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The Concerts

Relive the Music 50’s 60’s 70’s SHOW

Sep 30, 2026 7:00 PM Showplace Performance Centre Relive the Music has always trafficked in pure crowd-pleasing excess, but now the show has kicked the doors even wider open. What began as a hit-packed ride through […]

Community

Grass, Cash and Civic Breathing Room: What Peterborough’s Parks Are Really Worth

Peterborough’s parks are easy to take for granted. Grass. Benches. Ball diamonds. Splash pads. A place to walk the dog, wear out the kids, catch a summer concert, or sit by the water and pretend […]

Miss Advice

Miss Advice: June 2026

Dear Miss Advice,It’s June in Peterborough and I think I’m falling for someone I keep seeing on patios and around downtown. Is this how summer love starts?— Hopeful for No Reason Dear Hopeful,Yes. That’s exactly […]

The Interviews

Interview: Mudmen

(January 2018) Celtic rockers Mudmen return to Peterborough this month. The band has a long and distinguished career, having met Queen Elizabeth and “King” Gretzky. Their music has been featured in video games, on TV […]

Music News with Dee Draper

Strumbellas + Trews at 2nd DevFest 2026 June 3, 2026
June 12th, Blue Beach Band Releases 3rd Album, Mulligan. June 2, 2026

THEATRE

Schoolhouse

June 30 – July 25. Previews: June 30, July 1Opening Night: Thursday, July 2 Tuesday to Saturday at 6 pmWith an added Monday performance on July 20th4th Line Theatre Schoolhouse arrives with the dust of […]

Horror Scopes

HorrorScopes: June 2026

Aries June arrives and immediately convinces you that impulse is a personality trait. You’ll volunteer for something you don’t fully understand, spend money you don’t fully have, and start an argument you don’t fully remember […]

Indie Spotlight

Caitlin O’Connor

In Peterborough, where the local music scene survives on hustle, chemistry, and whoever’s still standing by the second set, Caitlin O’Connor has carved out a place by doing the work. She fronts The Detention Club, […]

Local Politics

City Hall says “Build it and they might come.”

Peterborough is preparing to spend somewhere in the neighbourhood of $170 million on a new downtown Multi-Use Sport and Event Centre, and the sales pitch arrives wrapped in all the usual municipal vocabulary: revitalization, tourism, […]

The Arts

Art: Home

April 18, 2026 – June 28, 2026 Art Gallery of Peterborough André Biéler, David Bierk, Rita Briansky, Moira Clark, Dennis Geden, Sarah Gibeault, Frederick Haines, Emma Hesse, Denise Ireland, Hugh Mackenzie, Daphne Odjig, and Tony […]

Dining

Village of Thai: A Humble Gem in the Heart of Peterborough

241 George St N, Peterborough If you find yourself drifting through downtown Peterborough on a quiet evening—maybe after a walk by the river or browsing the quirky shops on George Street—you might miss it entirely. […]

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Promising Peterborough Nothing Since 1989