Central Park, Urban park in downtown Winnipeg, Canada

Central Park is an urban green space in downtown Winnipeg located between Notre Dame Avenue, Ellice Avenue, Donald Street, and Balmoral Street. It features a large splash pad, soccer field, toboggan slide, interactive sand play area, and the notable Waddell Fountain.

The park was established in 1893 when the Winnipeg Public Parks Board acquired the land from the Hudson's Bay Company and transformed its swampy terrain into one of the city's first green spaces. This development supported the growth of the downtown area.

The park sits at the heart of a neighborhood home to large African, Filipino, and Indigenous communities that shape daily life in central Winnipeg. Visitors passing through can sense how these communities have made this area their own.

The park is accessible during daylight hours and offers easy paths connecting its various facilities for all ages. Summer months are best for enjoying the splash pad and outdoor equipment in full operation.

Emily Waddell's will, written in 1904 but only found in 1911, stated that if her husband Thomas remarried, ten thousand dollars was to be spent on a public fountain in Central Park. He did remarry, raised the money in 1914, and chose John Manuel's design, modelled on Edinburgh's Scott Monument.