The Kawarthas Tourism

McLean Berry Farm Pumpkinfest
2024-10-13 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-12 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-06 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-05 11:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | McLean’s & Buckhorn Berry Farms, 3055 Berrie Rd, Lakefield, Ontario, K0L 2H0, Canada
As the season continues, the harvest becomes even more bountiful. We will be open all four weekends of October 2024 (not open Thanksgiving Monday) where we will once again welcome the community to our farm for our annual Buckhorn Pumpkinfest! You can take a wagon ride out to the pumpkin patch, pick your own pumpkin, play on straw bales, and explore corn mazes. You can visit our farm store, enjoy food truck fare, get spooked in the haunted forest, and even watch the pumpkin cannon blast off – at Pumpkinfest, there is fun for the whole family to enjoy!
We have increased the area of covered shelters and number of picnic tables so that there is lots of space to sit and relax on the farm in between various Pumpkinfest activities!
No Pets Please: We love animals too and have lots of our own but we can’t host your pets on the farm for both insurance and health and safety reasons. Certified service animals are welcome. Thank you for your understanding.
Our Pumpkin Festival is open all four weekends of October (Closed Thanksgiving Monday) and runs Saturday/Sunday each weekend throughout the month of October between the hours of 11 AM and 5 PM, weather permitting.

Daily Entertainment – Tim Holland (a great show for all ages) – Shows Daily at 1 & 3
Barnyard Animals
Mazes (a Straw Bale Maze and 2 Corn Mazes, one of them is Haunted)
Obstacle Course & Play area with a huge Sandbox
Pumpkin Bowling
Bouncy Castle
Haunted Hallway
Haunted Forest
Bonesville Cemetery
Pumpkin Patch Wagon Rides
Pumpkin Cannon

Harvest Craft Show
2024-10-13 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-12 10:00 - 17:00 | Buckhorn Community Centre, 1782 Lakehurst Road, Buckhorn, ON, K0L 1J0, Canada
The Buckhorn Community Centre hosts the Harvest Craft show Thanksgiving Weekend, featuring artisans and crafters from across Ontario. In 2024, the show will run Saturday, October 12 from 10am to 5pm; Sunday, October 13 from 10am to 4pm.
This juried show features a wide variety of quality hand-crafted items including home décor, clothing, jewellery, scented items, and much more.
Admission is $5 per person and includes a ballot to win a $100 shopping spree at the 2025 Spring Craft Show.
Free parking is available and includes a shuttle bus operating from the parking lot to the BCC.

2024 Buckhorn Harvest Craft Show
2024-10-13 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-12 10:00 - 17:00 | Buckhorn Community Centre, 1782 Lakehurst Road, Buckhorn, ON, K0L 1J0, Canada
Join us at the annual thanksgiving weekend Buckhorn Harvest Craft Show!
The Buckhorn Community Centre hosts the Harvest Craft show Thanksgiving Weekend, featuring artisans and crafters from across Ontario. In 2024, the show will run Saturday, October 12 from 10am to 5pm; Sunday, October 13 from 10am to 4pm.
This juried show features a wide variety of quality hand-crafted items including home décor, clothing, jewellery, scented items, and much more.
Admission is $5 per person and includes a ballot to win a $100 shopping spree at the 2025 Spring Craft Show.
Free parking is available and includes a shuttle bus operating from the parking lot to the BCC. Please note that we offer a smoke-free, scent-free, accessible and air-conditioned facility. Pets are welcome outdoors only and must be on a leash.

Yoga with Amanda
2024-10-13 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-10-06 09:00 - 10:00 | Grand Events, 861 Chemong Road, Unit 16, Peterborough, ON, K9H 5Z5
Whether you are new to yoga or a seasoned yogi, these classes are well suited for all yoga journeys. Both classes offer the opportunity to explore mindfulness, movement, and breath work. Bring a mat and water.
Mondays 7:45-8:45pm Flow and Stretch
Sundays 9-10am Rise and Shine Yoga

Dance in the Boro
2024-10-12 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-10-11 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-10-05 10:00 - 11:00 | Quaker Foods City Square, 215 Charlotte Street, Peterborough, Ontario, K9J 2T7, Canada
Come join us for the free outdoor dance class!
Open for all ages and family friendly.
📩 For more info visit peterborough.ca or call 705-742-0050
September 27 & 28 – Line Dancing
October 4, 5, 11, 18 – Zumba
October 12 – Bollywood
October 19 – Salsa

The Norwood Fall Fair
2024-10-12 09:00 - 17:00 | Norwood Fair Grounds, 48 Alma St, Norwood, K0L 2V0
October 12, 13 & 14, 2024

2024 Theme is: “Country Roads Take Me Home!”

Please join us in the picturesque village of Norwood, Ontario for the annual Norwood Fall Fair. The Norwood Fair was established back in the year 1868 as a place for area residents to display the fruits of their labours and to provide an opportunity for some friendly competition between friends and neighbours. The fair was also a community gathering where village folk came together to celebrate the harvest, catch up with each other and have a little fun for a couple of days.
The Norwood Fair has of course grown and evolved substantially in the last 150+ years, our mandate however has not changed, it is and always will be our mission to provide you and your family with a traditional country fair filled with lots of fun and excitement.
One ticket price at the gate covers entry to all fair events. Tickets to Midway rides may be purchased at the ticket booths on the carnival grounds.

Adults: $15.00 daily
Children 12 and under FREE
Adult Weekend Passes: $25.00
Free Parking on the Fairgrounds

Weekend passes are available at Hastings, Havelock and Norwood Home Hardware stores and at the Fair Office until the Saturday of the fair.
Due to the large number of animals involved in our exhibits and attractions no pets are allowed on the fairgrounds.
Hours of Operation

Gates and Buildings: Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Midway: Daily beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Please check the Schedule of Events for start times for special happenings

Is This Tap?
2024-10-10 19:30 | Showplace Performance Centre, 290 George St N, Peterborough, ON, K9J 3H2
An immersive theatrical experience created by Canadian dance legend Bill Coleman and Dutch mutimedia artist Edwin Van der Heide – and introducing the mysterious 3-Legged Man!
“I travelled the world in search of his lost past,” reflects Coleman on the extra-limbed subject of his new show. “But it was he who taught us a truth – a truth so simple most of us will only glimpse it.” In the end, his third leg is the least remarkable part of him …
Bill Coleman has delighted audiences of all kinds for over 40 years, both nationally and internationally. Returning to his first love, he’s been tap-dancing again – not just rhythms, but sound scores and special effects, on railroad tracks and sheet metal, down urban streets, and on stages with sound artists, neuroscientists, and Aboriginal storytellers.
Edwin van der Heide is an artist, composer and researcher who creates installations, performances, and environments. The audience is often located in the middle of the work and challenged to actively explore and interact with it – taking musical language into new dimensions.

Lakefield Farmers' Market
2024-10-10 09:00 - 13:00 | Lakefield-Smith Community Centre, 20 Concession St, Lakefield, Lakefield, K0L 2H0
Lakefield Farmers’ Market
May 16 – October 10, 2024
This seasonal market brings together farmers offering locally grown food, talented artisans providing crafts & entertainment and food vendors who used locally grown produce in the delicacies they serve.
The market provides locals a fun, friendly atmosphere. It is a great place to mingle, enjoy music, try a variety of foods and shop for local produce.

Date: Thursdays (mid-May to October – Rain or Shine)
Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Address: Lakefield Arena Parking Lot – 20 Concession Street, Lakefield
Email: info@lakefieldfarmersmarket.net
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Andy Shauf
2024-10-09 20:00 - 22:00 | Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, 140 Charlotte St, Peterborough, K9J 2T8
Few artists are storytellers as deft and disarmingly observational as Andy Shauf. The Toronto-based, Saskatchewan-raised musician’s songs unfold like short fiction: they’re densely layered with colorful characters and a rich emotional depth.
2023’s Norm, Shauf’s eighth studio release, is a shimmering arc with unsettling silences that complete its story, the pop and hiss of a needle on a turntable after the song ends, emptiness like a trap door into something tender and terrifying.
Previous to this, he has made a name for himself with television appearances and enviable reviews for his prior work, including his 2016 outing The Party, which The Sunday Times praised for “killer lyrics in music of extraordinary beauty,” and the night-at-a-bar drama of 2020’s The Neon Skyline, which Pitchfork called “a wistful, funny, and heartbreaking world.”

Public Skating in Havelock
2024-10-09 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-10-06 13:00 - 14:00 | HBM Community Centre, 39 George St E, Havelock, K0L 1Z0, Canada
It will run every Sunday from 1:00 – 2:00pm and every Wednesday from 1:00 – 3:00pm. Public skating is FREE and fun for all ages and skating levels!
We strongly recommend skaters wear a CSA certified helmet. All children under 12-years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Note: There are skate sharpening services on site, $5.00 per pair.
See you there!

Conservation Cafe Pub Talk: Saving the Last Dance... of the Greater Sage Grouse
2024-10-08 19:30 - 20:30 | The Publican, 294 Charlotte Street, Peterborough
A talk by Trent’s Dr. Autumn Watkinson on efforts to conserve the habitat and population of the greater sage grouse, hosted by the Trent University Centre for Communicating Conservation. It’ll be a fun and accessible walk through the work scientists are doing locally and in West Block Grasslands National Park. Free with a cash bar upstairs at The Publican.

Rural Ontarian History Through Documentary Film: Fireside Chats Series
2024-10-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Trent Valley Archives, 567 Carnegie Av, Peterborough, ON, K9L 1N1, Canada
Join us for an evening of words and music on the topic of capturing rural Ontarian history through documentary filmmaking as part of our new Fireside Chats series. The second in a three-part series, this chat, presented by filmmaker Nick van der Graff, will talk about the methodology used to capture history in documentary film form. Musician Allan Kirby will present some of the music found in his latest film.
Refreshments will be provided, and a question and answer period will follow the presentation. NOTE: Each chat in our Fireside Chats series is ticketed seperately. Purchasing a ticket will only admit you into this specific fireside chat. If you would like to attend the other two chats, please visit their event listing to purchase tickets to them.

Candle-Lit Yoga
2024-10-08 19:00 - 20:15 | Kawartha Country Wines, 2452 County Road 36, Buckhorn, ON, K0L 1J0
Immerse yourself in a rejuvenating yoga session focused on cultivating balance, inner strength, and serenity. Flow through poses that promote stability, flexibility, and inner harmony, allowing you to find equilibrium both on and off the mat.
All levels are welcome and this is a donation based class.

Family Sunday at the Art Gallery of Peterborough
2024-10-06 13:00 - 16:00 | Art Gallery of Peterborough, 250 Crescent Street, Peterborough, ON, K9J 2G1, Canada
Get creative with the Art Gallery of Peterborough! Family Sunday runs on the first Sunday of each month and offers fun, free, and seasonally themed art making activities, suitable for all ages. Explore our current exhibitions and then drop in to the AGP studio for a seasonally themed art activity.
Drop in between 1 pm and 4 pm.
No fee or registration is required. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Please note: Our Family Sundays are very popular and studio space is limited. There may be wait times for the art-making activities

Applefest
2024-10-06 10:00 - 16:00 | Lang Pioneer Village Museum, 104 Lang Road, Keene, K0L1C0
Tempt your taste buds with the sweetest event of the year! Enjoy a colourful fall celebration of apples and the harvest. See the Cider Mill in full operation, enjoy wagon rides, live music, historic demonstrations, apple treats, games and so much more!
Adults $15, Students/Seniors (60+) $10, Youths (ages 5-14) $7, Free for children under 5, Family (includes 2 adults and up to 4 youths ages 5-14) $40

Lunch In The Woods
2024-10-06 | TBD, ON
Join us on a guided hike in the Kawarthas! Arrive at a special GPS location for a pop-up camp lunch with Chef Tyler Scott. Enjoy local snacks, a heart warming meal and dessert.
This experience is for beginner level hikers all the way to experienced. Please let us know about any food allergies upon booking. Our menu is a surprise to add to the intimacy of the adventure and is influenced by seasonal ingredients.
Not all Lunch In The Woods experiences involve cooking over the fire. On protected land we love to use lightweight back country cooking equipment. We are passionate about respectfully using the land.
Every adventure is unique to the next. This is what makes booking with us so special and it’s the reason that we continue to be inspired by this signature experience.
You will receive an email approximately one week before your booking date with a detailed breakdown of the day and a weather update. We operate rain or shine (so long as there is no thunder/lightning). In this case, we will reschedule for a different date.
Depending on the location, there may be extra parking fees that are not covered. We often utilize public and protected land, but some excursions happen at provincial parks where there are day pass fees. We will give our guests a heads up on the experience update email if/ when parking will be an additional cost.

Tom Wilson (TEHÅHÀHAKE (two roads)) Trio
2024-10-05 20:00 - 22:00 | Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, 140 Charlotte St, Peterborough, K9J 2T8
Tom Wilson is a Canadian musician, author and visual artist. Wilson’s memoir, Beautiful Scars published by Penguin/Random House has become a national bestseller. The memoir has been adapted into a TVO Original documentary (directed by Shane Belcourt). More recently, Hamilton’s Theatre Aquarius completed a successful run of Beautiful Scars, the musical adapted to the stage in collaboration with actor /writer Shaun Smyth. Exposing incredible truths about Wilson’s biological family and Indigenous heritage, Beautiful Scars delves into the singer-songwriter’s lifetime quest to find himself and ultimately uncover his true identity as a Mohawk man.
Through his melodies, paintings, and words, Wilson invokes ancestral wisdom while addressing pressing issues of our time. His artistry serves as a bridge between past and present, inviting reflection and dialogue on the complexities of Indigenous identity and resilience.

Jersey Nights: A Tribute to Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
2024-10-05 20:00 | Showplace Performance Centre, 290 George St N, Peterborough, ON, K9J 3H2
The Beaches International Jazz Festival presents Jersey Nights, a spectacular show, celebrating the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
Jersey nights is an exciting, dynamic, and powerful ensemble that dazzles theater audiences with their uniquely entertaining delivery while celebrating the legendary music of Frankie Valli and the four seasons. Along with hits such as “Sherry”, “Let’s Hang On”, “Working My Way Back to You”, and “Walk like a Man” that earned Frankie Valli and the four seasons their musical success, you’ll also hear other hit songs that helped shape that memorable and magical era of music. This high-energy group packs dance floors as they entertain with inclusive audience participation while creating memories that will last a lifetime.
As one of Canada’s most accomplished and popular show bands, jersey nights is the essence of dynamic showmanship, hip choreography, highenergy, great musicianship, costume changes, and vocal harmony that is second to none. The jersey nights lineup is four male front vocalists accompanied by a 4-piece band consisting of guitar, bass, multi-keyboards and drums.
Jersey Nights is an exciting, dynamic, and powerful ensemble that dazzles theater audiences with their uniquely entertaining delivery while celebrating the legendary music of Frankie Valli and the four seasons. The Jersey Nights lineup is four male front vocalists accompanied by a 4-piece band consisting of guitar, bass, multi-keyboards and drums.

Ghost Story / How to Survive A Zombie Apocalypse
2024-10-05 19:30 | Peterborough Theatre Guild, 364 Rogers St, Peterborough, K9H 1W7
The first show for 2024-2025 at the Peterborough Theatre Guild features a double-bill of two short plays.
The world premier of Ghost Story by Marni Walsh centres on two women ahead of their time. Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, seeks the advice of her dead mother, feminist and author of A Vindication of the Rights of Women, Mary Wollstonecraft.
How to Survive A Zombie Apocalypse is a multi-award-winning, sellout spoof seminar, in which four members of the School of Survival will teach you everything you need to know to thrive and survive when the Dead revive.

Fall Festival
2024-10-05 14:00 - 16:00 | New Life Church, 4014 Wallace Point Road, Peterborough, K9J 0E4
Come and pick a FREE pumpkin 🎃 (1 per family while supplies last)
Bouncy castle 🏰
Cotton candy 🍬
Face painting 🎨

British Legends
2024-10-04 19:30 | Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, 140 Charlotte St, Peterborough, K9J 2T8
This all-Canadian cast features the legends that ruled the pop charts all those years ago. The show consists of the best impersonators in the world with the look and sound of Bee Gee’s( Night Fever band ), Mick Jagger, David Bowie and the Star of All McCartney Live featuring Ian B. Garcia from the Broadway Beatle musical Rain! You will hear all the songs live, note for note, exactly as the original recordings. Not only do they look like the artists they are impersonating, but they look so much like the real artists, that people think they are watching them live on stage in concert. You will hear all the hits, watch all the moves and listen to a live band that consists of studio musicians. This is a must show to see.
