O-day'min Park
Introduction to O-day'min Park
Downtown got a playground, and it's a good one. O-day'min Park opened in November 2025 on what used to be gravel parking lots — 1.81 hectares between 106 and 108 Street, Jasper Avenue to 102 Avenue — and it is the most ambitious thing the city has built for families in the core in a generation.
The playground is nature-themed, with wildlife equipment and a deer-shaped slide that has become the park's unofficial mascot. But the piece your kids will remember is the Northern Lights installation: an elevated aurora-inspired light structure that glows across the central lawn, with swinging benches hung beneath it and animal sculptures perched above. Come at dusk. It's a different park after dark.
Then there's everything else. The central lawn is a tobogganing hill in winter. The sport court becomes a skating rink. There are fireplaces you turn on with a button. And — rare enough downtown to matter — a pavilion with real washrooms and staff on site.
The name comes from the Anishinaabe word for strawberry, or heart-berry, given by Elder Strawberry: a metaphor for community, where every part works together to keep the whole healthy. It's a park designed to reflect Edmonton where the prairie meets the boreal forest, dropped into the middle of the concrete.
Playground Features
Nature-themed playground with climbing, slides and swings
Wildlife-themed equipment, including a deer-shaped slide
Northern Lights installation — an illuminated, aurora-inspired structure with swinging benches suspended beneath it and animal sculptures above
Central lawn that doubles as a tobogganing hill in winter
Hard-surface sport court with basketball hoops; converts to a skating rink in winter
Outdoor fitness area
Push-button fireplaces — actual warmth, year-round glow
Pavilion with public washrooms, park attendants, and a bookable community room
Off-leash dog park
Practical Info for Visiting
Park hours: 5:00am – 11:00pm daily
Washrooms and pavilion: 8:00am – 9:00pm — so plan around it if you're there early or late
Construction is ongoing into 2026 on the surrounding roads and alleys. There are designated public entrances — check the City's access map before you go, or you may find your usual approach fenced off. 106 Street closes again in spring 2026.
Go at dusk if you can. The Northern Lights installation is the whole point, and it's wasted at noon.
The community room can be rented ($60/hour, $420/day) — a genuine option for a downtown birthday party, with washrooms, kitchen, 30 chairs and a patio
Trees are newly planted, so shade is thin for now — this park is designed to fill in over the years
Location: 10150 107 St NW,
If you like this Playground, you'll like
The imaginative, one-of-a-kind theming at Blatchford Tomato Playground, also in central Edmonton
The after-dark, lit-up play at Chérot Paris Playground in St. Albert
The natural design and sledding hill at Dermott District Park
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