The Peterborough Summer Festival of Lights, later renamed Peterborough Musicfest, is a non-profit, charitable organization in Peterborough, Ontario, which hosts a series of free outdoor concerts. In 2015, Peterborough Musicfest was recognized as a Top 100 Festival and Event in the province. [1] The concerts are held at Del Crary Park, located in the downtown on George Street, adjacent to Little Lake.
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 performers and improving the fireworks display. Then in 2009, the fireworks were sacrificed due to budget cuts. As a result, the festival was rebranded as "Peterborough Musicfest" [2] .
In 2023, the music festival attracted 110,000 people and generated $4.3 million for the region. [3]
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