
Szamotuły has well-developed sports and recreational facilities. The tennis courts of the Szamotuły Sports and Recreation Centre are used, among others, by the Tennis Club of Szamotuły and Towarzystwo Krzewienia Kultury Fizycznej "Wacław" (Society for the Propagation of Physical Culture). The Szamotuły Sports and Recreation Centre also has an outdoor swimming pool with a regular pool and a pool for children, the facility located at
ul. Sportowa comprising a football stadium, two sports arenas and the “Wacław” hall used for sports and cultural events, a modern indoor swimming pool and the Maraton hotel. Available services include sauna, solarium, oxygen bar, gym, spa treatment salon and physical therapy. In sports clubs affiliated by primary schools and sports societies for students of secondary schools, young people can pursue their interest in sports playing football, swimming and learning karate. The major football club in the region is Sparta Szamotuły, but football teams also exist at Country Sports Teams in Pamiątkowo (Relaks), Gałowo (Kłos), Baborówko (Albion) and Otorowo (LZS). The Szamotuły region offers numerous attractions for tourists. Many tourist events, such as rallies, are organised by the Szamotuły branch of PTTK (the Polish Tourism and Country Sightseeing Association), where cycling clubs also operate.