The first Peter's Day was in 1895 when Doukhobors in three separate areas of the Caucasus secretly met on June 29th and burned all of their weapons as an endorsement of pacifism. The event was orchestrated by Peter V. Verigin, and coincided with Peter's Saint's Day; June 29th . It has been celebrated annually ever since.

This year saw the most successful Peter's Day ever at the Doukhobor Discovery Centre. Pleasantly cool under two large tents in spite of the heat wave, a sizable group of attendees enjoyed a varied program ranging from speeches and performances by local political figures Alex Atamanenko and Katrina Conroy to exhortations by well known Doukhobor figures such as J.J. Junior.

There was a bountiful pot luck repast after prayers at the Verigin Memorial Park. Between 1 and 4 o'clock, the program took place with choirs, speeches, musical groups and special commemorative notice of Peter V. Verigin as a recently declared Person of National Historic Significance.