Thursday August 21 - Saturday August 23, 2008 - Mark your calendars!

We're just beginning to move into our new site - please bear with us as we make changes, hang the curtains, re-arrange the furniture.

Planning on attending our Twentieth Anniversary Celebration in 2008?

Of course you are! So you need to know that this year, we're running the festival from Thursday to Saturday, with the big free festival in the park on Saturday, August 23! We're pretty excited about this change, as it gives everyone a Sunday morning to sleep in. I know our volunteers are looking forward to it!

Our Twentieth Anniversary festival features all the elements you've come to know and love over the years, some special surprises, familiar faces and great new sounds. Mark it on your calendar, and get ready to celebrate!

We Love Our Volunteers!

The PFF is an entirely volunteer-run organization, and we couldn't do a thing without the 200 volunteers who help us out every year. Over at Festival Command we're coming up with bigger and better projects, and lots of terrific ways to get involved.

Want to join us for our Twentieth Anniversary? Email Laurel at pffvolunteers@gmail.com for details.

Greening the Festival

Last year's Green Team initiatives were so successful, we're doing even more this year!  Click on through to the Green Festival page to find out what we're doing, and how you can help, as an audience member, volunteer or performer!

Who We Are

Welcome to the Peterborough Folk Festival! We're a three-day festival in the heart of the beautiful city of Peterborough, Ontario - next year Thursday August 21- Saturday August 23, 2008 (that's right - we're moving the festival forward one day!). With lots of music, workshops, food and craft vendors, we're certain that you'll love our festival as much as we do!

You can check out photos (or add your own) from 2007 at the Flickr and Facebook accounts - some really beautiful shots, both by our photographers and audience members.

Some Quick Festival Facts:

- The PFF is a 3-day music, food, craft and community festival which began in 1988.
- The festival annually draws approximately 8,000-9,000 people over three days, and features terrific undiscovered talent from across the country and the street.
- Festival features on Saturday in Nichol's Oval/Rotary Park include Arts and Craft vendors, Food vendors, a Children's Area, demonstrations, workshops (including Yoga, dance, and songwriting), and a Community Village.
- PFF is a non-profit incorporated organization funded by The City of Peterborough, the Arts Presentation Canada program, the Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation, The Peterborough Arts Umbrella, Big Rock Brewery, and many local sponsors.
- Musicians are booked in a very competitive process with over 1000 submissions, and chosen by the Artistic Director in consultation with community and Board members.

Interested in playing PFF 2009?

Our submissions are now open for PFF 2009.  The deadline for application is February 28, 2009, and there are two ways to apply:  via snail mail or Sonicbids.  To apply through Sonicbids, please click the logo, which will take you to our  online Drop Box.

Please note that applications are not accepted via email.

For guidelines to submit to the festival, please click on over to our Performer Submissions page.

The Peterborough Folk Festival - one last sweet summer weekend of live music and food and crafts, all in the heart of Beautiful Peterborough, ON.