Concerts
Jackson Delta: Thankful
Saturday, October 10 • 8:00 PM Market Hall Performing Arts Centre Jackson Delta are the kind of band Peterborough doesn’t just claim — it keeps close. The Canadian acoustic blues trio have been flying the […]
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Concerts
The Last Waltz – A Musical Celebration 50 Years of The Band
Oct 9, 2026 8:00 PM Showplace Performance Centre Fifty years later, the music still feels like a handshake and a gut-punch at the same time — and that’s exactly what The Last Waltz: A Musical Celebration […]
Concerts
Tribute To the Music of Elvis
Oct 2, 2026 8:00 PM Showplace Performance Centre Blue Suede is a high-octane 10-piece band that pays tribute to the music of Elvis Presley – not with costumes or gimmicks, but with heart, musicianship, and an […]
Spotlight
Georgia Rose: Peterborough’s Rising Indie Voice
Georgia Rose shows up like a voice we’ve been waiting for—soft on the edges, sharp in the heart. As a young singer-songwriter from the Peterborough area, she started writing songs in the summer of 2022, […]
Politics
Pothole Politics: Peterborough’s Never-Ending Road to Nowhere
Drive five minutes in Peterborough and you’ll get a free chiropractic adjustment, courtesy of a pothole the size of a canoe. Welcome to a city where the roads are less a network and more a […]
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 […]
Concerts
Concert: Take It To The Limit-The Music & Legacy of the Eagles
Sep 29, 2026 7:30 PM Showplace Performance Centre Take It to the Limit returns to Peterborough on September 29, bringing with it a full-blooded salute to the smooth harmonies, sun-baked melancholy, and stadium-sized songwriting of The […]
Spotlight
Spotlight: Matthew Holtby — Quiet Force, Big Heart
Matthew Holtby doesn’t write songs for the background. They’re the kind you lean into, the kind that ask for your attention and then reward it with melody, truth, and just enough grit to keep things […]
Politics
City Council September 22 2025
City Council met September 22nd and, as usual, managed to combine money, mud, garbage, and teenagers into one evening of civic poetry. Money, money, money (or lack thereof).The accountants started things off with the city’s […]
Concerts
FOLEY’S EAST COAST PUB
Sunday Sep 20, 2026 2pm and 7pm Cogeco Studio, Showplace Performance Centre Think of it as Foley’s Irish Pub with a Canadian accent — the same warm, convivial spirit, but with the songbook tilted toward […]