What’s On
Upcoming Events
Here are a few events and activities you can take part in. Come along and join us! You can also check out our Current Projects page to find out what else we’re up to.
Welland Makers – Crafty Meet-ups
Monthly starting Thurs 10th September 2026
Join these FREE creative afternoons where you make, create, and chat. Welland Makers will be hosted by the team of …
Make a Lantern Display – For The Eye Village Lantern Parade! For 12-16 year olds.
26th – 29th October
During October Half term, young people are invited to work together to create lanterns in safe, creative, and laid-back sessions. Workshops are beginner friendly
Chand Ali Khan Qawwal + Party
Thurs 5 Nov 2026
Celebrate the poetry and life of Allama Iqbal through Qawwali and musical performances. Headlined by the formidable Chand Ali Khan Qawwal & Party.
Allama Iqbal Festival 2026
A community festival programme, celebrating the life and poetry of Sir Allama Iqbal this November.
Food For Thought
Monday 9 November Celebrate Iqbal’s birthday with an evening poetry gathering and meal!
Allama Iqbal Festival 2026: Navigating Iqbal (Lunchtime Talk)
Tues 10 November
Lunchtime Talks is a celebration of the work, contributions and enduring relevance of the visionary poet and philosopher Allama Iqbal.
Millfield of Dreams
Anytime
Watch: Millfield of Dreams is a powerful short film by Mark Murphy, co-created with people from Millfield, Gladstone, and New England. Over 100 local residents and community groups came together to showcase the vibrant and diverse heart of Millfield through film.
Eye Gets Green presents ‘I know a story about Eye’
Anytime
Watch ‘I know a story about Eye’, by Eye Gets Green and Emily Steele-Dias.
Thrive Live – Special Edition: International Women’s Day
Anytime A 90-minute special livestream event, bringing deaf women together in Peterborough on International Women’s Day, hosted by Nadia Nadarajah.
Past Events
For a flavour of our Peterborough Presents projects past, have a look at our past events below!
At the pace of trust – a case study
Read: A case study by Jamie Buttrick, JB Research, that looks at our work in Millfield over the last nine years, tracking the learning and changes to our programme.
Top Tips: Creating Accessible Programmes
Read: We’ve been working with Julie Fernandez to make our programmes more accessible for people with disabilities, and want to share with you.
Top tips and favourite bits: Peterborough Murals
Watch: a short film where 4 Peterborough street artists and the PP team tell you about their favourite murals, and some top tips for future mural projects.
Millfield Link – a case study
Read: an insight into our work in Millfield from 2017 – 2022. The case study shares what happened, the learning and the challenges. Useful for others running community-based projects about telling stories through art.
Creative wellbeing research
Read: we’ve been exploring how our programme can support personal and community wellbeing, pulling together a few links to research, organisations, toolkits in case you’re interested in exploring this too
Lantern Parade drop-in workshop with Light Whale International and Peterborough Presents
26th September
Lantern Parade drop-in workshop with Light Whale International and Peterborough Presents
Join this special workshop led by the team who produces the Eye Lantern Parade. It’s a drop-in session where you can make a lantern, make a badge or do some creative doodling whilst having a brew.
The workshop is part of a day of activity celebrating Manor Farm Community Centre’s 40th anniversary.
Kashmiri Gharbaar Installation
Kashmiri Gharbaar, Sept 2026. Installation designed and curated by Robina Akhtar for Heritage Share.
‘Smudges and Snapshots’ – Eye Outdoor Exhibition
Anytime
A group of young people from Eye Village have created an outdoor exhibition which they have produced and curated with artist Emily Bowers
!SNAP! Outdoor Photo Exhibition in Welland
22nd May for a month
SNAP! is the bringing together of two neighbourhoods and two creatives from those places: Dogsthorpe’s Toby Wood and Welland’s Sandra Keating.