https://mailchi.mp/ecthree/family-friendly-festival-accessibility-information

Artsweek’s 8-days of low-barrier arts and culture programming are underway! 

All of Artsweek’s programs and events are FREE! Audience members can attend all programs without any financial barriers.

All of Artsweek’s events are dry and free from any served alcohol. Families and sober folks can attend all Artsweek with peace of mind.

At Artsweek, we have been hard at work on making events family-friendly, low-barrier, and as accessible as possible. Our website is outfitted with detailed descriptions for each and every event. Follow this link to check out the accessibility information for the events you plan on attending!

https://mailchi.mp/ecthree/artsweek-2025-launch-opening-ceremonies-this-sunday

The Official Launch of Artsweek is 3:00 pm @ Millennium Park, near the Silver Bean Café

The festivities begin at 3:00 pm EST sharp on September 28th to kick off the 2025 Festival. The Launch provides an hour-long snapshot of the 8-day festival, celebrating the vibrancy of Peterborough’s arts, culture, and community with over 10 acts coming to kick off the Festival and give you a sneak preview of what its all about.

https://us6.campaign-archive.com/?u=556d040c55c5256ca90a5c271&id=2d90259dea

Artsweek Announces Spectacular 2025 Festival Line Up! Launch is on September 28th, 2025 at 3pm in Millennium Park near the Silver Bean. 

Visit the Artsweek website for the full program schedule.

https://mailchi.mp/ecthree/happy-pride-from-ec3-2025-pride-all-of-us-or-none-of-us

PRIDE Nogogiwanong-Peterborough runs September 19th to September 28th! Happy PRIDE from EC3!

There is an abundance of arts and culture events and presentations this PRIDE, and we are proudly amplifying the number and diversity of these events across all our platforms! Art for all of us, or none of us!

Celebrations and solidarity from all of us at Electric City Culture Council (EC3) this Pride Week! Happy Pride to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Nogogiwanong-Peterborough and beyond. This 2025 PRIDE, we are pleased to announce we are partnering with PRIDE and The Theatre on King (TTOK) for “weaving creek stones”, a play by Frankie McGee, that is running several performances during both Pride Week and Artsweek.

See the full PRIDE schedule here and here to plan your PRIDE attendance.

For more on this year’s theme and the amazing line-up of PRIDE 2025 arts and culture events and 2SLGBTQIA+ artists part-taking in Artsweek 2025, see our special Bulletin linked above.

https://mailchi.mp/ecthree/artsweek-how-it-all-started

Artsweek 2025 is right around the corner, so we thought we would share a little about Artsweek’s beginnings!

Festival Dates: September 28th to October 5th, 2025.

All Artsweek events are FREE

Opening Ceremony: September 28th, 3:00pm in Millennium Park near the Silver Bean.

Read the Bulletin linked above for the full history and background on Artsweek.

https://us6.campaign-archive.com/?u=556d040c55c5256ca90a5c271&id=d1e6d8ff10

The Canadian Coalition for the Arts is a non-partisan advocacy organization that supports the arts all across Canada. CCA organizes the arts community with initiatives like this one as part of pre-budget discussions, or whenever an issue or piece of legislation is of importance or concern to the arts community. EC3 is a member of the CCA and we urge you to read this material and follow up with an email or other communication to your MP, the Minister of Canadian Heritage and the Prime Minister and Finance Minister. This is going to be a very tough budget, and the case for the arts needs to be made loud and clear.

For more information on the campaign see here.

To see the Canadian Arts Coalition’s Campaign for Culture letter rubric to send to your MP click here. 

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The City of Peterborough has put out a call for 8 new members of its Community Investment Grants Advisory Committee. This includes the grants to arts organizations. EC3 encourages knowledgeable and experienced artists, arts supporters, arts managers, and educators to follow the instructions below and apply.

These are the grants that provide key operating funding at the municipal level to not-for-profit arts organizations working in a wide variety of disciplines and genres in the fields of creation, production, exhibition, presentation, distribution and education etc. Your participation will enhance the value and impact of this important program. It’s a great way to get to know the community better and contribute to civic life.

More information on these positions and committees can be found online at peterborough.ca/committees.

Interested residents are encouraged to pick up an application form, either in person at City Hall, 500 George St. N., or online at peterborough.ca/committees.

Applications must be submitted by September 12, 2025.  

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Artsweek is right around the corner! 

Festival Dates: September 28 to October 5, 2025

It’s all FREE, all week!

Look out, look up, listen close –  because soon Peterborough’s artists will be here, there and everywhere in the City that you can imagine, and many places you won’t expect them at all! Before you know it there will be dancers at Peterborough Square, musicians roaming the streets downtown, poets writing poems where you least expect them, actors, directors and designers in storage lockers, artists on bike trails and parks that are alive with creativity. Catch a play, tune in to Trent Radio 92.7 CFF FM, hear stories at the Liftlocks, be amazed and amused at Artsweek 2025.

Watch the Artsweek website artsweekpeterborough.ca for details coming soon, including volunteer opportunities. See our volunteer page for more.

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Annual grant program supports artistic development, creation, production, and presentation in Peterborough

Submission deadline: August 19, 2025

Read the full bulletin HERE.