The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation is hosting a community celebration on the May long weekend to reopen its iconic basketball courts at Kitsilano Beach following a significant renewal.

The  Park Board received donations via the Canada One Athletic Foundation, the courts received new hoops, backboards, resurfacing and a vibrant new paint scheme.

On hand to unveil the courts will be legends of the game both past and present, along with members of the local basketball community.

The Kits Beach courts are among North America’s most high-profile municipal courts alongside those in Rucker Park, New York and Venice Beach. Multiple Canadian Olympians have played and trained on the courts since the Park Board built them in the 1970s.