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September (Labour Day weekend) agricultural fall fair.
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53-acre (21 hectares) public park south of Perth with six ball diamonds, three soccer pitches, two basketball courts, a beach volleyball court, four tennis courts, a playground area, toboggan hill, skateboard park and outdoor rink in winter, cross-country skiing. Teams may schedule a sports field in advance. Home of Perth Tay Tennis Club. Perth United Soccer Club, Perth and District Little League, Perth Mixed Lob ball and Recreational Lob ball.
Cool downtown oasis along Tay River with gardens and maple trees. Perth Citizen's Band, the oldest operating citizens band in Canada (established 1852), performs Thursday evenings at the band shell behind the town hall. The park also hosts weddings and Sunday night church services.
Across the Tay River from Stewart Park. A life-size bronze statue across from Code's Mill commemorates Olympic equestrian horse "Big Ben" (1976–1999) and his rider Ian Millar of Millar Brooke Farm.
Live theatre, April-October.
Last Fatal Duel in Upper Canada. On June 13, 1833, law student John Wilson shot and killed Robert Lyon because of Lyon's remarks disparaging local schoolteacher Elizabeth Hughes. Wilson and his second were charged with murder, but were acquitted. Wilson moved to London (Ontario), married Miss Hughes, became a Member of Parliament and eventually a judge. Robert Lyon's body lies in the Old Burying Grounds on Cole Street.
Matheson House, c. 1840, was home to well-to-do Scottish merchant Hon. Roderick Matheson and his family for over 90 years. Four rooms of the nationally-designated historic stone dwelling are restored to the 19th-century era; two galleries display changing exhibitions on topics including the last fatal duel fought in Canada, the Mammoth Cheese, and the famous Marks Brothers theatrical family (not to be confused with the American Marx Brothers).