Sudbury’s SMILE Playground To Reopen After Improvements: Here's When

Playground upgrades include new equipment, sensory and interactive features and safer, more accessible surfacing.

By Jessie Castellano, Patch Staff

Oct 21, 2026 12:22 PM EDT

SMILE Playground at 15 Fairbank Rd. is set to welcome visitors again this week as improvements at Haskell Field near completion. The playground is scheduled to reopen Friday. (Courtesy of the Town of Sudbury)

SUDBURY, MA — The anticipated reopening of a Sudbury playground has officially been announced.

SMILE Playground at 15 Fairbank Rd. is set to welcome visitors again this week as improvements at Haskell Field near completion. The playground is scheduled to reopen Friday, while renovations to the Haskell Field restrooms remain underway, with reopening anticipated early next month.

The playground improvements include new equipment, sensory and interactive play features and poured-in-place surfacing intended to improve accessibility and safety.

New features include a merry-go-round, saddle spinner, rocker seat, farmers market panels, sensory dome and tunnel and Vibra Chimes.

The restroom project includes new commercial-grade plumbing fixtures, flooring, ventilation and accessibility and safety improvements. Town officials previously said the renovations are expected to allow the facilities to open earlier in the spring and remain open later in the fall.

Both projects were approved as Community Preservation Act projects at Sudbury's 2026 Annual Town Meeting. Construction began in September after material shortages delayed the original schedule.