Mulock Park News and Updates

An artistic rendering of the future Mulock Park with text stating it's an extraordinary park for today and tomorrow

Imagine… a 16-acre green oasis set under a gorgeous tree canopy in the heart of urban Newmarket at the corner of Mulock Drive and Yonge Street. Opening to the public on Friday, September 18, Mulock Park embraces the site’s natural beauty, enhanced with space for active exploration, peaceful retreat, and an opportunity to inspire and be inspired by the arts.

Join us at the Grand Opening Celebrations from Friday, September 18 to Sunday, September 20, 2026. Festivities include a vibrant lineup celebrating community, creativity, and connection. Residents and visitors are invited to enjoy live performances, explore visual arts andContinue reading

Visit newmarket.ca/MulockPark(External link) for details about the park, grand opening event, parking details and more.

Background

From 2019 to 2021, the Town of Newmarket, engaged over 3,000+ people to share their ideas and visions for the property which has helped develop our five guiding principals, three concept themes and the final design concept. Newmarket looks forward to bringing the community’s vision to life. To create a place where community, life, recreation, culture, heritage and conservation collide in innovative and engaging ways.

Here's a sneak peek of what will be built on this 16-acre park and community space:

Artistic renderings copyright PLANT Architect Inc.

[Now Closed] Call to Professional Artists: Mulock Park

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CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.
The Mulock Park public art plan includes many opportunities for local, regional and international artists. In the spring, the design team invited professional artists to submit expressions of interest for three works to be embedded within architectural elements of the Park. Selected artists will collaborate with the team at PLANT Architect Inc. to develop concepts for application to the following architectural features of the park:

Entrance Bridge (Balustrade/Guard Rail)

Wet Plaza Interactive Water Feature (Drain Covers)

Maintenance Building (Gates)

Public art at Mulock Park celebrates the landscape through the lens of innovation, highlighting stories across the past, present andContinue reading
The Mulock Park public art plan includes many opportunities for local, regional and international artists. In the spring, the design team invited professional artists to submit expressions of interest for three works to be embedded within architectural elements of the Park. Selected artists will collaborate with the team at PLANT Architect Inc. to develop concepts for application to the following architectural features of the park:

Entrance Bridge (Balustrade/Guard Rail)

Wet Plaza Interactive Water Feature (Drain Covers)

Maintenance Building (Gates)

Public art at Mulock Park celebrates the landscape through the lens of innovation, highlighting stories across the past, present and future that expand our understanding of nature and relationship to the land.
The Call for Expressions of Interest on Akimbo is NOW CLOSED. Stay tuned for updated on the selected artists.
In the News: 'A park to dazzle': 3 themes emerge for future of Newmarket's Mulock Farm

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📰 Newmarket Era / Yorkregion.com article by Lisa Queen published September 29, 2020
As the redevelopment of the historic Mulock Farm hits a new milestone this week, resident Darryl Gray is looking forward to considering three themes emerging as guideposts for the property.

“I think they reflect what’s possible here,” said the father of sons Nathan, 11 and Ben, 13, who’s been participating in public consultations shaping the site on the northwest corner of Yonge Street and Mulock Drive.
Over the past year, based on the feedback of thousands of residents, five guiding principles are in place —Continue reading
📰 Newmarket Era / Yorkregion.com article by Lisa Queen published September 29, 2020
As the redevelopment of the historic Mulock Farm hits a new milestone this week, resident Darryl Gray is looking forward to considering three themes emerging as guideposts for the property.

“I think they reflect what’s possible here,” said the father of sons Nathan, 11 and Ben, 13, who’s been participating in public consultations shaping the site on the northwest corner of Yonge Street and Mulock Drive.
Over the past year, based on the feedback of thousands of residents, five guiding principles are in place — making the property a destination place, keeping it natural, rooting the site in history while also looking forward, creating inclusive and accessible spaces and connecting it to the town.
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In the News: First peek at Newmarket's Mulock Estate has imaginations running wild

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📰Newmarkettoday.ca article by Kim Champion published October 21, 2019, reporting on the Harvest Picnic with a photo gallery captured by Greg King
"Hundreds of residents took advantage [on October 20, 2019] of an invitation from the town to take a one-time-only peek at the sprawling property and main floor of the heritage home, all of which is closed to the public during the development process.
The anticipation was palpable as long lines formed for a guided tour of the storied home, where Sir William Mulock, Canada’s first labour minister and postmaster general, entertained the likes of two formerContinue reading
📰Newmarkettoday.ca article by Kim Champion published October 21, 2019, reporting on the Harvest Picnic with a photo gallery captured by Greg King
"Hundreds of residents took advantage [on October 20, 2019] of an invitation from the town to take a one-time-only peek at the sprawling property and main floor of the heritage home, all of which is closed to the public during the development process.
The anticipation was palpable as long lines formed for a guided tour of the storied home, where Sir William Mulock, Canada’s first labour minister and postmaster general, entertained the likes of two former prime ministers, Mackenzie King and Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and Guglielmo Marconi, an inventor who laid the groundwork for radio technology."
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