Highlights from the International Combat Archery Tournament 2023 at Archers Arena Toronto!

Hey all you archery aficionados from coast to coast! 🏹 If you missed out on the action last weekend, let us fill you in! On August 26, 2023, Archers Arena hosted its International Combat Archery Tournament, and oh boy, did it set the city on fire!

A Smackdown Like No Other🏹

Teams from Boston, Montreal, Ottawa, and, of course, our very own Toronto, took to the battlefield in a show of archery mastery that had us all at the edge of our seats! And the winners? Drum roll, please! 🥁

🥇 1st Place: "Casual Tease" from Ottawa

🥈2nd Place: “Tri-City Originals” from Montreal

🥉 3rd Place: "Untouchabows" from Toronto

Big props to the champs and all the teams who battled it out for glory! 🎯

Kudos to Our Coaches and Game Masters!👏

Could this event have been so smooth without our amazing coaches? We think not! Hats off to our refs Manny, Arian, Aravindan, Kelvin, and let's not forget our hype-man and games master Arshia. These guys were the oil in the machine, keeping everything flowing seamlessly. 🔥 👌🏻

One Big Archery Family ❤

What warmed our hearts the most was the archery community coming together. We had participants from all across Canada and the US, united by the love of hitting bullseyes and dodging arrows. Shoutout to all the teams for showing up and making it a memorable day! 🎉

The Excitement Continues...

Can't get enough? Neither can we! The excitement's only going to ramp up, folks. Stay tuned for the next epic showdown—we promise it's going to be even bigger, bolder, and more arrow-tastic! 🏆

So, Toronto and all you die-hard combat archers, are you ready for the next challenge? Keep those bows at the ready and quivers full; we're just getting started!

Till then, keep practicing those shots and may your arrows always find their mark! 🏹

Lockdown Over!

We are back!
Starting from the 1st of February, we are now at 50% capacity!
Up to 24 people in the Party Room and up to 15 people in one court!

We have all sorts of things to do. We can celebrate your birthday, participate in a team building event, or just have fun. Come see what's happening with us - it will be exciting!

The Party Room

Looking for a place to have your birthday party, team building event or gathering?

Our Karaoke Party Room is perfect! You can relax and bring in food and drinks from outside, and you're welcome to BYOB as long as you have a Special Occasions Permit.

Plus, we have lots of great amenities included and a premium karaoke HD sound system with 200,000 songs!

Archery Tag

Want to shoot at your friends? You can do that. But they will also be able to shoot you back! It is like playing dodgeball with bows and arrows. You get put in for every time you score, but there are rules!

Ricochets don't count, and your bow and arrow also count as your body. You wear helmets so you don't get hurt, and the arrows have foam tips so you can feel the impact without it being dangerous.

Beginner archery training

Want to practice your target aiming before stepping into combat?

Our coaches can guide you through the game in a one-hour long session. There are digital targets to shoot at and you and up to 6 of your friends can play together. You can compete against each other by testing your accuracy or speed (or both!), or play as teams. Maybe even compete against the coach!

Your own stats are generated. If you compare these, then you can see how you are doing on certain things. If one person has been playing for more time than someone else, maybe they know some secrets that will help them?

Nerf Wars

Do you want to shoot in a modern way? You can do that with a Nerf Blaster! The Nerf Surgefire shoots powerful darts from far away. It has quickly spinning barrels that can release multiple darts at once or in rapid-fire succession.

The Nerf Strongarm has high-powered blasters so it is easier to take down enemies in close combat. But you should also use the rangefinder if there are obstacles between you and an enemy target.

Saber wars

Relive your Star War’s fantasy by joining the ranks of the Jedi Council or succumbing to the dark side! Defend Princess Leia from being captured or (if you’re bringing kids) reenact the infamous Youngling’s scene 😈

Bubble Soccer

Bubble Soccer is an amazing game! It can make you feel like an unstoppable force. Get your Bubble Soccer suit on and play with your friends (safely). You will be running, tumbling, and rolling around without realizing time is passing by until it's over too quickly.

The suits are sanitized and cleaned before and after each session!

blacklight dodgeball or blacklight basketball

In our dodgeball, we forget our problems and just have fun. We bring back memories from when we were younger. Sometimes we also play basketball in the dark with glowing balls. This way people can enjoy their favorite sport even when it is raining or dark outside.

Private gym space

At $12 per person per hour - minimum 2 people charge on weekdays, and minimum 4 people charge on Friday, Saturday and Sunday - Archer’s Arena offers private gym space if you want to exercise without having to worry about a monthly subscription or other outside people.

Train with no judgment at our indoor gym that will be private to you and your group during your session and lose all those extra pounds built up during quarantine.

TARGET ARCHERY IN TORONTO

Are you in the Toronto area and LOVE Archery? We have a pretty epic solution for you. Whether you’re a seasoned Archer with their own gear just looking for some target practice, or you just watched The Avengers for the first time and want to pretend you’re Hawkeye, we have an INCREDIBLE indoor range to do just that. There are many Target Archery options for you, depending on your skill set. We’re back open as per Ontario’s new Stage 3 guidelines. Read more below to see the various ways you can fling arrows at Archers Arena.

AIRBNB MEETS ARCHERY RANGE

If it’s a clean and easy Target Archery experience you’re looking for, you’ve gotta try our range. BOOK YOUR TIME, and you just show up and shoot. $26.55 per hour, per person if you have your own gear. We allow bows rated up to 50lbs on our range. If you don’t own a bow you can rent ours for a small fee. It’s only $10.00 per person to rent our bows, and we have options from 22lbs to 50lbs to choose from. You can bring your own target paper, or use ours for an extra $3.00 a pop. Practicing Target Archery on our open and spacious air conditioned range is a way to spend a few hours with friends, makes a great date, or it’s just a nice zen way to let off some steam and hone your craft.

ARCHERY LESSONS

If you don’t feel comfortable flinging arrows on your own yet, or want some expert guidance, you can also book Archery Lessons with one of our INCREDIBLE coaches. This training starts at just $50.00 an hour, and is the perfect way to ensure you shoot with proper technique, and advance your skills at a faster pace. We see great improvement after just one lesson with one of our skilled trainers. You’ll shoot over 150 arrows in the hour, learn instinctive Archery, speed shooting, play target games, and more! You can read more about our top notch lessons at this link, and book your Archery Lessons here.

COMBAT ARCHERY

And last but certainly not least, if you want to up your skills even more, and try your luck with some moving targets, we can’t recommend COMBAT ARCHERY enough. It’s a fast paced, fun filled sport. Think of it like Dodgeball, but with bows and arrows. Also known to the world as ARCHERY TAG, this exciting way to burn calories is a fan favourite amongst our Archers. And don’t worry, it’s safe. We use foam tipped arrows and maximum 22 pound bows. So it’ll be fun and painless battling it out with your friends and fam in our Arena. Don’t have anyone that wants to play with you? Don’t worry, it’s probably just cause they’re scared they’ll lose. You can also book a public session and play amongst strangers. Or better yet try it out at our Friday Night Community night. We might be slightly biased, but it’s the BEST place to be in Toronto on a Friday.

COME PLAY

Toronto and GTA area, we’re ready for you to come prove that you’re the next Robin Hood, Katniss, or Hawkeye. Come show us what you’ve got whether it be on our court, on our range, or in a lessons with one of our pro coaches. Book your next Archery Session today!

Hope to see you soon players!

-Team Archers Arena

P.S. During the lockdowns we were keeping quite busy on TikTok and went from 10K to over 350K followers. Be sure to follow us here to keep up to date with all things Archers Arena, and hopefully get entertained and learn something along the way. You can also check us out on Instagram or Facebook.

We're Coming Back!

Hey everybody! As Ontario gets closer to step 3, we’re getting ready to re-open, and we’re now taking pre-bookings for mid July. We have all your favourite activities to choose from, such as Combat Archery, Nerf Wars, Bubble Soccer, Dodgeball or Saber Wars. We’ve also recently added basketball and a full weight gym! If all that isn’t enough for you, we even have Toronto’s only 100ft indoor Archery Range so you and your apocalypse team can train for the next “hunger games”. Or just practice your aim.

Here at Archers Arena, we’ve taken this time off to reflect on what worked best, and what needed improving. Especially focusing on how to deliver the same fun experience in a post COVID world. Our cleaning procedures were always top notch, but we’ve taken them to a whole new level by thoroughly cleaning and washing our gear with iso-propyl alcohol as well as sterilizing and deodorizing with UVC lights.

We’ve compartmentalized the Arena and all of our bookings now have their own separate entrances. When you come it, you’ll NEVER mix with another group. We’ve even made it easier to book online in case some of your friends bail on you (it’s sad but it happens). Now when you book online, it won’t charge you, and everyone can pay separately or in one lump sum on the day. The only way you would get charged is if nobody shows up. The no show fee is only for 4 people max. Even if you booked for 10 or more. This is to try to ensure the initial organizers of the fun don’t get penalized anymore if a few of their flakey friends are no shows.

One of the other big upgrades we’re in the process of getting ready for you is a brand new, MUCH bigger party room. Equip with a pool table, photo booth, foosball, with lots of extra space to social distance. It’s going to be the PERFECT place to hang out and celebrate with your friends and fam. In between pelting each other with foam arrows of course.

During the lockdowns we were also keeping quite busy on TikTok and went from 10K to over 250K followers. Be sure to follow us here to keep up to date with all things Archers Arena, and hopefully get entertained and learn something along the way. You can also check us out on Instagram or Facebook.

There’s light at the end of the tunnel, and we’re so excited to see you guys again! Book your next birthday party now!

See you soon players!

-Team Arena

Summer Camp at Archers Arena!

School’s out, kids are back in their homes with nothing to do, and parents are getting headaches trying to figure out what to do with them, as they still have to go to work. One of the most obvious things to do, other than employing a sitter, would be to send them to camp! Then comes the harder question of “Which camp should I send my kid to”? That answer should be obvious as well: Archers Arena!

What makes Archers Arena the optimal camp choice to send your child to? For starters, we’ve already held a camp during March break. It was such a success that we had to add an extra day to the schedule since kids loved it so much they kept coming back for more! Not only is our facility kid friendly, but we also have staff that know how to handle large groups of kids safely and effectively. That being said, not only is our staff top-notch, our equipment also raises the bar quality-wise. Equipment, you ask? What for? Allow me to explain.

Archers Arena is already recognized for its combat archery tag, or archery dodgeball, therefore of course we are going to get your child acquainted with proper use of bow and arrows, as well as shooting targets before playing. Combat archery tag, for the unfamiliar parent, is a mix of dodgeball, archery, and paintball tactics. Since it’s always safety first with us, we give a full archery lesson (30 mins) before we let the kids play archery dodgeball.

We have also recently started up Nerf Wars at the Arena, which is also a feature we offer in the camps. With the best equipment available on the market, we ensure safe and effective game play, fun for all ages. Nerfing isn’t a new concept, there are plenty of different games modes and equipment, and nerf wars can be conducted in multiple different environments. After some research we believe to have combined the best of Nerf products, which you can view in this article.

In addition to our two main attractions, we also slip in some time to play bubble soccer with our huge inflatable balls, as well as some larping in the form of Champions Arena. The later allows kids to run around with different weapon types in different classes which have different perks, reminiscent of video games to get their imagination running and make them feel like heroes. Our facility also offers a 20 people cinema room for movie time, along with board games, foosball, pool, and ping pong tables for down-time.

At 75$ per child, camp is offered from July 3rd to July 28th, with the option of signing up for one week at a time for the full month. Drop off earliest at 9am, pick up at 5pm, allowing for a worry free day, knowing your child is in good hands. Any additional questions, feel free to give us a call at 647-99ARENA (27362).

*Kids aged 8-14 only.

Mobile Archery, Nerf, and Bubble Soccer!

Having a big corporate outing and you would rather host it than moving everyone around in an attempt to keep things simple and organized? Archers Arena has the answer for you. Archers Arena has special packages prepared specifically for those who have the space and the will to receive our battle archery and/or nerf mobile kits. Our website offers additional information on all possible packages and deals, but here is exactly why you should entrust your event to us:

WE ARE EXPERIENCED AND HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL EVERYWHERE WE WENT.

When it comes to combat archery tag, we have held numerous stations outside for all sorts of different events. We have ranged from being a top attraction at the TNT Night Market to being a fan favourite at multiple Frosh Weeks for Universities and Colleges, so you can imagine the scale at which we can function. Therefore, it becomes safe to say that Toronto already knows us as the specialists we are when it comes to battle archery, otherwise referred to as archery dodgeball. We bring along all the protection and equipment needed, as well as bunkers and huge inflatable walls to delimit the perimeter. Our games are tried and true, and our coaches know exactly how to handle all sorts of different groups.

As for Nerf, although it is our newest attraction here at Archers Arena, it is already becoming a major success. Our choice of weaponry along with the very low amount of jams and hiccups we have experienced is a direct result of learning from all the mistakes other branches of nerfing have had at different facilities. We’ve done our homework in order to bring the best out of Nerf at Archers Arena. We are ready to bring you nerfing in our own special way, with high quality weapons such as Rival and N-Strike, for ammo capacity, reload speed, low to no jamming systems, and overall precision. As for game modes? They mostly follow the general Nerf Wars guidelines, but we do add some combat archery tag game modes or twists, simply to make the games that much more interesting. An exciting twist on an already great system.

Lastly, we do offer to bring along our inflatable bubble soccer kit. We let you play with the huge bubbles as you want, or we can set up different games with them; whichever suits your needs best. Bubble soccer is an instant favorite as both a daily activity or something to do during a break from the main events: battle archery or nerf. The option is there for your consideration.

Summer is right around the corner, and everyone is starting to feel the urge to go outside and soak up the sun. Evidently, this will be done when the weather allows for it, just as combat archery tag and Nerf Wars played outside will both become viable options. Mobile archery and Nerf are both becoming very popular, so make sure to book online in advance to guarantee our services, or give us a call at 647-992-7362.