downtown is a well-preserved example of a traditional small-town main street. Victoria Hall, the town hall completed in 1860, is a National Historic Site of Canada. The oldest building in the town is now open as the Sifton Cook Heritage Centre and operated by the Cobourg Museum Foundation. Cobourg has several parks. The Cobourg Waterfront Festival, held in Victoria Park and the nearby beach and harbour, is an annual arts and crafts event occurring on Canada Day. It began in 1987 as part of the town's sesquicentennial celebrations, and was conceived by the Art Gallery of Northumberland's former Director/Curator Peter Tulumello and former Concert Hall Manager Mark Finnan. Cobourg's oldest annual event, the Cobourg Highland Games, was started in 1963 in Donegan Park by Dave Carr to celebrate the Scottish culture in the area. The event is now held in Victoria Park in June. Cobourg's beach, Victoria Park Beach, is used as a location for volleyball tournaments, events, beach days, family picnics and other events. The beach is equipped with a splash park, playground set, park area for eating, local restaurants and a pier. Additionally, there is a small trailer park located directly next to the beach. There are lifeguards on duty some days and it is safe to swim and play in. Close to the downtown, tourists can shop in local shops and eat out at many of Cobourg's restaurants. Cobourg is home to the Port Hope Drive-In, Canada's oldest drive-in. Media Print Northumberland Today, owned by Osprey Media, is a daily newspaper with content contributed from the Cobourg Star and Port Hope Guide. Radio Five radio stations are licensed to Cobourg, providing music, news and local programming to Northumberland County and surrounding areas. FM 89.7 - CFWN, not-for-profit community-based, volunteer driven, programming focused on the community FM 90.7 - CHJJ, Christian music FM 93.3 - CKSG, adult contemporary FM 103.1 - CFMZ, classical FM 107.9 - CHUC, classic hits TV Cobourg uses cable 10 to broadcast local events and weather. Apart from that, Cobourg has no local terrestrial television stations; the closest is CHEX-TV in Peterborough, Ontario. Notable people John Douglas Armour, Puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada Ada Blenkhorn, hymn writer who wrote "Keep on the Sunny Side" and "Let the Sunshine In" Charles Arkoll Boulton, militia leader in the Red River Rebellion Fern Blodgett Sunde, first Canadian woman to serve with the merchant marines