for younger kids, attached to Eastview Mall.
Rochester's board game lounge, where one cover charge buys unlimited time with a big library of games. Good for families with school-age kids and teen hangouts.
A large climbing gym with tall roped walls and a big bouldering area, plus youth climbing clubs and teams. Teens often come here with friends.
A climbing gym off University Avenue offering roped routes and bouldering for all levels, with youth programs and group events. A solid weekend option for active tweens and teens.
A parkour and movement gym on University Avenue offering kids' and teen parkour/ninja sessions.
An indoor sports complex with rentable batting cages, turf fields, basketball courts and a table tennis club.
A ninja-warrior obstacle gym with courses for adults and a dedicated kids' area used for classes and parties.
A big indoor sports complex in Gates with turf and courts that hosts youth leagues and sports-themed birthday parties.
A big Henrietta trampoline park with dodgeball courts, an airbag drop zone and a battle beam, popular with tweens and teens. It also runs a little-kid area and sensory-friendly jump times.
A ninja-warrior training gym with obstacle classes for kids as young as 4 and teen programs. Mainly class-based, so check for open-gym or party times.
A 45,000-square-foot park that goes well beyond trampolines, with a zip line, ninja course, parkour zone and arcade. Separate toddler courts keep little ones apart from older jumpers.
A Webster gymnastics school that runs weekly drop-in open gymnastics and open ninja sessions during the school year.
A large sporting-goods store at Eastview Mall with an in-store climbing wall and batting cages that families can use.
An outdoor water park in Canandaigua with slides, a wave pool and kids' splash zones, open during the summer season.
A hotel indoor water park off the Thruway in Batavia, with slides and pools that work year-round. Call ahead about non-guest day passes.
Kids Empire Irondequoit, Tree Town Cafe, Roc Kid City, Bounce Hopper
Dice Versa, Central Rock Gym Rochester, RocVentures Climbing Gym, Dynamic Movement Gym (formerly Rochester Parkour)
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