Peterborough Farmers' Market
2023-03-11 07:00 - 13:00, 2023-03-18 07:00 - 13:00, 2023-03-25 07:00 - 13:00, 2023-04-01 07:00 - 13:00, 2023-04-08 07:00 - 13:00, 2023-04-15 07:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | Morrow Park, 151 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
We invite you to listen to the sounds of our local musicians while visiting our 100+ vendor outdoor market May 1 to October 31, rain or shine in the Morrow Building parking lot. From November 1 to April 30, we are located inside the Morrow Building just south of the parking lot.
The establishment of a central market area for individual trade or sales has been a feature of societies all over the world for centuries. This trade has taken place in Peterborough for the past 190 years. This efficient method of commerce (ie. producer, direct to consumer) has gained much interest in recent years as small businesses have grown. We at the Peterborough Farmers’ Market are proud to be part of this popular phenomenon.
As producers of local food and crafts, we stress freshness, quality and value as we deal each and every week with our market patrons. Come and enjoy this traditional shopping experience.

Paddle Song
2023-03-24 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-03-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Nozhem Theatre, Enwayaang Building, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Dr., Peterborough, K9L0G2
Co-Presented By Nozhem: First Peoples’ Performance Space And Public Energy Performing Arts
Cheri Maracle
(Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation)
Playwrights: Dinah Christie & Tom Hill
Music By: Tom Hill
Nozhem: First Peoples’ Performance Space (Room 101, Enwayaang Building, 1 Gzowski Way, Peterborough)
March 24 & 25 @ 7:00 PM
March 25 @ 2:00PM
Run Time: 75 Minutes, Inclusive Of A 15 Minute Intermission
Accessibility: Physically accessible venue and washrooms
Pauline Johnson was a trailblazing heroine, proud Mohawk poet and performer during the late 1800s. The daughter of a respected Six Nations Mohawk Chief, and an English mother, Pauline embraced her heritage and fiercely challenged the stereotypes of women and First Nations Peoples. Her powerful story is brought to life in Paddle Song, a one-woman musical theatre performance by Cheri Maracle, that captures the heart and journey of young Pauline.
Paddle Song is an energetic, humorous, one-woman musical that tells the story of Pauline Johnson, the celebrated late 1800’s trailblazing Mohawk poet who toured North America and Great Britain with her poetry at a time when such a thing was unheard of. Starring Cheri Maracle, and created by Dinah Christie and Tom Hill, Paddle Song was nominated for Best Solo Performance at The High Performance Rodeo, Calgary’s International Festival of the Arts (2016), and has since toured Canada and the world, with stops in New Delhi and Norway.
The daughter of a respected Six Nations Mohawk Chief, and an English mother, Pauline embraced her heritage and fiercely challenged the stereotypes of women, and Native peoples within her work. She fearlessly toured the world with her unique stage show for over 30 years, and was published and hailed by the literati in England at a time when the literary world was ruled by white men.
Her powerful story is brought to life by the veteran Indigenous actor and musician Cheri Maracle. Maracle has performed on stages and screens across Turtle Island and abroad for the last 25 years, including numerous appearances as Pauline Johnson. In Paddle Song she captures the heart and journey of Pauline, first canoeing at home on the Grand River, her promising career just beginning, then earning her place on stages across Canada, the United States and Great Britain. Pauline endlessly fought for equality, acceptance, and respect as an Indigenous woman performer in a man’s literary world. Paddle Song reflects the legacy Pauline carved out; an unparalleled mixed-blood persona that would influence Native Performers, and audiences, for decades to come.
“… filled with beautiful music and movement…the story reveals itself most compellingly through the dramatic performance…” -Marion Devries, Artistic Director, The Blythe Festival
Cheri Maracle is a multi-award nominated Actor/Singer/Songwriter from the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, Ontario. She has performed on stages across Turtle Island and abroad in the last 25 years. Cheri has numerous stage, film and TV credits to her name. Some of which include: Unsettled (APTN,TVO), The Coroner (CBC), The Parker Andersons (Marble Media), Tribal (APTN), and DeGrassi (Netflix, Epitome). Cheri has appeared in stage productions: The Unnatural and Accidental Women (The National Arts Centre), The Rez Sisters (Belfry Theatre), and The Road to Paradise (Crow’s Theatre), to name a few. Cheri performed the world premiere production of the one-person musical Paddle Song at Calgary’s High Performance Rodeo in 2016, where she was nominated for Best Solo Performance. She performed Paddle Song at the Firehall Theatre in Vancouver in Fall 2022. Cheri’s music can be found on iTunes.

Bobcaygeon Brewing Company Turns 8!
2023-03-25 11:30 - 23:00 | Bobcaygeon Brewing Company Innovation Lab, 649 The Parkway, Unit 4, Peterborough, Ontario, K9J 7K2, Canada
BOBCAYGEON BREWING COMPANY IS HAVING OUR EIGHTH BIRTHDAY!
So we’re throwing an 80s themed party!

Join us March 25th for a day long celebration jammed packed with retro fun!
Hosted at our Innovation Lab (649 The Parkway, Peterborough), we will be opening our entire space up! Offering live music from local musicians playing the best of the 80s, new beer releases, limited edition casks, delicious local eats, arcade machines and for the first time ever…tours!
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Comedy Night at Farmhill
2023-03-25 18:30 - 22:00 | Farmhill Weddings, 2709 Dillon Road, Peterborough, K9J 6X8
**WARNING: THIS IS A “VERY ADULT” STAND-UP COMEDY SHOW**
A double headlining show with Darren ”Little Man Hate” Frost and Kenny “The Raging Bull of Comedy” Robinson is coming to a town near you. Veterans of the Canadian comedy circuit with festivals, TV shows, movies and a fist full of rave reviews under their belts, Kenny and Darren are known across the country for their profane opinionated brand of “in your face” style and social commentary. With sold out shows at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival and with a combined 50 years of comedy in Canada, this show is bound to push your buttons and expand your horizons. The most outrageous, fearless, and laugh provoking material blasting from their mouths that you won’t hear on a comedy stage anywhere else.
We’re very excited to bring these 2 legendary Canadian comedians to the farm. Please get your ticket ASAP as this show will SELL OUT fast. The stand-up comedy in this show may be offensive to some. So please take this as a warning if you’re not used to vulgar comedy. NO REFUNDS!
Farmhill Weddings & Events will have food available to order, so please come at 6:30p when the doors open to order your food, as we would like to have food served before 8:15p when the show starts – Musician, Chris Collins will be playing tunes while people eat and get seated for the show.

The Peterborough Home & Cottage Show
2023-03-31 16:00 - 20:00, 2023-04-01 10:00 - 17:00, 2023-04-02 10:00 - 16:00 | The Healthy Planet Arena, 911 Monaghan Rd, Peterborough, Ontario, K9J 5K5, Canada
The Peterborough Home & Cottage Show is the PREMIER Marketing Showplace. The Peterborough Home & Cottage Show has been in existence for 42 years, and was originally known as the Kawartha Home & Sportsman Show. It started at the Kinsman Centre and the show moved to the The Healthy Planet Arena after it was built, and has consistently attracted thousands of visitors each year.
Peterborough’s original – and STILL the largest – true Home Show is located east of Toronto and west of Ottawa, featuring over 160+ Home Show Exhibitors!
Friday, March 31, 2023 • 4:00pm – 8:00pm
Saturday, April 1, 2023 • 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday April 2, 2023 • 10:00am – 4:00pm

"Three Takes": A Group Art Show
2023-04-01 10:30 - 16:00, 2023-04-04 10:30 - 16:00, 2023-04-05 10:30 - 16:00, 2023-04-06 10:30 - 16:00, 2023-04-07 10:30 - 16:00, 2023-04-08 10:30 - 16:00, 2023-04-11 10:30 - 16:00, 2023-04-12 10:30 - 16:00 and 6 more dates | The Cheesy Fromage, 25 Queen St., Lakefield, K0L 2H0, Canada
“Three Takes”, an exciting new group show featuring the art of area artists Donna Bolam, Carol Forbes and Barbara Reeves launches with an opening event at The Cheesy Fromage, Cheese Shop & Bar in Lakefield, on April 1, 4-6pm, and runs to April 29 during shop hours (Closed Sundays and Mondays)

2023 CANCAST Fishing and Tackle Show
2023-04-02 09:00 - 16:00 | Peterborough Memorial Centre, 151 Lansdowne St, Peterborough, Peterborough, Canada
On April 2nd, 2023, the Peterborough Tackle Swap and Fishing Show returns to Peterborough, Ontario under its new banner name and parent company, CANCAST Fishing. The 2023 CANCAST Fishing and Tackle Show will mark the official 2nd running of the Peterborough event and will more than double in size for 2023!“We are beyond excited for this event to happen. We have secured both the Memorial Centre and the Morrow Building as well as a large outside section of the venue and it is going to more than triple our capacity limit,” says show promoter Kyle Carruthers. “We are excited to be working with the Memorial Centre for advanced ticket sales, and with fast entrance to the show, this should solve some of the hurdles we ran into at last year’s event with the crowd. Honestly, I can’t wait to see Peterborough become the capital of fishing in Canada once again on April 2nd.”The CANCAST Fishing and Tackle show will once again be a hybrid event featuring a new expo Industry EXPO side showcasing the latest products to hit the market from top industry manufacturers, top bait makers and some of Canada’s biggest retailers. Also included in the event is the largest used fishing and tackle swap meet in Eastern Ontario. To top it off, on site we will also feature some of the Top Fishing Guides, Fishing Charter Captains, Tournament Series Directors, and top Industry Prostaff. More details to be released soon. See you at “The Show” on April 2nd, 2023!
Ticket InformationTickets are on sale now online at www.memorialcentre.ca, over the phone at 705-743-3561, or in person at the Grant Thornton Box Office. The Box Office is open for in person sales on Wednesdays to Fridays from 9:30AM to 5:00PM. Tickets are $11.30 plus applicable fees and taxes. Children under 12 require a free ticket.*Prices are subject to change.Please note:

Tickets will be delivered one month before the show and can be delivered by email, will call pick up, or mail (subject to mail fees).
All areas of the fishing show will be accessible for those with mobility needs.
Online purchasers require a user account to be created to complete transactions.

Please be advised that non-authorized ticketing websites and outlets may reference the PMC, however, we do not support or collaborate with any third party ticket providers and therefore cannot confirm the validity of tickets purchased through those sites.

First Friday Art Crawl
2023-04-07 18:00 - 22:00 | Downtown Peterborough, 500 George Street N, Peterborough, Ontario, K9J 3H1, Canada
The best way to experience Art Crawl is to set out on foot and explore. Each month is different – you never know what you will stumble across. Check out the map and monthly listings for participating locations HERE!
First Friday Peterborough is a downtown monthly art crawl that allows you to experience the city’s art, music, and food scene, while supporting local artists, people watching, and taking in some city sights all at once. FFPTBO is dedicated to showcasing the immense artistic and musical talent in the Peterborough community. The art crawl is a self-guided tour of downtown galleries, studios, shops, and cafés that takes place on the first Friday of every month, between the hours of 6pm-11pm*
The First Friday Art crawl provides a welcoming energy and encourages everyone to come and enjoy the multifaceted creative culture of downtown. Each of the gallery, studio, and shop owners go out of their way to ensure the vibe is light, friendly, and completely unpretentious.
The event is family friendly + inclusive.
*Note: some venues may have varied hours. Please check monthly listing.

First Friday is proudly organized by a group of local artists, stakeholders in the arts community, and local arts-based business owners.

To Honour and Respect: Gifts from the Michi Saagiig Women to the Prince of Wales, 1860
2023-04-16 - 2023-11-19 | Peterborough Museum and Archives, 300 Hunter Street East, Peterborough, Ontario, K9J 6Y5, Canada
In April 2023, quilled birch bark makaks made by women of Rice Lake Village (now Hiawatha First
Nation) will arrive at the Peterborough Museum & Archives (PMA) for an extended loan visit from the
Royal Collection Trust in England, where they have been cared for since they were given to the young
Prince of Wales in 1860. The makaks will be exhibited and will be the focus of activities: workshops on
quillwork, Michi Saagiig Anishnaabemowin, special tours of the exhibit, and some visits in which
participants will be able to gently touch them.
Dr Lori Beavis (Hiawatha) and Dr Laura Peers curate the To Honour and Respect project, with a Planning
Circle including Gimaakwe Laurie Carr (Hiawatha), Kim Muskratt (Hiawatha), Veronica King-Jamieson
(Mississaugas of the Credit) and others. The project is funded by the Museum Assistance Program
(Department of Canadian Heritage), Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and Hiawatha
First Nation, with in-kind contributions by the City of Peterborough and the Peterborough Museum &
Archives, whose staff will care for the makaks during their visit. The Royal Collection Trust is lending the makaks.
