Pete Village, a new street festival initiative shared by Trent University and Fleming College students, will be held this Saturday (September 8th) from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Charlotte Street.

The family-friendly festival will welcome students and their families to the downtown, featuring food and clothing vendors, sidewalk sales, live entertainment, slam poetry, and more than $1,000 in prizes to be won.

Street performances include Zumba with Laura, Capoeira, PyroFlys, Peterborough Performing Arts Centre, and Chuckles the Clown. Live music will take place from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. featuring The Nixons, The Crux, Missy Knott, Live on Fire w/ Tami J Wilde, and Sheeps Sleep.

There will be a number of competitions from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. including a DJ contest, free style rap battle, spray-paint mural contest, and a dance competition.

Charlotte Street will be closed for pedestrian traffic only from George Street to Alymer Street.

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