Every Thursday, we publish live music and performance events at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas based on information that venues provide to us directly or post on their website or social media channels. Here are the listings for the week of Thursday, November 9 to Wednesday, November 15.
If you’re a pub or club owner and want to be included in our weekly listings, please email our Nightlife Editor at nightlife@kawarthanow.com.
ARIA
331 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 743-0333
Friday, November 10
10pm - Fiesta
Saturday, November 11
10pm - Megahits
Coming Soon
Friday, November 17
10pm - Fiesta ft. Jed Harper
Saturday, November 18
10pm - Young Bombs
Arlington Pub
32990 Highway 62, Maynooth
(613) 338-2080
Saturday, November 11
8pm - Anything Goes Cafe cabaret ($5 with $2 going to Maynooth Food Bank)
Coming Soon
Saturday, November 18
8pm - Bless Your Purple Heart
Arthur's Pub
930 Burnham St., Cobourg
(905) 372-2105
Sundays
4:30-8pm - Celtic Sunday w/ Madman's Window
Wednesdays
Open Mic
Black Horse Pub
452 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 742-0633
Thursday, November 9
7:30pm - Jazz and Blues w/ Marsala Lukianchuk and the Rob Phillips Trio
Friday, November 10
5pm - Randy Hill; 8:30pm - Cross Roads
Saturday, November 11
5pm - House Brand; 8:30pm - Classic Collective
Sunday, November 12
3pm - Doug Horner
Monday, November 13
7pm - Crash and Burn w/ Gailie & Friends
Tuesday, November 14
7pm - Open mic w/ Randy Hill
Coming Soon
Thursday, November 16
7:30pm - Jazz and Blues w/ Marsala Lukianchuk and the Rob Phillips Trio
Friday, November 17
5pm - Mike Lonergan; 8:30pm - Pop Machine
Saturday, November 18
8:30pm - Four Lanes Wide
Sunday, November 19
3pm - Bucklebusters
Canoe & Paddle
18 Bridge St., Lakefield
(705) 651-1111
Thursdays
7:30-10:30pm - Live music
Saturdays
7:30-10:30pm - Live music
The Cat & The Fiddle Cobourg
38 Covert St., Cobourg
(905) 377-9029
Friday, November 10
8pm - Cindy Kelly-McCredie & Scott Maybee
Catalina's
131 Hunter St. W., Peterborough
(705) 874-5972
Friday, November 10
5-7pm - Chester Babcock Trio
Coming Soon
Thursday, November 16
8pm - Borderless presents WHOOP-Szo & Stunspore ($8-10)
Wednesday, November 22
9pm - Evangeline Gentle, Ersatz, Nick Zubeck
Thursday, December 7
9pm - The Holy Gasp w/ Kitty Pit, Meowlinda ($10 at door)
The Ceilie (Trent University student pub)
1600 West Bank Dr., Peterborough
(705) 748-1011
Wednesday, November 15
7-10pm - Trent Central Student Association Trivia Night
The Church-key Pub & Grindhouse
26 Bridge St. W., Campbellford
(705) 653-0001
Thursday, November 9
9pm - Euchre & Ray on the Radio
Friday, November 10
9pm - Harold Ellis
Saturday, November 11
8-10pm - Tom, Sue and Myke; 10:30pm - Cale Crowe
Mondays
Trivial Pursuit
Tuesdays
OpinioNation w/ Bill Davenport
Wednesdays
8pm - Whiskey Wednesday w/ Ken Tizzard
Coach & Horses Pub
16 York St. S., Lindsay
(705) 328-0006
Thursdays
10pm - Open Mic w/ Gerald Vanhalteren
Fridays
9:30pm - Karaoke Night w/ DJ. Ross
Wednesdays
7-11pm - Live music
The Cow & Sow Eatery
38 Colborne St., Fenelon Falls
(705) 887-5111
Coming Soon
Saturday, November 18
7pm - 21st Anniversary Party ft Live on the Line
Dobro Restaurant & Bar
287-289 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 775-9645
Thursday, November 9
Closed
Friday, November 10
10pm - Kevin Carley Band (no cover)
Saturday, November 11
10pm - Kevin Carley Band (no cover)
Wednesdays
Open stage
Dominion Hotel
113 Main St., Minden
(705) 286-6954
Wednesday, November 15
7:30pm - Poets in the Pub
Coming Soon
Saturday, December 16
Blues Christmas Dance ft the Full Count Blues Band ($20-25)
Dr. J's BBQ & Brews
282 Aylmer St., Peterborough
(705) 874-5717
Coming Soon
Saturday, November 18
2-5pm - Peterborough Musicians Benevolent Association Deluxe Blues Jam (by donation)
Frank's Pasta and Grill
426 King St. E., Cobourg
(905) 372-2727
Fridays
9pm-12am - Karaoke Night Girls Night Out; 12am - DJ Chrome
Saturday, November 11
8:30pm - Winter Metal ft Anthropophagy, Latrodectus, Human Compost, Heathen Temple ; 12am - DJ
Sundays
7-10pm - Underground Sundays ft 3 bands
Tuesdays
7pm & 8pm - Salsa Classes beginners & intermediate ($10/lesson)
Wednesdays
8-11pm - Open Mic
Coming Soon
Saturday, November 18
8pm - Movember Party w/ City of Leeches;10pm - DJ Mc Pimpin
Ganaraska Hotel
30 Ontario St., Port Hope
(905) 885-9254
Friday, November 10
10pm - Gator James Band
Saturday, November 11
2pm & 10pm - Gator James Band
Wednesdays
8pm - Open mic w/ Rob Foreman and Clayton Yates
Coming Soon
Friday, November 17
10pm - Al Black Band
Saturday, November 18
2pm & 10pm - Brave and Crazy
The Garnet
231 Hunter St. W., Peterborough
(705) 874-0107
Thursday, November 9
5-7pm - Pints N' Politics; 9pm - Lipliners, Christine Bougie, Vivienne Wilder
Friday, November 10
8pm - Yitzy, Lovers Touch, James Clayton
Saturday, November 11
8pm - Pink Cocoon w/ Reckless 4, Peace Sand Rest, Puppet ($5 at door)
Monday, November 13
Ali McCormick
Tuesday, November 14
8pm - Walrus, Beef Boys, The Blather Quartet ($5 or PWYC)
Wednesday, November 15
Slow Man Tofu
Coming Soon
Thursday, November 16
5-7pm - Pints N' Politics; 9pm - Beaujolais Nouveau Day
Friday, November 17
The Costanzas + Basement Dweller
Saturday, November 18
9pm - Vile Creature, They Grieve, Knurl ($8 or PWYC)
Sunday, November 19
Orit Shimoni (Little Birdie)
Golden Wheel Restaurant
6725 Highway 7, Peterborough
(705) 749-6838
Thursdays
7-9pm - Intermediate Line Dancing Lessons w/ Tina O'Rourke ($7 per person,)
Wednesdays
7-9pm - Line Dancing Lessons w/ Marlene Maskell ($7 per person, all levels welcome)
Coming Soon
Saturday, December 2
7pm - Dinner w/ live music by Rye Street ($15)
Gordon Best Theatre
216 Hunter St. W., Peterborough
(705) 876-8884
Coming Soon
Friday, November 17
8-10pm - The Citiots Improv United Way fundraiser ($12 adults, $10 students/seniors)
Thursday, November 30
6-9pm - Cubs' Lair Entrepreneurship Competition 2017
Saturday, December 16
7pm - Tacky Christmas Sweater Party 'N Food Drive
Hot Belly Mama's
378 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 745-3544
Thursdays
8pm - The Quickshifters (PWYC)
Junction Nightclub
253 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 743-0550
Friday, November 10
10pm - Nothing But the 90s w/ DJ Bill Porter (no cover)
Saturday, November 11
10pm - Silent Disco w/ DJ Bill Porter
McThirsty's Pint
166 Charlotte St., Peterborough
(705) 743-2220
Thursdays
9pm - Live music
Fridays
10pm - Live music with Brian Haddlesey
Saturdays
10pm - Live music with Brian Haddlesey
Mondays
10pm - Trivia Night
Tuesdays
9pm - Topper Tuesdays w/ DJ Jake Topper
Wednesdays
9pm - Live music
The Mill Restaurant and Pub
990 Ontario St., Cobourg
(905) 377-8177
Thursday, November 9
7pm - Nudie
Coming Soon
Thursday, November 16
7pm - Michael Schatte
Murphy's Lockside Pub & Patio
3 May St., Fenelon Falls
(705) 887-1100
NOTE
Closed until Tuesday, November 21
Coming Soon
Thursday, November 23
8pm - Kevin Foster
Saturday, November 25
8pm - Bill Foster
Oasis Bar & Grill
31 King St. E., Cobourg
(905) 372-6634
Thursdays
6:30pm - Live music
Sundays
5:30pm - PHLO
Wednesdays
6:30pm - Live music
Pappas Billiards
407 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 742-9010
Thursdays
7-10pm - Open Mic
Pastry Peddler
17 King St., Millbrook
(705) 932-7333
Coming Soon
Friday, November 25
5:30pm & 7:45pm - Jazz Dinner Weekend ft Michael Monis, Howard Baer, Marsala Lukianchuk ($45 per person)
Saturday, November 26
5:30pm & 7:45pm - Jazz Dinner Weekend ft Michael Monis, Howard Baer, Marsala Lukianchuk ($45 per person)
Pattie House Smokin' Barbecue
6675 Highway 35, Coboconk
(705) 454-8100
Saturday, November 11
8:30pm - B&B Blues Band
Red Dog Tavern
189 Hunter St. W., Peterborough
(705) 741-6400
Thursday, November 9
10pm - Deep Dark Woods ($12, available at www.ticketscene.ca/events/19184/)
Friday, November 10
8pm - Ginger Ale and The Monowhales and Featurette ($10, available at www.ticketscene.ca/events/19363/)
Saturday, November 11
9pm - Peterborough Folk Festival presents My Son The Hurricane & Dub Trinity ($10, available at www.ticketscene.ca/events/19388/)
Sunday, November 12
7pm - "A Celebration Of Life: Remembering Jan Schoute" (all ages, family friendly, $10 donation at door)
VIDEO: "Mull Of Kintyre" by Paul McCartney performed by The Weber Brothers "Getting Better" with Jan Schoute
VIDEO: "Got to Get You Into My Life" by Paul McCartney performed by The Weber Brothers "Getting Better" with Jan Schoute
Tuesdays
10pm - Open mic w/ Matt Diamond
Coming Soon
Thursday, November 16
9pm - Jesse Roper
Friday, November 17
10pm - The Elwins and Fast Romantics ($10, available at www.ticketscene.ca/events/19080/)
Thursday, November 23
10pm - One Bad Son ($10, available at www.ticketscene.ca/events/19034/)
Riley's
257 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 750-1445
Thursdays
Travis Berlinbach
Fridays
Travis Berlinbach
Saturdays
Josh Gontier
Sundays
Josh Gontier
Mondays
Josh Gontier
Tuesdays
Josh Gontier & Cale Gontier
Wednesdays
Guest performers
Shots
379 George Street K9H 3R2, Peterborough
(705) 749-9315
Wednesdays
10pm - Wednesday House Party
The Social
295 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 874-6724
Thursdays
Throwback Thursday
Friday, November 10
Nashville Night ft Riki Knox ($5 general admission, $10 fast track0
Saturdays
Saturday Night Live w/ live music & DJ
Sundays
Sunday Funday
Wednesdays
Student Pub Night w/ live music
Southside Pizzeria
25 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough
(705) 748-6120
Fridays
9am-12pm - Open mic ($2);
Sticks Sports Pub
500 George St. S., Peterborough
(705) 775-7845
Friday, November 10
7-11pm - Ace and the Kid
The Trend
110 London St., Peterborough
(705) 750-1265
Coming Soon
Thursday, November 16
8-11pm - Trent University Music Society Open Mic
Turtle John's Pub & Restaurant
64 John St., Port Hope
(905) 885-7200
Coming Soon
Saturday, November 25
9pm - The Tragically Hits
Saturday, December 9
10pm - DownBeat
The Venue
286 George Street North, Peterborough
(705) 876-0008
Friday, November 10
8pm - Produce for Veterans presents Ambush, Dean James, Austin Carson Band, Sticks N' Tones ($25 til August 31, $30 advance, $35 at door)
Coming Soon
Friday, November 17
7pm - USS w/ Ascot Royals ($25-30+ fees, available at www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1479651)
Saturday, November 18
5-10pm - The Fall Brawl 3 - Live Muay Thai ($30 advance at www.kawarthacombat.com, $40 at door)
Sunday, November 19
1-10pm - A Day of Music to Benefit Ricky Young ($25)
White House Hotel
173 Charlotte St., Peterborough
(705) 741-2444
Friday, November 10
4-8pm - The Tonemasters
Coming Soon
Friday, November 17
6-9pm - Washboard Hank & The Wringers
Saturday, November 18
6-9pm - Washboard Hank & The Wringers
