Sports Tourism
A winning record for hosting incredible sporting events
Peterborough’s long and storied history as a sports hotspot has fostered both the supportive culture and necessary infrastructure for hosting fantastic tournaments, competitions and sports events.
Our regional approach to attracting sports business provides for successful events that are unique and seamless.
A Proud Sports History
Our hometown hockey and lacrosse teams
- The Peterborough Petes – one of the oldest and most successful Canadian Major Junior hockey teams. In addition to being the 2023 OHL Champions, this team has produced a record number of NHL players and coaches.
- The Peterborough Lakers Major Series Lacrosse team is a nine-time Mann Cup national championship winner.
Excellent outdoor adventures
Peterborough & the Kawarthas is well-known as a training ground for legendary sports talent. Here are some of the things we’re most proud of.
Our region is an excellent choice for outdoor adventure competitions, including road cycling, mountain biking, gravel cycling, and fantastic paddling opportunities.
Growth in sports on the land and water
There has been exponential growth, support, and provincial success for rugby, lawn bowling, long-distance and trail running, cyclo-cross, and cross-country skiing.
Our region is a well-known rowing destination, largely in part to Trent University’s reputation for cultivating incredible rowing talent and inviting other rowing athletes here each year for the annual Head of the Trent rowing regatta (the largest single-day event of its kind in North America).
Winter Sporting Event Destination
Our Competitive Edge
Volume and Variety of Local Facilities
Peterborough & the Kawarthas boasts a large volume and wide variety of facilities, including lit turf fields, ballparks, pools, and gymnasiums ideal for competition at all levels, in addition to many arenas, parks, and trails.
Memorable places to stay (and experiences await)
Over 100 accommodation options are available in the region, including more than 750 guest rooms at brand-name hotels within 6km of each other, in close proximity to Downtown Peterborough and Peterborough’s retail and restaurant hub. We also offer a variety of year-round resorts that make for memorable team and family sports getaways, as well as post-secondary residence complexes offering affordable seasonal accommodation.
Location
Imagine hosting your next sporting event in a location conveniently located between Toronto and Ottawa, as well as US markets such as New York, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, easily accessible by major highways.
Peterborough & the Kawarthas a vibrant active region with a long sporting history, our rich mix of heritage city, cottage country and flourishing farmlands – unique in Ontario –make living and visiting here something out of the ordinary.
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