Concerts
The East Pointers
Saturday, November 7, 2026 • 3:00 & 8:00 PMMarket Hall Performing Arts Centre The East Pointers have always sounded like a band in motion — part East Coast kitchen party, part modern folk mutiny, part […]
The Concerts
Community
Community
Peterborough Crime: The Numbers, The Noise, And The Feeling On The Street
When the front window at La Mesita Mexican Restaurant on George Street was smashed a few nights ago, it became the kind of small downtown story that says more than the damage report. According to […]
Miss Advice
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
Interviews
Interview: Mustang Sally
(August 2009) For years we’ve been featuring an artist on our August cover that will be performing at the Havelock Jamboree. It’s always been our chance to feature some “country music”, a chance we rarely […]
Music News with Dee Draper
- Howard Jones NEW SINGLE 'Stand Up' July 11, 2026
- Rockstalgia Fest July 11-12 Performers & Wide Mouth Mason July 3, 2026
- ARTIST DEVELOPMENT Roy Thomson Hall/ Massey Hall July 3, 2026
In The Clubs
Music
Live This Week at The Black Horse: Open Mics, Sister Harmonies and a Sunday Blues Throwdown
The Black Horse continues doing what it does best this week: giving Peterborough’s music scene a place to gather, discover new talent, and keep live music thriving seven nights a week. Things kick off Tuesday […]
THEATRE
Theatre
Wild Irish Geese
August 4 – 29. Previews: August 4, 5 Opening Night: Thursday, August 6 Tuesday to Saturday at 6 pm With an added Monday performance on August 24th Wild Irish Geese returns to the 4th Line […]
Comedy
Comedy
RICO & ROSTRUP: Fill Market Hall (with Song)
Fri, Sep 25 at 07:30 PM Market Hall Rapid’s End Improv presents the infamous Rico & Rostrup, the electrifying, laugh-out-loud improvised musical duo turning audience suggestions into complete comedic gold. Peterborough performers Mark Rostrup and Marc Rico Ludwig […]
Horror Scopes
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
Spotlight
Ian Kurz — The Many Faces of Rock ’n’ Roll
Ian Kurz isn’t just playing music—he’s living inside it. Whether he’s strapping on a guitar to channel Paul Stanley in Destroyer: Canada’s KISS Tribute, hammering out high-energy covers with M.I.A. (Misfits in Action), or stepping […]
Local Politics
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
42nd Annual KAST Selections Exhibition
July 11, 2026 – October 4, 2026 Art Gallery of Peterborough Our region is rich with talented artists practicing across a range of styles and mediums. From Stoney Lake to Keene, the annual Kawartha Autumn […]
Dining
Dining
Shafiq’s Taste of India is a Local Gem with Deep Roots and Bold Flavour
For nearly two decades, Shafiq’s Taste of India has been quietly and confidently serving some of the most soulful Indian food in the Peterborough region. Family-owned and operated since 2005, this unpretentious South End spot […]