WWMB Hours
August 30, 2025-March 31, 2026
- Monday-Thursday: 10:00am-9:00pm
- Friday: 10:00am-6:00pm
- Saturday: 9:00am-5:00pm
- Sunday: 12:00-9:00pm
April 1-May 24, 2026
- Monday-Thursday: 10:00am-9:00pm
- Friday: 10:00am-6:00pm
- Saturday & Sunday: closed
- Closed: May 25
May 26-August 28, 2026
- Monday & Wednesday: 10:00am-6:00pm
- Tuesday & Thursday: 12:00-6:00pm
- Friday: 10:00am-5:00pm
- Saturday & Sunday: closed
Features
- Basketball/volleyball courts: 3
- Community room
- Fitness/dance/karate room
- Racquetball court: 1
- Youth gymnasium
Activities
- FREE open gym is available whenever courts are not scheduled.
- Other activities open to the public are posted on the calendar in yellow.
- Contact Jeremy by email or call 701-222-6641 with questions.
Gyms
- 3 courts (Main East, Main West, Lower)
- $40 per court per hour
- Sunday Special: $30 per court per hour from 5:00-9:00pm
- Call 701-222-6454 to reserve. BPRD basketball and volleyball teams may reserve a court for one hour by calling after 8:30am on the preceding Friday starting the first Friday in September.
Pickleball, Drop-In
Ping Pong (Table Tennis)
- Hosted by Bismarck Table Tennis Club
- Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30pm to close
- Open play on five Professional Tournament Quality Tables.
- Beginner to advanced players are welcome.
- Please bring your own racket.
Racquetball
- 1 court
- Call 701-222-6454 to reserve (one reservation per day).
- $8 per hour
- Noon Special: Reserve the court from 11am-2pm Monday-Friday for $5. Reservations available one day in advance.
- Wednesday Special: $5 per hour any time
Rentals and Reservations
More Information
The World War Memorial Building was built with the support of Bismarck and Burleigh County voter approved bonds in a special election in 1929. The building was completed in 1930 and consisted of a convention hall, National Guard armory, gymnasium, and additional rooms for community purposes. The timing of the building’s completion was appreciated when the North Dakota capitol building burned down in January 1931. The facility’s gym space and meeting rooms were used by the North Dakota Legislature that year. The first boy’s state basketball tournament was held in the facility in 1933, with Bismarck High School crowned as champions.
In 2018, WWMB was named an official World War I Centennial Memorial. Today, the building is also home to the Bismarck Mandan Symphony Orchestra offices.
