Of the 110,000 in attendance during the 2023 Peterborough Musicfest season, the assessment says 63 per cent were considered local (within a 40-kilometre range).
There were 25 float entries in Peterborough's 2023 Canada Day Parade, up from 21 in 2022 and 16 in 2019. The parade was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Peterborough staff report recommends that the city's Canada Day parade be cancelled as waning interest and higher costs mean it is 'no longer a sustainable activity.'
Instead of parade, city staff is planning a mid-morning event for families on July 1 at Millennium Park that will include face-painting, music and performances