Things to Do
Visit the Event Calendar to find out what’s happening at the park.
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Grand Opening
Celebrate the park’s grand opening with nature and birding tours, music, hands-on crafts, storytelling, drumming and dance on Saturday, July 19 and Sunday, July 20, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 39 Commissioners St. All activities are free and for all ages.
Biidaasige Park, pronounced “bee-daw-si-geh” and meaning “sunlight shining toward us” in Anishinaabemowin, is located near Cherry Street on the island of Ookwemin Minising, meaning “place of the black cherry trees.” The park celebrates waterway restoration and reconciliation.
Amenity Reservations
Book a space for a large event. Picnics and smaller social gatherings are first-come, first-served.
Indigenous Placekeeping
Biidaasige means “sunlight shining toward us” in Anishinaabemowin/Ojibwemowin. The name relates to the hopeful light of a new day shining on waterway restoration and reconciliation, and acknowledges the relationship between the earth, water, sun and moon as relatives and teachers.