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Aerial image of Car driving along a bridge in Buckhorn Fall Drive Colourful Island of fall trees in background

Experience Fall

Fall For Peterborough & the Kawarthas

Hit the road this fall! With stunning scenery, studio tours, fall festivals, and boundless opportunities to explore the outdoors. You’ll soon understand what makes our region one of Ontario’s favourite destinations for fall road trips.

  • PTBO Picnic
    Friends sitting on a picnic blanket "cheersing" with beverages
    Authentic Adventure
    Experience, Culinary, Outdoors

    PTBO Picnic

    This hotel package has all of the ingredients you’ll need for a food lovers getaway in Peterborough & the Kawarthas. Each package includes an overnight stay, a picnic backpack (filled with picnic essentials), two $25 gift certificates to spend at local shops, and a list of recommended picnic locations. Gather your favourite people, forage a feast, and select the perfect location for an experience that is uniquely your own.

Stunning Scenery: Fall Driving Tours

Fall Driving Tour: Bautumns Up!
road during fall in Peterborough & the Kawarthas

Fall Driving Tour: Bautumns Up!

This driving tour is 119km in length and takes approximately 3 to 5 hours to complete. Discover unbeLEAFable beauty with the apple of your eye on this driving tour through the heart of Peterborough & the Kawarthas.

Fall Driving Tour: Fallin’ for Burleigh
an aerial image of a forest during fall in Peterborough & the Kawarthas

Fall Driving Tour: Fallin’ for Burleigh

This driving tour is 97km in length and takes approximately 2-4 hours to complete.  If it’s time to get out of the car and stretch your legs, no worries there are lots of things to see & do along the way.

Fall Driving Tour: Go Big or Gourd Home
a road with pretty trees during fall in Peterborough & the Kawarthas

Fall Driving Tour: Go Big or Gourd Home

This driving tour is 92km in length and takes approximately 1.5 to 3 hours to complete. Gather the family, it is time to explore the fall foliage and have fun along the way!

Fall Driving Tour: Turn Over a New Leaf this Fall
Fall view of Lift Lock

Fall Driving Tour: Turn Over a New Leaf this Fall

This driving tour is 103km in length and takes approximately 2 to 3 hours to complete. This breathtaking fall driving tour showcases the beauty of Peterborough & the Kawarthas.

Fall Festivals & Events

Historic All Hallows’ Eve
Man stands at the doorway of Blacksmith shop decorated for Halloween.
Event

Historic All Hallows’ Eve

October 28, 2023 at 6:00 pm—$2 – $60

Friday & Saturday, October 27 & 28 ~ 6 pm to 9 pm each night Discover the origins and traditions of Halloween. Featuring games, fortune telling, tractor and wagon rides…

104 Lang Road
Keene, K0L1C0
Applefest
aerial image of Lang Pioneer Village heritage buildings, located along the river in Peterborough & the Kawarthas
Event

Applefest

October 1, 2023 at 10:00 am—$15

Tempt your taste buds with the sweetest event of the year! Come out to Lang for a colourful fall celebration of apples and the harvest. See the Cider Mill in…

104 Lang Road
Keene, K0L1C0
Norwood Fall Fair
the norwood fair, comic of farm animals, fields, a sunset, and a pumpkin
Event

Norwood Fall Fair

October 7, 2023 at 9:00 am—Various Prices See Description

Thanksgiving Weekend – October 7, 8 & 9, 202 Our 2023 theme is “Flavours of Fall” Please join us in the picturesque village of Norwood, Ontario for the annual Norwood…

48 Alma St
Norwood, Ontario K0L 2V0 Canada
Pumpkinfest
a bunch of pumpkins
Event

Pumpkinfest

October 21, 2023 at 11:00 am—$11.95 – $44.25

As the season continues, the harvest becomes even more bountiful. We will be open the last four weekends of October 2023 starting thanksgiving weekend where we will again welcome the…

3055 Berrie Rd
Lakefield, Ontario K0L 2H0 Canada
Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour
paint brushes and art stuff
Event

Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour

September 23, 2023 at 10:00 am—Free

Mark your calendars for September 23 & 24, 2023, as the Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour (KAST) returns to celebrate its 39th anniversary! The Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour is one of…

Canada
Apsley Autumn Studio Tour
drawing on a drawing board surrounded my art supplies
Event

Apsley Autumn Studio Tour

September 16, 2023 at 10:00 am

30 YEARS IN THE MAKING!  EXPERIENCE IT! The Apsley Autumn Studio Tour had its first rendition in 1994.  2023 marks our 30th tour and the 30 artists participating this year…

Burleigh Street
Apsley, Ontario K0L 1A0
The Stalking Dead
zombie in a corn field
Event

The Stalking Dead

October 20, 2023 at 6:00 pm—$32.75

Zombies are on the loose again. Are they zombies or just mind controlled dead people? Is that even possible? It will be your job as scientists to search the grounds…

156 Cedar Bank Rd
Peterborough, Ontario K9J 6Y3 Canada

Celebrate Spooky Season with Us

  • Nine Ways to Celebrate Spooky Season in Peterborough & the Kawarthas
    victorian parlour room with cobwebs on top of furniture and a green tint to photo

    Nine Ways to Celebrate Spooky Season in Peterborough & the Kawarthas

    It’s spooky season! Whether you’re looking for something truly terrifying, a little bit spooky, or wickedly entertaining – let’s have some Halloween fun together. Halloween Haunts in Peterborough & the…

Let’s Play Outside: Activities to Enjoy

Fantastic Fall Fishing
a boat in a lake with forest

Fantastic Fall Fishing

People often ask me, “When is the best time to go fishing?” and my usual reply is, “Anytime you can!” And I mean it. I can’t remember a time I…

Andrew Shufelt By Insider Andrew Shufelt
Farmer for a Morning
Goats in a field
Experience, Agritourism, Educational

Farmer for a Morning

Have you ever wondered just what it’s like to be a farmer? Harley Farms is now offering “Farmer for a Morning” experiences!

Five Reasons Fall Paddling in the Kawarthas is the Best
two people canoeing on a river during fall in Peterborough & the Kawarthas

Five Reasons Fall Paddling in the Kawarthas is the Best

As Champagne is to France, Darjeeling is to the Indian Himalaya and Islay single malt is to Scotland, so is canoeing to Peterborough & the Kawarthas. Peterborough is the birthplace…

Briagh Bretton By Insider Briagh Bretton
Peterborough & the Kawarthas: Fall Motorcycling Escape Routes
the handlebars and seat area of a motorcycle

Peterborough & the Kawarthas: Fall Motorcycling Escape Routes

The colours are beautiful in this part of Ontario in the fall – explore our winding roads and rolling country hills under an umbrella of red and orange leaves via motorcycle this fall.

Walk with alpacas
Owner Katie, holding her hand out to cream coloured alpaca
Experience, Agritourism, Outdoors

Walk with alpacas

With patience, kindness and presence you will gain the trust of your alpaca and be ready to set off on the guided walk in the company of your new friend, with many opportunities for photos along the way.