At Trent Valley Archives, we recognize the importance of helping people learn about their history. To this end, we host a variety of events throughout the year to help people access their past– and we do it in ways that are always informative and entertaining!
We run workshops on a variety of subjects, including history writing, interpreting land records, and caring for your archival documents. Our guided tours are also very popular — learn about Peterborough’s heritage on foot, by bus, or by bike. Other events bring history to life through re-enactment.
Planning a special event? Private tours are available for groups of 15 or more. Our guided tours are popular for birthdays as well as workplace socials. A tour with Trent Valley Archives will show you a whole different side of Peterborough that you won’t soon forget! To view some of the events we’ve run previously (and will likely run again), please visit our past events page. Contact us today to plan your event.
The World of the Kid on Simcoe Street
Tickets (Coming Soon) Sunday May 24 at 2pm
Tickets (Coming Soon) Sunday May 31 at 2pm
Trent Valley Archives Theatre: The Kid from Simcoe Street
The coming-of-age story of retired Judge James Clarke, growing up in Peterborough, ON. during the Second World War.
Tickets Available: June 4 and 5 at 7:30pm
Tickets Available: June 6 and 7 at 2pm
Military History Tour in Little Lake Cemetery
Tickets (Coming Soon) Sunday June 14 at 2pm
Peterborough Perpetrators: True Crime Tour
Tickets (Coming Soon) Friday July 10 at 7pm
Tickets (Coming Soon) Friday July 24 at 7pm
Tragic Tales Tour in Little Lake Cemetery
Tickets (Coming Soon) Friday July 17 at 7pm
Tickets (Coming Soon) Friday July 31 at 7pm
Mainstreet Music: Downtown Peterborough’s Iconic Music Venues
Tickets (Coming Soon) Friday August 7 at 7pm
Tickets (Coming Soon) Friday August 21 at 7pm
Women’s History Tour in Little Lake Cemetery
Tickets (Coming Soon) Sunday September 13 at 2pm
Tickets (Coming Soon) Sunday September 20 at 2pm
Eerie Ashburnham (East) Ghost Walk
Tickets (Coming Soon) Wednesday October 21 at 7pm
Tickets (Coming Soon) Thursday October 22 at 7pm
Tickets (Coming Soon) Friday October 23 at 7pm
Downtown Ghost Walk
Tickets (Coming Soon) Wednesday October 28 at 7pm
Tickets (Coming Soon) Thursday October 29 at 7pm
Tickets (Coming Soon) Friday October 30 at 7pm
Military History Little Lake Cemetery Tour
A Little Lake Cemetery walking tour featuring Peterborough residents who served their country during wartime.
Tickets (Coming Soon) Sunday November 8 at 2pm