Peterborough Folk Festival Releases 2025 Performance Schedule
/The 36th annual Peterborough Folk Festival (PFF) has unveiled its lineup of 30 artists for this year’s free event, taking place from Aug. 14 to 17 at Nicholls Oval Park.
Photo courtesy of PFF.
The four-day celebration kicks off on Aug. 14 at the Market Hall Performing Arts Centre with singer-songwriter Basia Bulat and PFF Emerging Artist of the Year, Jeanne Truax.
On Friday, at 8 p.m., another kick-off concert will be held at Sadleir with Nixon Boyd (of Hollerado), PFF 2024 Emerging Artist VANCAMP, and Guelph-based quintet I, The Mountain.
The following is the Saturday schedule:
Children’s Village
10:30 a.m. - Village opens
10:40 a.m. - Story Time by the Peterborough Public Library
11:15 a.m. - Children’s Parade to the Miskin Law Main Stage
Noon to 5 p.m. - Activities, crafts and games
Food Village
11 a.m. to 10 p.m. - Food Village open
Artisan Village
Noon to 7 p.m. - Artisan Village open
Children’s Village
10:30 a.m. - Village opens
10:40 a.m. - Story Time by the Peterborough Public Library
11:15 a.m. - Children’s Parade to the Miskin Law Main Stage
Noon to 5 p.m. - Activities, crafts and games
Miskin Law Main Stage
11:15 a.m. - Children’s Parade to the Main Stage & Opening Ceremony
11:45 a.m. - Songs of Scratch Garden
12:35 p.m. - Benj Rowland
1:30 p.m. - Grievous Angels
3:00 p.m. - My Son the Hurricane
4:50 p.m. - Shub presented by Hiawatha First Nation
6:30 p.m. - Joel Plaskett
8:15 p.m. - Goldie Boutilier
9:45 p.m. - Jeremie Albino
Nicholls Oval Pavilion Stage
1:10 p.m. - Caitlin Currie
2:15 p.m. - Jeanne Truax
4:00 p.m. - Doghouse Orchestra
5:45 p.m. - The Silver Hearts
7:45 p.m. - Swindlers
9:20 p.m. - Tapes in Motion
Generation Solar Stage
11:45 a.m. - TBA
1:00 p.m. - Lancelot Knight
2:15 p.m. - Joel Plaskett x Benj Rowland
3:15 p.m. - Sister Ray
4:35 p.m. - Grievous Angels x Swindlers
5:45 p.m. - Bells Larsen x Sister Ray x Jeremie Albino
6:50 p.m. - Quinton Barnes
7:45 p.m. - Bells Larsen
The following is the Sunday schedule:
Miskin Law Main Stage
11:15 a.m. - Children’s Parade to the Main Stage & Opening Ceremony
11:30 a.m. - Round Dance with Kelli Marshall
11:45 a.m. - Sharon, Lois & Bram Singalong with Sharon & Randi
12:50 p.m. - Colin Linden x Jethro’s Blues Jam All-Stars
1:55 p.m. - Inn Echo x Benj Rowland x Irish Millie
2:50 p.m. - Beau Dixon
4:15 p.m. - Lemon Bucket Orkestra
5:45 p.m. - A Special Thank You
5:50 p.m. - 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
11:45 a.m. - The Colton Sisters
12:40 p.m. - VANCAMP x Kay Silver x Tapes in Motion
1:45 p.m. - Babe Chorus
2:40 p.m. - Fittonia
3:35 p.m. - Whitehorse x Jeanne Truax
4:45 p.m. - Colin Linden
The PFF after parties start in Downtown Peterborough at 11 p.m. at the following locations:
Jethro’s Bar + Stage - The Jet Airliners featuring Jeanne Truax
Pig's Ear Tavern - The Silver Hearts - $5 at the door
