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Crash & Burn Turns 20: Peterborough’s Legendary Jam Night Celebration

Monday, August 25, 2025The Blackhorse Pub For two decades, Crash & Burn has been more than just a Monday night—it’s been a lifeline for Peterborough’s music scene. On Monday, August 25, 2025, from 6 PM […]

Gussapolooza Hits Cookstown This Weekend – Are You Ready?

What began years ago as a small, passionate gathering of music lovers in a quiet Ontario town has grown into Gussapolooza, a full-blown celebration of creativity, community, and indie culture. Every August, the Georgian Bay […]

The Kings Are Back

Aug 22, 2025 8:00 PM Showplace Performance Centre After setting the nation ablaze on their 2024 Canadian tour, Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic is storming back in 2025—and this time, the crown’s been polished to a […]

Kim Mitchell Returns to Rock the Lake One More Time

Sat August 16 @ 8:00 pm Del Crary Park, Musicfest Canadian rock royalty Kim Mitchell is rolling into Del Crary Park to bring the 2025 Peterborough Musicfest season to a thunderous close on Saturday, August […]

Basia Bulat & Jeanne Truax: Two Roads, One Stage, and Zero Apologies

Thursday, August 14 • 7:00 PM The Historic Market Hall In one corner, you’ve got Basia Bulat—a Montreal-based musical shapeshifter with a voice that hits like a gospel sunrise and a songbook that refuses to […]

We Will CHOIR You: A Mass Sing-Along Fit for a Queen

Wed August 13 @ 8:00 pm Del Crary Park, Musicfest If you’ve ever belted Bohemian Rhapsody in your car like it was Wembley Stadium—or dreamed of joining a sea of voices on Don’t Stop Believin’—this […]

The Celtic Tenors – Ireland’s Soul in Three-Part Harmony

Sat August 9 @ 8:00 pm Del Crary Park, Musicfest As the Nine Ships 1825 Bicentennial sails into high celebration, prepare for a night that trades fire and fury for elegance and emotion. Enter The […]

Mudmen & Irish Millie — Celtic Thunder Meets Rising Fire

Wed August 6 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Del Crary Park, Musicfest Grab your kilts and hold onto your Guinness—this isn’t your grandfather’s ceilidh. As part of Irish Week and the roaring Nine Ships 1825 Bicentennial […]

Acrobat Brings the U2 Firestorm—No Passport Required

Sat August 2 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Del Crary Park, Musicfest It started with a thumbtack and a dream—Dublin, 1976. A teenager pins a note to a high school corkboard and unknowingly sparks a global […]

Wild Irish Geese: The Journey That Shaped a City

July 29 – August 30 Previews: July 29, 30 Opening Night: Thursday, July 31 4th Line Theatre, Millbrook Written by Megan Murphy Directed by Kim Blackwell Wild Irish Geese is a powerful and poignant tribute […]

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