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The Concerts

Concert: Rumours A Detention Club Special

Saturday, October 17, 2026 8:00PM-10:00PM Market Hall Performing Arts Centre This isn’t some by-the-numbers tribute gig. It’s Detention taking on Fleetwood Mac — specifically Rumours, that gloriously bruised, impossibly polished monument to love, betrayal, and […]

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

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: Jim Cuddy

(January 2009) Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy has earned his place in the list of Canada’s musical elite. With one of the genre’s most recognizable voices and song writing styles, he’s been drawing in new listeners […]

Music News with Dee Draper

FINAL ARTIST ADDITION PTBO FOLK FEST 2026 July 18, 2026
STELLAR LINEUP 2026 PTBO FOLK FEST July 16, 2026
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

Major Rotation

Ontario’s Music Festivals Are Fighting for More Than an Audience

For decades, the outdoor music festival was one of the simplest promises in entertainment: put a few good bands in a field, sell some tickets, bring in food and beer, and let the crowd make […]

In The Clubs

What’s New at the Blackhorse this week!

July 20 – 26 2026 BlackHorse Pub The Black Horse has another full week of live music lined up, starting Monday night with one of Peterborough’s longest-running musical traditions. Crash & Burn Jam hosts Rick […]

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

HorrorScopes: July 2026

Aries July has you operating with all the restraint of a Labrador that just spotted a squirrel. Every invitation sounds like a great idea until you’re halfway through it wondering why you agreed. Your fuse […]

Indie Spotlight

Irish Millie: Tradition on Fire

When you listen to Irish Millie, you hear tradition with a jolt of something new. At only 18, Amelia “Irish Millie” Shadgett is already carving her own space in Canadian folk, bluegrass, and contemporary trad—stringing […]

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

Lyn Carter: The Pinks

July 11, 2026 – October 4, 2026 Art Gallery of Peterborough The Pinks is an immersive animation and sound installation that presents six quirky, relatable and yet non-human creatures. Varying in running time, the animation sequences […]

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 […]

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 […]