Mac and Cheese Festival
2026-04-01 08:00 - 2026-04-25 20:00 (America/Toronto) | Downtown Peterborough
Peterborough Mac & Cheese Festival – April 1–25, 2026
Downtown Peterborough is serving up the cheese!
From April 1-25, explore 20 restaurants serving bold, creative mac & cheese dishes. From comforting classics to daring twists, including a mac & cheese dessert… there is something for everyone to enjoy.
Vote for your favourite dish and join us for the Grand Finale Event on April 25 at Quaker Foods City Square, featuring live music, family-friendly activities, and a fully licensed area for 19+.
➡️ Click here to see the full program and participating restaurants

Board Together: LGBTQ+ Board Game Meetup
2026-04-08 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-13 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-06-10 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-07-08 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-08-12 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-09-09 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-10-14 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-11-11 18:00 - 21:00 and 17 more dates | Boardwalk Board Game Lounge, 261 George Street North, Peterborough, K9J 3G9, Canada
Board Together is an LGBTQ+ board game group that gets together on the second Wednesday of every month at the Boardwalk Board Game Lounge!
Join us at 6pm at The Boardwalk Board Game Lounge in downtown Peterborough for our first ever meetup! Connect with other people in the LGBTQ+ community, play some fun games, and maybe have yourself one of The Boardwalk’s amazing cookies while you’re at it.🍪If you can’t make it for 6, feel free to drop in later!
No board game experience needed, just drop in and folks will be happy to teach you! If you haven’t visited The BoardwaIk before, it costs $8 to stay and play as long as you like. It’s a licensed restaurant in addition to having a huge selection of games.

Beans Beatdown
2026-04-18 12:00 - 17:00 | Dreams of Beans, 141 Charlotte Street, Peterborough, K9J2T6
Beans Beatdown is a monthly FGC local which features a variety of games like Street Fighter 6, Guilty Gear Strive, Tekken 8, Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising on an alternating monthly schedule that is voted by members of the community. This month we are hosting our yearly mystery game event ‘The BeanBoozler’!

If you have any questions, please email at ptbofgc@outlook.com.

Schedule:
Time Subject to change
Doors open / Setup: 11am
Bracket starts Mystery Event: 12pm
Bracket ends / Teardown: 5pm

Entry Fee:
$5 per event entering
Spectating or playing friendlies between matches is free
Cash is preferred for entry.
Top 3 will get prizes and draws will be done for the rest

Prizing:
1st: $40 Gift card to Iceman Videogames
2nd: $25 Gift card to Dreams of Beans
3rd: $15 Gift card to Chumleighs

Mac and Cheese Festival - Grand Finale
2026-04-25 11:00 - 15:00 | Quaker Foods City Square, 215 Charlotte St., Peterborough, ON, K9J 0A2, Canada
Join us for the Mac and Cheese Festival Grand Finale Event – a culinary showdown with vendors, live music, family-friendly fun… and more! This year’s event is fully licensed. Entry is FREE!
Location: Quaker Square (215 Charlotte Street)
Time: 11AM – 3PM
Artists
VANCAMP (12:00PM)
Marvelous (12:30PM)
Samara Johnson – one of this year’s Peterboroughs Got Talent winners! (1:15PM)
Dylan Ireland (1:45PM)
Siobhan Bodrug (2:30PM)
Vendors
The Vine (Crab Rangoon Mac and Cheese + Mac and No Cheeze)
Agave by Imperial (Mac Pastor)
The Back 40 Smokehouse (Smoked Sweet Whiskey Heat Mac and Cheese)
Call Creations
Dreams of Beans (Dreamy Mac)
Great Canadian Cheese Festival
Groovy Little Smoothie
La Mesita (Mexican Street Corn Mac)
Lola’s Cakes and Coffee (Biscoff and Mac Tiramisu)
Turnbull Cafe (The French Onion Maple Mac)
The Revy (Mac and Cheese Benny)
The Boardwalk Game Lounge (Mac-Cuterie)
The Good Baker
Beavertails
The Main Squeeze
Judges
Voula Halliday – Canadian Chef & Cookbook Author
Roland Hosier
Cairo McDonell – Fresh Radio Morning Show Host

Gowan — Peterborough Musicfest
2026-06-27 20:00 - 23:00 | Del Crary Park, 100 George Street N, Peterborough, K9J 3G9, Canada
Gowan returns to the Fred Anderson Stage for Peterborough Musicfest, bringing his signature mix of pop, rock, and classical influences. Known for hits like “A Criminal Mind” and “Strange Animal,” Gowan delivers a dynamic live performance that draws crowds from across the region.
Saturday June 27, 2026
8:00 PM
Del Crary Park
Free Admission

Dwayne Gretzky — Peterborough Musicfest
2026-07-29 20:00 - 23:00 | Del Crary Park, 100 George Street N, Peterborough, K9J 3G9, Canada
Dwayne Gretzky returns to Peterborough Musicfest with their high-energy celebration of classic hits from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Known for turning every show into a crowd-wide singalong and dance party, this is one of the most anticipated nights of the summer.
Wednesday July 29, 2026
8:00 PM
Del Crary Park
Free Admission
