Repair Cafe Peterborough

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 re

pairs 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

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!

Thanks Peterborough for joining us for another successful repair cafe !!! This month our intrepid team of volunteers su...
04/26/2026

Thanks Peterborough for joining us for another successful repair cafe !!! This month our intrepid team of volunteers successfully repaired a cool 75% of items! Stay tuned for details for our next event!

This month's regular Repair Cafe will be on Saturday April 25th from 1-4pm If you can't make this event check out our pr...
04/10/2026

This month's regular Repair Cafe will be on Saturday April 25th from 1-4pm

If you can't make this event check out our previous post we will also be at the Cavan Monaghan Earth Day event. Details in previous post.

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

Steve from Clean Up Peterborough will not be at this event but you are still able to drop off your heart to recycle items.

You can bring in any of the following items for reuse and reuse: outer 4L milk bags, plastic milk/bread tags, egg cartons, used eyeglasses or hearing aids, used lego bricks, old towels and linens, all brands of air and home care products and packaging (trigger heads, pumps, caps, fresheners and cartridge refills, flexible clean

🌎 Celebrate Earth Day with Us! 🌱Join us on April 18th from 12–4 PM at the CMCC for a fun, free, and family-friendly Eart...
04/10/2026

🌎 Celebrate Earth Day with Us! 🌱

Join us on April 18th from 12–4 PM at the CMCC for a fun, free, and family-friendly Earth Day event focused on sustainability and environmental stewardship!

Meet and connect with some other amazing local organizations from across Peterborough County, including Otonabee Conservation, Hunnabees, Kawartha Land Trust, GreenUp, BCWA, CleanUp Peterborough, Kawartha EV Society, and Farms at Work—plus more!

🌿 Available for purchase*:
• Rain barrels – $50
• Native trees – $15
• Pollinator packs (10 native plants) – $40
* limits apply

🐢 Family Fun:
Kids can enjoy hands-on educational activities with The Turtle Guardians and Our Little Wormery.

♻️ Recycle:
Bring your hard to recycle items in for collection to CleanUpPeterborough. Milk Bags, pens, ink cartridges, old glasses, batteries and more.

🎟️ Don’t forget to pick up your event passport for a chance to win prizes, including a rain barrel, a native tree, or a pollinator pack!

We had the privilege of being interviewed by Miriam Liba on her radio show "How Did You Do That" on Trent Radio.How did ...
04/02/2026

We had the privilege of being interviewed by Miriam Liba on her radio show "How Did You Do That" on Trent Radio.

How did you do that? Is a 30-minute interview show featuring interesting people who do impressive, meaningful things with their lives.

Listen in as we explore how guests learned skills, made choices, and what values and practices help them become who they are - a curious, human, and a playful dive into The human experience.

Check out our interview on Trent Radio on Wednesday April 8th at 12:30pm


Highlights from our March Repair Cafe. Thanks so much to Andrew and his incredible staff at Dreams of Beans for hosting ...
03/30/2026

Highlights from our March Repair Cafe. Thanks so much to Andrew and his incredible staff at Dreams of Beans for hosting us!

This month we had one of our highest rate of successful fixes!!

48 Items came through
89% items were fixed
9% items diagnosed/need parts
2% items were not fixable

42% textile fixes
48% electrical fixes
6% other
4% jewellry

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

We will be having TWO Repair Cafe events in April!
April 18th we will be at the Cavan Monaghan Earth Day Event
April 25 we will be at Dreams of Beans

This month's Repair Cafe will be on Saturday March 28th from 1-4pm We can help you:+ mend your winter gear (coats, glove...
03/16/2026

This month's Repair Cafe will be on Saturday March 28th 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

Steve from Clean Up Peterborough will be at the event collecting items for reuse and recycling. You can bring in any of the following items for reuse and reuse: outer 4L milk bags, plastic milk/bread tags, egg cartons, used eyeglasses or hearing aids, used lego bricks, old towels and linens, all brands of air and home care products and packaging (trigger heads, pumps, caps, fresheners and cartridge refills, flexible cleaning wipe packaging), all brands of blades, razors, and plastic packaging, old fishing line or lead fishing tackle, popcan tabs, dead batteries, old writing instruments and ink cartridges

So bring any of those items with you and chat with Steve to learn more about the different recycling programs that help keep these hard to recycle items out of the landfill.



Highlights from our February Repair Cafe. Thanks once again to Andrew and his incredible staff at Dreams of Beans for ho...
03/01/2026

Highlights from our February Repair Cafe.

Thanks once again to Andrew and his incredible staff at Dreams of Beans for hosting us!

We had 51 items come through
- 40 items were fixed
- 5 items were diagnosed/need replacement parts
- 6 items were 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 March 25 th and stay tuned for more info

This month's Repair Cafe will be on Saturday February 28th from 1-4pm We can help you:+ mend your winter gear (coats, gl...
02/18/2026

This month's Repair Cafe will be on Saturday February 28th 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 only 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.

Due to a shortage of electrical fixers this month we need our Linux expert Dylan to work on electrical repairs but we got to run another Linux information/upgrading session next month.

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

Steve from Clean Up Peterborough will be at the event collecting items for reuse and recycling. You can bring in any of the following items for reuse and reuse: outer 4L milk bags, plastic milk/bread tags, egg cartons, used eyeglasses or hearing aids, used lego bricks, old towels and linens, all brands of air and home care products and packaging (trigger heads, pumps, caps, fresheners and cartridge refills, flexible cleaning wipe packaging), all brands of blades, razors, and plastic packaging, old fishing line or lead fishing tackle, popcan tabs, dead batteries, old writing instruments and ink cartridges

So bring any of those items with you and chat with Steve to learn more about the different recycling programs that help keep these hard to recycle items out of the landfill.



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141 Charlotte St
Peterborough, ON
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