Repair Cafe Peterborough

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Repair Cafe Peterborough This free event is a place to share knowledge, build skills and help get those broken items fixed! Visitors bring their broken items from home.

Repair Cafés are free meeting places and they’re all about repairing things (together). At a Repair Cafe, you’ll find tools and materials to help you make the repairs you need - on clothes, furniture, electrical appliances, toys, jewelry, etc. You will also find repair specialists such as electricians, seamstresses, carpenters and mechanics. Together with the specialists they start making their repairs in the Repair Café. We learn and fix together. If you have nothing to repair, you can enjoy a cup of tea or coffee. Or you can lend a hand with another repair job. You can also get inspired at the reading table – by leafing through books on repairs and DIY. At Repair Cafe Ptbo, we are concerned about what ends up in the trash - not just how much is ending up in the landfill, but also what items are being tossed. REpair and REpurpose, seem like a couple 'R's that could be added to the equation when we consider the life cycle of the items we own. Repair Cafe's help to extend the life of a few of items, while offering a space for connecting with others and learning new skills. That sounds pretty great to us. We hope you think so too! Ways to get involved with Repair Cafe:

+ Be a part of the organizing committee - Would you like to help with promotion, finding fixers, or sourcing supplies?
+ Become a volunteer fixer - Can you repair a lamp, fix a necklace, darn a sweater, troubleshoot computer problems?
+ Bring an item to be fixed

This month's Repair Cafe will be on Saturday October 31st from 1-4pm Dreams of Beans CafeWe can help you:+ mend your win...
10/19/2026

This month's Repair Cafe will be on Saturday October 31st from 1-4pm Dreams of Beans Cafe

We can help you:
+ mend your winter gear (coats, gloves and hats)
+ sew the button back on your favourite sweater
+ glue the handle on your favorite coffee mug
+ clean the connections in your toaster
+ rewire your lamp, amp, or vacuum cleaner
+ and more!

Please Note: To ensure everyone has a chance to have their items looked at, we can complete one electrical fix or two sewing fixes per person at a time.

If you have additional items to be repaired, you’re welcome to sign up again after your initial fix(es) are complete.

If you are planning on bringing in your computer for a Linux upgrade please check-in prior to the event so we can ensure we have a volunteer. Send us an email at [email protected] to register for a Linux upgrade. Make sure to back up your laptop before bringing it in!

Steve from Clean Up Peterborough will not be at this month's event so hold onto your hard to recycle items and check back in next month.

The Boro

Come see us at Lang Pioneer Village for this awesome event organized by the Peterborough County
10/16/2026

Come see us at Lang Pioneer Village for this awesome event organized by the Peterborough County

♻️ Don’t toss it! Fix it, Swap it, and make a difference!⁠
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Join Repair Cafe Peterborough and Peterborough County for a hands-on sustainability event at the Peterborough County Agricultural Heritage Building, at Lang Pioneer Village Museum.⁠
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📅 Saturday, November 28, 2026
🕐 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM⁠
📍 146 N Lang Rd, Keene⁠
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👕 Clothing Swap: Bring gently used clothing and take home something new-to-you - all for free!⁠
🔧 Repair Café: Our volunteer fixers will help repair your small appliances, clothing, jewelry, and more - at no cost!⁠
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Together, we’ll reduce waste, support reuse, and build community. ⁠
Everyone’s welcome - mark your calendars and bring a friend!⁠
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👀 Learn more 🔗 https://www.ptbocounty.ca/living-in-our-community/recycling-and-waste/events/

Township of Asphodel-Norwood Township of Cavan Monaghan Township of Douro-Dummer Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen North Kawartha Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan Municipality of Trent Lakes Selwyn Township

Highlights from our September Repair Cafe. Thanks so much to Dreams of Beans for hosting us! We had an 83% fix rate!18 i...
10/02/2026

Highlights from our September Repair Cafe. Thanks so much to Dreams of Beans for hosting us!

We had an 83% fix rate!

18 items come through:

- 15 items were fixed
- 2 items were diagnosed/need replacement parts
- 1 item was not fixable

Thanks so much to all our incredible fixers! You are all so skilled and awesome!

Mark your calendars for our next event on October 31st

Repair Cafe is back after our summer break! We will be at Dreams of Beans on Saturday September 26th from 1-4pm.Please N...
09/12/2026

Repair Cafe is back after our summer break! We will be at Dreams of Beans on Saturday September 26th from 1-4pm.

Please Note: To ensure everyone has a chance to have their items looked at, we can complete one electrical fix or two sewing fixes per person at a time.
If you have additional items to be repaired, you’re welcome to sign up again after your initial fix(es) are complete.

Steve from Cleanup Peterborough will not be at September's event but we will have all regular fixing stations available (sewing, electrical and wood/glue)

We will also be hosting a Linux Repair Cafe where you can learn about Linux, demo it or take the plunge and upgrade your operating system. (Make sure to back up your laptop before bringing it in!!)

What is Linux?
It is a free, community-owned and continuously developed operating system

Why Upgrade?
On October 13th 2026, Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 10 because they want you to buy a new computer. Many old computers and laptops cannot handle the upgrade to Windows 11. That means 240 million PCs and laptops are at risk of being discarded

Fight back against planned obsolescence and save your old computer by making the switch to Linux!

Learn more at www.endof10.org

Hope to see you there!

06/28/2026
Another successful repair cafe!!! With an 80% fix rate, our fixers knocked it out of the park! We even helped some peopl...
06/28/2026

Another successful repair cafe!!! With an 80% fix rate, our fixers knocked it out of the park! We even helped some people upgrade their old computers to Linux and keep them out of ewaste!

This was our last repair cafe for the 2025-2026 season. We'll be back at Dreams of Beans in September ready to fix all your broken items.

Enjoy the summer!

Join us for our last Repair Cafe before our summer break! Wwill be at Dreams of Beans on Saturday June 27th from 1-4pm W...
06/16/2026

Join us for our last Repair Cafe before our summer break!

Wwill be at Dreams of Beans on Saturday June 27th from 1-4pm

We can help you:
+ mend your winter gear (coats, gloves and hats)
+ sew the button back on your favourite sweater
+ glue the handle on your favorite coffee mug
+ clean the connections in your toaster
+ rewire your lamp, amp, or vacuum cleaner
+ and more!

Please Note: To ensure everyone has a chance to have their items looked at, we can complete one electrical fix or two sewing fixes per person at a time.
If you have additional items to be repaired, you’re welcome to sign up again after your initial fix(es) are complete.

We will also be doing Linux Repair Cafe where you can learn about Linux, demo it or take the plunge and upgrade your operating system. (Make sure to back up your laptop before bringing it in)

What is Linux?
It is a free, community-owned and continuously developed operating system

Why Upgrade?
On October 13th 2026, Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 10 because they want you. Many old computers and laptops cannot handle the upgrade to Windows 11. That means 240 million PCs and laptops are at risk of being discarded.

Steve from Clean Up Peterborough will be at the event collecting items for reuse and recycling.



Saturday's event was a full on learning experience for everyone involved! From old ipods, to air purifiers and broken zi...
06/04/2026

Saturday's event was a full on learning experience for everyone involved! From old ipods, to air purifiers and broken zippers, our fixers and our guests kept dozens of precious items working and functional! Thanks to everyone who came out to participate.

We had 40 items came through

65% were fixed
15% diagnosed/need parts
20% items were not fixable

23% textile fixes
60% electrical fixes
15% other
2% jewellry

For the past two years, Andrew has graciously allowed us to host our monthly Repair Cafe events at Dreams of Beans and d...
05/26/2026

For the past two years, Andrew has graciously allowed us to host our monthly Repair Cafe events at Dreams of Beans and during that time we have seen a steady growth in numbers both of volunteer fixers and attendees looking to have their items fixed. We are so excited to see the community support of our events

We want to continue to be able to host our events at Dreams of Beans and are trying to come up with solutions in order to be able to have more fixing stations available.

If you don't know Andrew, he is an incredibly hard working small business owner who prioritizes creating an inclusive and welcoming community gathering space. This is not only in the main part of the cafe, but also in the side room where a number of community events take place: our monthly Repair Cafe, poetry slams, open mic poetry nights, Stage Cafe, Beats Beatdown, and Magic The Gathering for Women.

It would be so great if we could clear these two pieces of equipment out so that he can continue to host so many great community events.

Let us know if you are interested in taking away either of these two pieces of equipment or you're willing to help clear them out!!

Join us on May 30th for Repair Cafe at Dreams of Beans from 1-4PM!
05/20/2026

Join us on May 30th for Repair Cafe at Dreams of Beans from 1-4PM!

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141 Charlotte St
Peterborough, ON
K9H 2T6

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