Need to cool off? Here’s where to find cooling centers across Michiana

Find free, public places to beat the heat—see a list of cooling center locations and hours
Published: Jun. 10, 2026 at 5:15 PM EDT|Updated: Jun. 30, 2026 at 6:42 PM EDT

(WNDU) - With the extreme heat coming into Michiana this week, you may need to escape the heat.

If you or someone you know needs a place to cool down, these cooling centers are open to the public.

NOTE: Some centers might be closed or on different hours due to the Independence Day (July 4) holiday.

ARGOS

Argos Police Department Lobby (125 W. Walnut Street)

Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Contact Central Dispatch (574-936-3187) after hours to have an officer let you in.

BOURBON

Bourbon Police Department Lobby (224 N. Main Street)

Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Contact Central Dispatch (574-936-3187) after hours to have an officer let you in.

BREMEN

Town Hall (104 E. Park Avenue)

Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Bremen Police Department (123 S. Center Street) open after hours.

CULVER

Town Hall (200 E. Washington Street)

Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

If after hours, use red phone to call dispatch and have an officer let you in.

LAGRANGE

LaGrange County Public Library Main Branch (203 W. Spring Street)

Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

LaGrange County Council on Aging (410 E. Central Avenue)

Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Parkview LaGrange Hospital (207 N. Townline Road)

Monday-Friday: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

NORTH WEBSTER

North Webster Community Center (301 N. Main Street)

Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturday: 8 a.m. to noon

PLYMOUTH

Conservation Clubhouse (720 Magnetic Parkway)

Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Contact Parks Dept (574-936-2876) to be let in during regular hours, Central Dispatch (574-936-3187) after hours.

SOUTH BEND

Charles Black Community Center (3419 W. Washington Street)

Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Closed on Saturdays and Sundays, as well as Juneteenth (June 19) and Independence Day (July 4)

Dismas Hub (402 E. South Street)

Monday-Friday: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Health Plus Indiana (201 S. William Street)

Mondays and Wednesdays: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays: 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Fridays: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Howard Park Event Center (604 E. Jefferson Boulevard)

Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Sunday: 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

July 3 and Independence Day (July 4): 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Closed on Juneteenth (June 19)

Imani Unidad (234 Chapin Street)

Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Center (1522 Linden Avenue)

Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Closed on Sundays, as well as Juneteenth (June 19) and Independence Day (July 4)

St. Joe County Public Library Main Branch (304 S. Main Street)

Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Friday-Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Closed on Sundays

Salvation Army Kroc Center (900 W. Western Avenue)

Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays: 9 a.m. to noon

Unity Gardens (3701 Prast Boulevard)

Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday-Sunday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

YMCA O’Brien Center (321 E. Walter Street)

Monday-Thursday: 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Friday: 5 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Saturday: 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sunday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Juneteenth (June 19): 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Closed on Independence Day (July 4)

TOPEKA

LaGrange County Public Library Topeka Branch (133 N. Main Street)

Monday-Friday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

WARSAW

Pete Thorn Center (800 N. Park Avenue)

Monday-Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Fellowship Missions (1520 E. Winona Avenue)

Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

WINAMAC

Pulaski County Public Library (121 S. Riverside Drive)

Monday, Wednesday-Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tuesday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Closed on Sundays

STATEWIDE INFORMATION

Indiana – Open Shelter & Centers/Stations

Michigan - Call 211 or visit mi211.org.

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