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Recurring event: A small group of people at an art exhibit. Various artworks depicting sunflowers hang on the white wall. There is a small circular table with sunflowers in a vase and a small canvas on a stand, plus flyers/pamphlets.

First Friday Peterborough

The first Friday of every month: First Friday Peterborough presents their monthly art crawl event around downtown Peterborough. Enjoy the city’s multifaceted, creative culture with a self-guided tour of galleries, studios, shops and cafés. Each month is different – you never know what you’ll stumble across.

Recurring event: Image featuring text and illustration. To the right: A man with red hair and beard, wearing a mustard yellow cap and plaid shirt and blue green overalls, operates a vintage movie projector set on a tripod. To the left: Take Cover.

Take Cover Books: Film Club

Once a month: Take Cover Books hosts a Film Club at their shop in Peterborough. You are cordially invited to join and come out to watch this month’s movie pick. Sign up for notifications of upcoming screenings. Plus, they have Film Club t-shirts!

Past event: Greyed out logo for Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour, with red font for "Kawartha"; orange & blue with a white wavy line for "Autumn"; and black font for "Studio Tour".

Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour

PAST EVENT: Two days only – Sat, Sep. 27 & Sun, Sep. 28, 2025: The Art Gallery of Peterborough presents the 41st annual Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour, a free, self-guided behind-the-scenes look at artists’ studios around Peterborough & the Kawarthas. As artists share their work & workspaces, visitors can watch artist demonstrations & learn about different artistic practices & techniques.

Past event: Greyed out image featuring black text, photograph and illustration against a white background, framed in black. Top left: Join us to celebrate Pitfall by Terry Kirk. Hosted by: Take Cover Books. Date: Thursday, September 11, 2025. Time: 7 pm. Venue: Take Cover Books, 59 Hunter Street East, Peterborough. RSVP button. Inside a circle, a medium close-up sepia-tone image of a 1920s flapper with a blonde bob, white dress and headband. To the right: Illustrated image of a book cover for Pitfall Terry Kirk set on a disk-shaped base, featuring decorative black framing against a pale grey background, and splotches of red above and below the author's name. Bottom left corner: Illustration of a popping champagne bottle.

Book launch: Pitfall

PAST EVENT: On Thu, Sep. 11, 2025: Take Cover Books hosts the launch of Terry Kirk’s new novel Pitfall, a gripping, fast-paced story set against the dramatic backdrop of the 1929 Market Crash – the first in a series of historical fiction thrillers.

Past event: Greyed out illustrated image for Peterborough Folk Festival 2025. A circle with a sunflower in the centre, the event title above it. The circle is surrounded by various creatures and instruments, and a bicycle.

Peterborough Folk Festival 2025

PAST EVENT: From Thu, Aug. 14 – Sun, Aug. 17, 2025: Peterborough Folk Festival 2025 presents four days of exciting music performances, culture & community on the hillside at Nicholls Oval Park, plus a kick off concert at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre. Ticketed performances Thursday & Friday, with free admission (donations accepted), all-ages programming on Saturday & Sunday.

Past event: Greyed out close-up of a spread of multi-coloured zines, laid out in a pseudo tile formation.

9th Annual Artspace Book + Zine Fest

PAST EVENT: Two days only – Fri, Mar. 7 & Sat, Mar. 8, 2025: Artspace hosts its 9th Annual Book + Zine Fest, featuring the work of over 20 local and regional comics artists, graphic novelists, letterpress printers, zine makers and more! From books to prints to poetry, there’s truly something for everyone. Family-friendly, free event – with donations accepted.

Past event: Greyed out image of the illustrated poster for the play Give 'Em Hell by Madeleine Brown, in various shades of purple, featuring silhouettes of students protesting: 2 holding signs & one playing guitar, with one wearing a backpack in the background.

Give ‘em Hell: a play based on a true story

PAST EVENT. Fri, Sep. 15 – Sat, Sep. 23, 2023: Theatre Direct Canada presents the world premiere of award-winning playwright Madeleine Brown’s Give ‘em Hell, a play inspired by the true story of the student fight to save Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School (PCVS) in 2012.