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, May 24 to Wednesday, May 30.
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
Saturday, May 26
10pm - ARIA Megahits w/ The Muddler & Morgan Chamberlain
Arlington Pub
32990 Highway 62, Maynooth
(613) 338-2080
Friday, May 25
8pm - Movie Night - "Purple Rain"
Saturday, May 26
9pm - Sherry Ryan ($10)
Coming Soon
Saturday, June 2
9pm - Derek Harrison ($10)
Arthur's Pub
930 Burnham St., Cobourg
(905) 372-2105
Thursday, May 24
8pm - Karaoke night
Friday, May 25
8pm - Madman's Window
Saturday, May 26
8pm - The Devlin Brothers
Sunday, May 27
4:30-8pm - Celtic Sunday w/ Ugly Horse
Monday, May 28
6pm - Rob Phillips
Tuesday, May 29
7:30pm - Beatles Tribute w/ Don Owen & Bruce Longman
Wednesday, May 30
8pm - Open mic
Bancroft Eatery and Brew Pub
4 Bridge St., Bancroft
(613) 332-3450
Thursday, May 24
8pm - Jam Session w/ Wino Blues Band and Open Mic Night (bring your own instruments)
Friday, May 25
9pm - Live music TBA
Beard Free Brewing
649 Unit 4 The Parkway, Peterborough
(705) 775-2337
Saturday, May 26
2-5pm - Mathieu Murdoch Band
Coming Soon
Saturday, June 2
2-5pm - Gordy Craig
Black Horse Pub
452 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 742-0633
Thursday, May 24
7:30-11:30pm - Jazz and Blues w/ Marsala Lukianchuk and the Rob Phillips Trio
Friday, May 25
5-8pm - Tonya Bosch; 8:30pm - Game of Tones
Saturday, May 26
5-8pm - 3/4 House Brand; 8:30pm - Four Lanes Wide
Sunday, May 27
3-6pm - Odd Man Rush
Monday, May 28
7-11pm - Crash and Burn w/ Rick & Gailie
Tuesday, May 29
7pm - Open mic w/ Randy Hill
Wednesday, May 30
7pm - Nicholas Campbell
Coming Soon
Thursday, May 31
7:30-11:30pm - Jazz and Blues w/ Marsala Lukianchuk and the Rob Phillips Trio
Friday, June 1
5-8pm - Cheryl Casselman; 8:30pm - Pop Machine
Saturday, June 2
5-8pm - Rick & Gailie; 8:30pm - Pop Machine
Sunday, June 3
3-6pm - Bluegrass Menagerie
Boiling Over's Coffee Vault
148 Kent St. W., Lindsay
(705) 878-8884
Friday, May 25
7-9pm - Nathan Truax & His Troubles
Coming Soon
Friday, June 1
7-9pm - Gerald Van Halteren
Canoe & Paddle
18 Bridge St., Lakefield
(705) 651-1111
Coming Soon
Tuesday, June 12
8pm - Hunt the Hare ($10)
The Cat & The Fiddle Cobourg
38 Covert St., Cobourg
(905) 377-9029
Friday, May 25
8pm - Shaun Savoy
Champs Sports Bar
203 Simcoe St., Peterborough
(705) 742-3431
Thursdays
7pm - Open mic
Chemong Lodge
764 Hunter St., Bridgenorth
(705) 292-8435
Friday, May 25
7-11pm - Live music TBA
Saturday, May 26
7-11pm - Live music TBA
The Church-key Pub & Grindhouse
26 Bridge St. W., Campbellford
(705) 653-0001
Thursday, May 24
8pm - Open mic
Friday, May 25
5pm - Blues in a Bottle; 9pm - David Papple
Saturday, May 26
7pm - Tom Eastland Triage
Monday, May 28
Trivial Pursuit
Tuesday, May 29
OpinioNation w/ Bill Davenport
Wednesday, May 30
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
Dobro Restaurant & Bar
287-289 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 775-9645
Friday, May 25
9pm - Peterborough LIVE presents Blues Breaker ft Al Black & The Steady Band, Nicholas Campbell, Luxury Mammals Jazz Collective ($10 show or $15 festival pass at www.ticketscene.ca/events/21026/)
Saturday, May 26
9pm - Peterborough LIVE presents Boot Knockers ft Kayla Howran, Jason O'Brien, Michaela Hetherington, Patrick Rees ($10 show or $15 festival pass at www.ticketscene.ca/events/21339/)
Wednesday, May 30
Open stage
Dominion Hotel
113 Main St., Minden
(705) 286-6954
Coming Soon
Friday, June 8
8:30pm - Open Mic
Saturday, June 9
8pm - Blues with Mike Biggar ($10, in advance at www.eventbrite.ca/e/blues-with-mike-biggar-tickets-45578139442)
Saturday, June 16
8pm - Canadian Blues Legends: Jesse O'Brien and Chris Caddell ($20, in advance at www.eventbrite.ca/o/dominion-hotel-7925441443)
Frank's Pasta and Grill
426 King St. E., Cobourg
(905) 372-2727
Friday, May 25
9pm-12am - Karaoke; 12am - DJ
Saturday, May 26
8pm - The Quickshifters; 11:30pm - DJ Mocha Latte
Wednesday, May 30
8-11pm - Open Mic
Coming Soon
Saturday, June 2
5pm - 6 Year Anniversary Celebration w/ guest of honour MP Kim Rudd and music by Aaron & Deanna (5pm) and Head Case (8pm) w/ DJ McPimpin at 11:30pm
Ganaraska Hotel
30 Ontario St., Port Hope
(905) 885-9254
Friday, May 25
10pm - DJ Loco Joe
Saturday, May 26
2pm & 10pm - Blueprint
The Garnet
231 Hunter St. W., Peterborough
(705) 874-0107
Thursday, May 24
Keith Hallet
Friday, May 25
9pm - Peterborough LIVE presents Holy Folk! ft Lance Isaacs, Blue Hazel, St. Homer, Nathan Miller ($10 show or $15 festival pass at www.ticketscene.ca/events/21028/)
Saturday, May 26
9pm - Peterborough LIVE presents Indie-go ft Shirazi, Paper Shakers, Nathan Bottomley Band, Niall Cormac ($10 show or $15 festival pass at www.ticketscene.ca/events/21056/)
VIDEO: "Lennon Shoes" - Paper Shakers
Sunday, May 27
8pm - Show and Tell Poetry Series presents Keyboards!
Tuesday, May 29
Jazzmania
Wednesday, May 30
Derek Harrison, Bobby Dove
Coming Soon
Thursday, May 31
8pm - Teenage Wedding and guests ($8)
Friday, June 1
8pm - Steelburner, The Quadrupeds of North America ($7)
Sunday, June 3
9pm - Cruel Bloom, The Corporate Life
Golden Wheel Restaurant
6725 Highway 7, Peterborough
(705) 749-6838
Thursday, May 24
7-9pm - Pop Country Line Dancing Lessons w/ Tina O'Rourke (beginner plus to intermediate, $7)
Saturday, May 26
2-5pm - Spring Social/Dance hosted by Marlene Maskell and Tina O'Rourke (no cover)
Wednesday, May 30
7-9pm - Line Dancing Lessons w/ Marlene Maskell ($7 per person, all levels welcome)
Coming Soon
Saturday, June 2
8:30pm - Jade Eagleson fundraiser for Centreville Presbyterian Church Youth Mission Trip w/ DJ Vince Steeenburg ($15 in advance, $18 at door)
Gordon Best Theatre
216 Hunter St. W., Peterborough
(705) 876-8884
Thursday, May 24
7pm - Peterborough LIVE presents Songbirds ft Hillary Dumoulin, Niall, Raphael Nawaz, Michaela Hetherington, Lance Isaacs, and more ($10 show or $15 festival pass at www.ticketscene.ca/events/21348/)
Friday, May 25
7pm - Peterborough LIVE presents Mic Drop ft Forest Gumption, NSY, Dave Cave, Richelle Nantais, Charmaine Magumbe, & more ($10 show or $15 festival pass at www.ticketscene.ca/events/21126/)
Saturday, May 26
9pm - Peterborough LIVE presents Punk and Morty! ft E.L.E., Beaver Slap, Antixx, Death Sticks, The Beat Abattoir, Deviants, and more ($10 show or $15 festival pass at www.ticketscene.ca/events/21058/)
Sunday, May 27
8pm - Peterborough LIVE Industry Night ft Eleanor Shore, Brandon Humphrey Experience, Puppet, LIVE Open Jam ($10 show or $15 festival pass at www.ticketscene.ca/events/21130/)
Hot Belly Mama's
378 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 745-3544
Thursday, May 24
6-8pm - Keigan & Whitney; 8pm - Quickshifters
Sunday, May 27
12-5pm - Peterborough LIVE presents Jazz Cumbo ft Pete Woolidge & Friends, Ambrose Veno Trio, Devil May Care, Luxury Mammals Jazz Collective (free)
Junction Nightclub
253 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 743-0550
Friday, May 25
10pm - Country Night w/ DJ Bill Porter ($5 cover)
Marley's Bar & Grill
17 Fire Route 82 Catalina Bay, Buckhorn
(705) 868-2545
Friday, May 25
7-10pm - Sonny and Cloudy
Saturday, May 26
7-10pm - Vatcher & The Kid
Coming Soon
Friday, June 1
7-10pm - Patrick Maloney
Saturday, June 2
7-10pm - Blue Hazel
McGillicafey's Pub & Eatery
13 Bridge St.. N., Hastings
(705) 696-3600
Thursday, May 24
7-11pm - Karaoke w/ Jefrey Danger
Friday, May 25
8pm - Cale Crowe
Saturday, May 26
8pm - Gillies' Live Mic
Wednesday, May 30
7-10:30pm - Open mic
Coming Soon
Friday, June 1
8pm - Scott Maybee
McThirsty's Pint
166 Charlotte St., Peterborough
(705) 743-2220
Thursdays
9pm - Live music with JJ Thompson
Fridays
10pm - Live music with Brian Haddlesey
Saturday, May 26
6pm - Peterborough LIVE presents Celtic Jam ft Kane Miller, Fiddling Jay, & friends (free)
Sundays
8pm - Open stage hosted by Ryan Van Loon
Mondays
9:30pm - Trivia Night hosted by Cam Green
Tuesdays
9pm - Vintage Tuesdays ft Brendan Lawless
Wednesdays
9pm - Live music
The Mill Restaurant and Pub
990 Ontario St., Cobourg
(905) 377-8177
Thursday, May 24
7pm - Down Beats
Coming Soon
Thursday, May 31
7pm - Ryan Lacroix
Moody's Bar & Grill
3 Tupper St., Millbrook
(705) 932-6663
Coming Soon
Saturday, June 16
2pm - Emily Burgess Band
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
Saturday, May 26
1-3pm - Shipwrecked Saturdays presents Keigan & Whitney (1pm) and Jacques Graveline (2pm)
Pastry Peddler
17 King St., Millbrook
(705) 932-7333
Friday, May 25
5:30pm & 7:45pm - Jazz Dinner Night ft Bernardo Padron and Mark Sepic ($45 per person)
Publican House Brewery
300 Charlotte St., Peterborough
(705) 874-5743
Friday, May 25
8-10pm - Shai Peer
Saturday, May 26
8-10pm - Rob Phillips
Coming Soon
Friday, June 1
8-10pm - Shai Peer
Saturday, June 2
8-10pm - Cindy and Scott
Puck' N Pint Sports Pub
871 Chemong Rd., Peterborough
(705) 741-1078
Saturday, May 26
9:30pm - Live music TBA
Red Dog Tavern
189 Hunter St. W., Peterborough
(705) 741-6400
Thursday, May 24
8pm - Peterborough LIVE presents Rockafellas w/ Broken Harmony, Heartless Romantics, and more ($15 for all-access festival pass or $10 per show, in advance at www.ticketscene.ca/events/21027/)
Friday, May 25
10pm - The Box ($15 in advance at www.ticketscene.ca/events/20641/)
Saturday, May 26
8pm - Peterborough LIVE presents Mayhem w/ The Divided Line, Odd Ones, Jagged, and more ($15 for all-access festival pass or $10 per show, in advance at www.ticketscene.ca/events/21057/)
Tuesday, May 29
9pm - Open mic w/ Matt Diamond (sign up at 8pm)
Coming Soon
Thursday, May 31
10pm - Bif Naked ($25 in advance at www.ticketscene.ca/events/20815/)
Thursday, June 7
David Bowie Tribute
Friday, June 8
8pm - Broken Harmony "Time Will Tell" record release party ($10, advance tickets at www.ticketscene.ca/events/21155/)
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
Sapphire Room
137 Hunter St., Peterborough
(705) 749-0409
Thursday, May 24
9pm - Peterborough LIVE presents Grindhouse Vol. I ft Oblique, Matte Black, Ricky Scatman (free)
Friday, May 25
9pm - Peterborough LIVE presents Grindhouse Vol. II ft DJ Thibault, Poet, ravioli (free)
Serendipitous Old Stuff Lounge
161 Old Hastings Rd., Warkworth
(705) 924-3333
Saturday, May 26
5-9pm - Roy Borden Jr. l
The Social
295 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 874-6724
Friday, May 25
10pm - Nashville Night
Saturday, May 26
10pm - Saturday Night Live
Coming Soon
Saturday, June 2
10pm - Ivory Hours w/ Paper Shakers
Southside Pizzeria
25 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough
(705) 748-6120
Fridays
9am-12pm - Open mic ($2)
The Twisted Wheel
379 Water St., Peterborough
Thursday, May 24
7-10pm - Washboard Hank's Weekly Live Music Backroom Bazaar w/ special guest Cris Cuddy.
Tuesday, May 29
Bring Your Own Vinyl Night w/ Jonny Trash
The Venue
286 George Street North, Peterborough
(705) 876-0008
Coming Soon
Friday, June 1
7pm - RiseUp TV Tour Spring 2008 hosted by Roger Boucher and ft Ian Kurz, Taylor Merrick, Missy Knott, and more ($10)
Saturday, June 23
8pm - Matt Mays w/ Modern Space ($19.99 or $22.50, available in advance at www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1678499)
White House Hotel
173 Charlotte St., Peterborough
(705) 741-2444
Friday, May 25
5-9pm - High Waters Band
Saturday, May 26
5-9pm - High Waters Band.
Wild Blue Yonder Pub at Elmhirst's Resort
1045 Settlers Line, Keene
(705) 295-4591
Coming Soon
Tuesday, June 5
7-9pm - Live on the Boardwalk ft The Belleregards
