Puryear Park to Close Thursday Thru Sunday This Week

Puryear Park to Close Thursday Thru Sunday This Week

St. Petersburg: January 12, 2026:   After meetings today at the Puryear Park Jai alai Cancha, the much-needed work will commence this Thursday morning and last thru Sunday.  The jai-alai cancha will be officially closed.

A company that specializes in concrete and masonry repair will be doing the work. They will be working on crack repairs, additional grinding, repairing the sidewall, joint and filling cells on the front wall.  You can see the photos in a recent story of the work that is needed.  Any donations to help the project is welcome by contacting Scott King. The court will then get repainted, so we should be in good shape cancha wise by the time the Scott King/Sunshine City Tournament takes place. 

Our contractors are also working with the city to get resurfacing of the flooring, the screening, and sunshades. Also in the plans down the road are bleacher seating for our local season ticket holders and other visitors (like Brock who came by last week).  Again, donations are encouraged to help make all this possible.  The court is free to play on because it is a public court and the savings is considerable if you add up the totals spent at the two privately owned cancha’s.