Peterborough Folk Festival 2025 Performance Schedule
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Thursday, August 14, 2025
Market Hall Performing Arts Centre: The four-day celebration kicks off on Thursday, August 14,with a concert featuring Canadian singer-songwriter Basia Bulat and PFF Emerging Artist of the Year, Jeanne Truax. 7pm doors, 7:30pm showtime. Tickets are available here:
Tickets | Peterborough Folk Festival Kick Off Concert | Market Hall Performing Arts Centre Inc.
Friday, August 15, 2025
Sadleir House: Kick-off Party with Nixon Boyd (of Hollerado) + VANCAMP + I, The Mountain. 8pm doors, 8:30pm showtime. Tickets are available here.
The Pig's Ear Tavern: B.A. Johnston + The Stavely Project. $5 at the door.
Saturday, August 16, 2025
Nicholls Oval Park, 725 Armour Road
Admission is free with donations encouraged and appreciated. A suggested donation of $25 per person will help to offset festival costs and is eligible for a tax receipt.
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Children’s Village
Sponsored by CUPE Local 518 and East City Builders
10:30 am - Village opens
10:40 am - Story Time by the Peterborough Public Library
11:15 am - Children’s Parade to the Miskin Law Main Stage
12 noon to 5 pm - Activities, crafts and games
Food Village
See here for Food Village vendors
11:00 am to 10:00 pm - Food Village open
Artisan Village
See here for Artisan Vendors and Community Groups
12:00 noon to 7:00 pm - Artisan Village open
Miskin Law Main Stage
Sponsored by Miskin Law
11:15 am - Children’s Parade to the Main Stage & Opening Ceremony
11:45 am - Songs of Scratch Garden
12:35 pm - Benj Rowland
1:30 pm - Grievous Angels
3:00 pm - My Son the Hurricane
4:50 pm - Shub presented by Hiawatha First Nation
6:30 pm - Joel Plaskett
8:15 pm - Goldie Boutilier
9:45 pm - Jeremie Albino
Nicholls Oval Pavilion Stage
1:10 pm - Caitlin Currie
2:15 pm - Jeanne Truax
4:00 pm - Doghouse Orchestra
5:45 pm - The Silver Hearts
7:45 pm - Swindlers
9:20 pm - Tapes in Motion
Generation Solar Stage
Sponsored by Generation Solar
11:45 am -
1:00 pm - Lancelot Knight
2:15 pm - Joel Plaskett x Benj Rowland
3:15 pm - Sister Ray
4:35 pm - Grievous Angels x Swindlers
5:45 pm - Bells Larsen x Sister Ray x Jeremie Albino
6:50 pm - Quinton Barnes
7:45 pm - Bells Larsen
After Parties Downtown 11pm
Jethro’s Bar + Stage - The Jet Airliners featuring Jeanne Truax
Pig's Ear Tavern - The Silver Hearts - $5 at the door
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Nicholls Oval Park, 725 Armour Road
Admission is free with donations encouraged and appreciated. A suggested donation of $25 per person will help to offset festival costs and is eligible for a tax receipt.
Scroll down for site map
Children’s Village
Sponsored by CUPE Local 518 and East City Builders
10:30 am - Village opens
10:45 am - Story Time by the Peterborough Public Library
11:15 am - Children’s Parade to the Miskin Law Main Stage
12 noon to 5 pm - Activities, crafts and games
Food Village
See here for Food Village vendors
12:00 noon to 7:00 pm - Food Village open
Artisan Village
See here for Artisan Vendors and Community Groups
12:00 noon to 6:15 pm - Artisan Village open
Miskin Law Main Stage
Sponsored by Miskin Law
11:15 am - Children’s Parade to the Main Stage & Opening Ceremony
11:30 am - Round Dance with Kelli Marshall
11:45 am - Sharon, Lois & Bram Singalong with Sharon & Randi
12:50 pm - Colin Linden x Jethro’s Blues Jam All-Stars
1:55 pm - Inn Echo x Benj Rowland x Irish Millie
2:50 pm - Beau Dixon
4:15 pm - Lemon Bucket Orkestra
5:45 pm - A Special Thank You
5:50 pm - Whitehorse
Nicholls Oval Pavilion Stage
1:35 pm - Sue & David Newberry
2:25 pm - Kay Silver
3:35 pm - Inn Echo
5:15 pm - Beau Dixon x Babe Chorus x Michael Cloud Duguay
Generation Solar Stage
Sponsored by Generation Solar
11:45 am - The Colton Sisters
12:40 pm - VANCAMP x Kay Silver x Tapes in Motion
1:45 pm - Babe Chorus
2:40 pm - Fittonia
3:35 pm - Whitehorse x Jeanne Truax
4:45 pm - Colin Linden
