Tunes, Tastes, and Togetherness on the Peterborough Folks Competition
Every August, Peterborough Folks Competition transforms Nicholls Oval Park right into a vibrant celebration of music and group spirit. The pageant, now in its thirty sixth yr, is greatest identified for its unimaginable lineup of native and nationwide expertise, it’s additionally a gathering place for one thing simply as highly effective: a style of the native meals scene.
Music Rooted in Place
This yr’s lineup options greater than 30 artists and bands, together with 13 native acts – a superb alternative for lesser-known expertise to play to massive audiences. Plus they’ve a powerful perception in having a various viewers, together with a dedication to gender parity for performers hitting the stage. Whether or not you’re grooving to a high-energy set or becoming a member of a hands-on workshop, the musical expertise is about connection—to tradition, to creativity, and to one another.
Workshops and intimate performances deepen that connection, blurring the traces between artist and viewers and make for some unimaginable, memorable moments.
A Meals Village That Feels the Soul
Simply steps from three phases of curated reside music, the Meals Village brings collectively 11 various meals distributors, serving up every little thing from South Indian curries to rolled ice cream. These aren’t simply meals; they’re reminiscences within the making, crafted by beloved native cooks and meals artisans.
Right here’s a style:
- Curry Mantra: Wealthy South Indian curries, samosas, rotis, and mango lassi.
- La Mesita Restaurante: Genuine Mexican flavours from Mexico Metropolis.
- The Favorite Greek & Souvlaki Cease: Souvlaki, spanakopita, and different Greek classics.
- Mr. & Mrs. Perogie: Perogies and cabbage rolls from a beloved pageant vendor of 25 years.
- Island Cream: Caribbean roti and curry, provided with coronary heart.
- The Vine: Vegetarian, vegan, and pescatarian consolation meals for all diets.
- RUSSS, MILK + TEA, and Kettle Corn Canada: Rolled ice cream, bubble tea, popcorn, and kid-friendly sweets.
- OtonaBEE Apiary: Native, unpasteurized honey from 1000+ hives throughout Peterborough County.
- Pavilion Stage space shall be serving up craft Ontario drinks by Cameron’s Brewing and Sandbagger seltzers
The result’s a flavourful reflection of town’s variety, providing one thing fast and satisfying for households, one thing adventurous for foodies, and one thing considerate for these with dietary restrictions.
Sustainability at Its Core
Because the early 2000s, the pageant has championed sustainability with its now-iconic dishwashing station, providing reusable dishware to scale back waste.
“This selection we made to supply an ecostation and reusable dishware is a long-standing dedication to lowering waste,” says Rob Davis, Competition Chair. “We’re certainly one of only a few festivals in Canada doing this at this scale, and it solely works due to our unimaginable volunteers. As a free-admission pageant, we depend on community-minded individuals who step as much as make the magic occur.”
It’s a seemingly easy act with a big effect made via the generosity of volunteers, and one which surprises and delights first-time distributors and returning company alike.
A Household-Pleasant, Bike-Pleasant Competition
Set alongside the scenic Rotary Greenway Path, the pageant is well walkable and rideable from East Metropolis. Due to partnerships with the Neighborhood Bike Store, a Bike Valet service makes it simple to reach sustainably.
The Kids’s Village provides enjoyable for households, with interactive play stations together with crafts, bubbles and extra. On Saturday and Sunday mornings, there’s the chance to affix within the kids’s parade to the primary stage for Songs of Scratch Backyard and the “Sharon, Lois and Bram Singalong”.
The primary days of the pageant at Nicholls Oval Park are on August 16 & 17 (with downtown occasions going down August 14 and 15). It’s an idyllic solution to spherical out the final couple of weeks of summer time, Peterborough Folks Competition is a spot the place you may pattern native dishes to homegrown expertise, group is on the core of each chunk, each notice, and each reminiscence made alongside the way in which.
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