The Peterborough Summer Festival of Lights, later renamed Peterborough Musicfest, is a non-profit, charitable organization in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, which hosts a series of free outdoor concerts. In 2015, Peterborough Musicfest was recognized as a Top 100 Festival and Event in Ontario. The concerts are held at Del Crary Park, located in the downtown on George Street, adjacent to Little Lake. History 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 well-known performers and improving the fireworks display. Then in 2009, the fireworks were sacrificed due to cuts to the festival's budget. The festival board is proposing a name change to "Little Lake MusicFest" by 2010. Board members want the new name to focus on the music, seeing as the lights are no longer part of the festival. The festival was later rebranded as "Peterborough Musicfest" . Past performers Serena Ryder Kiefer Sutherland I Mother Earth Gowan Hey Rosetta! The Box The Spoons Platinum Blonde High Valley Buffy Sainte-Marie Tegan and Sara Tebey Sloan Hanson Colin James 54 40 Carly Rae Jepsen Monkeyjunk The Proclaimers Tom Cochrane & Red Rider April Wine I Mother Earth Kalan Porter Gordon Lightfoot Natalie MacMaster Arrogant Worms Lighthouse (band) Cowboy Junkies Beatlemania Blue Rodeo Wide Mouth Mason Emerson Drive John McDermott The Trews Davy Jones Thousand Foot Krutch The Stampeders The Spades Tommy Hunter The Leahys Glass Tiger Sweet Lights External links Quid Novis - Peterborough Festival of Lights References Summer festivals Festival of Lights, Peterborough Summer Music festivals in Ontario Tourist attractions in Peterborough County Light festivals