Join the Playscape Fun!

In the 20 years since the creation of Cabbagetown Park, the park has remained a central meeting place for our community. Cabbagetown Initiative centers comfort and hospitality, inviting curious visitors to enjoy our neighborhood by integrating thoughtful areas into our public spaces. We are excited to welcome a variety of uses, promoting age diversity, reflection, and natural experiences. To support the park in the next 20 years, Playscapes is focusing on how we can modernize the park for generations to come!

In early 2024, parents and neighbors in Cabbagetown came together to envision how we might improve the gathering spaces and playscapes at the Cabbagetown park. Through several brainstorming and community sessions, we took steps throughout the year to bring us closer to this vision.   

In August of 2025, supported by the Park Pride Park Design Workshop, Gresham Smith helped us develop conceptual designs for gathering spaces from our list of wants and needs.  

Check out our plans and where you can help!

Playscape Upcoming Events

• Mid October: Dine Out for Cabbagetown Park! Location announced soon! 10% of proceeds go to Cabbagetown Park!

• November 8th: Chomp N’ Stomp Kids Zone! Come learn more about Playscapes and our work ahead! We’ll sport fun merch and activities for the kids!

• November: Family Photos at Cabbagetown Park For one of our first fundraisers, we’ll host mini photo sessions in the Park!

• December Cabbagetown Fun Run! The kids are putting on their running shoes to raise money for the park!

Playscape Happenings

• August: Park Pride’s Park Design Workshop Through Park Pride’s Park Design Workshop, we were paired with Gresham Smith, a landscape architect firm, who volunteered their time and expertise to create conceptual plans reimaging our park gathering spaces at Cabbagetown Park. Check out the plans in Phase 2 below!

• August: Request for Proposal (RFP) Received from Playscape Firms We received two RFPs to refresh and redesign the playscape equipment at Cabbagetown Park. Check out the plans in Phase 2 below!

• September: Launched Fundraising Campaign We’re excited about our plans, but need to raise $300,000 to achieve our goals!

Excited to Join?

We need you! Please join the fun! We’re looking for volunteers for:

• Chomp N’ Stomp Kid’s Tent

• Fundraising Committee

• Social Media Committee

Email playscapes@cabbagetown.com!