Peterborough Musicfest

The Peterborough Summer Festival of Lights, , later renamed the Peterborough Musicfest, is a non-profit, charitable organization in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, which hosts a series of free outdoor concerts every Wednesday and Saturday night during July and August each year. The concerts are held at Del Crary Park, located in the downtown on George Street, adjacent to Little Lake.

History

Founded in 1986 by Fred Anderson, these concerts were followed by a choreographed illuminated boat show and a fireworks display.

Beginning in 2005, the festival chose to forgo the aging boat show in favour of hiring more well-known performers and improving the fireworks display. Then in 2009, the fireworks were sacrificed due to cuts to the festival's budget. The festival board is proposing a name change to "Little Lake MusicFest" by 2010. Board members want the new name to focus on the music, seeing as the lights are no longer part of the festival.

The festival was later rebranded as "Peterborough Musicfest"[1]

The 2015 festival included concerts by Randy Bachmann[2] and Francesco Yates.[3]

Past performers

Performers at the Peterborough Summer Festival of Lights in 2005

External links

References

  1. "Photos from Melissa Payne’s concert at Peterborough Musicfest". kawarthaNOW, July 6, 2015
  2. "Audience braves downpour to see Canadian rock legend perform at Del Crary Park on Saturday night". KawarthaNOW, June 28, 2015
  3. "Screaming girls welcome Francesco Yates to Musicfest". Peterborough This Week, Aug 19, 2015 by Todd Vandonk


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