two sled dog teams race the gunflint mail run

North Shore Events

Each small town celebrates nature, arts and history, the great outdoors, local and regional talents, holidays and community. And you’re invited to join in. This North Shore Calendar of Events lists all kinds of goings-on; guided hikes, 99-mile bike races, fine art exhibits, pie-eating contests, solstice celebrations, historical talks, workshops, classes, summer festivals, small town parades, and the annual lighting of Split Rock Lighthouse.

Check out what’s going on during your visit!

Photography and Art at the Rock: Lynn Zsidov-Steiner

Photography and Art at the Rock: Lynn Zsidov-Steiner

March 2, 2024 - March 31, 2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Photography & Art at the Rock is a monthly exhibit in the lobby of the Split Rock Lighthouse Visitor Center that showcases local artists, landscape, [...]
Winter Plein Air Gallery Exhibition

Winter Plein Air Gallery Exhibition

March 8, 2024 - March 24, 2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join us to admire our latest exhibition, Winter Plein Air, a collection of works from over 15 different artists painted over a week long gathering [...]
North House Folk School Wood Week

North House Folk School Wood Week

March 11, 2024 - March 18, 2024    
All Day
Wood Week explores the many ways wood can be shaped into useful, beautiful and satisfying objects. Each course offering dives deep into a particular form or tool, [...]
St Urho's Day Celebration

St Urho's Day Celebration

March 15, 2024 - March 17, 2024    
All Day
St. Urho is a fictional Finnish saint who is said to have chased away the grasshoppers to save the grape crop. St. Urho's Day is [...]
St. Patrick's Day and St. Urho's Day at Grand Superior Grill

St. Patrick's Day and St. Urho's Day at Grand Superior Grill

March 15, 2024 - March 17, 2024    
All Day
Celebrate St Patrick's and St Urho's Days at Grand Superior Grill! Urho’s Bar Bingo | 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM Live music in the Bar [...]
St. Patrick's Day and St. Urho's Day at Ledge Rock Grille

St. Patrick's Day and St. Urho's Day at Ledge Rock Grille

March 15, 2024 - March 17, 2024    
All Day
Join us Friday, March 15th through Sunday, March 17th for special St. Patrtick's Day food and cocktail offerings at Ledge Rock Grille. Enjoy extra specials [...]
Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom

Live Music at Mogul's Grille & Taproom

March 15, 2024    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Stop in for a meal or hangout at the bar and enjoy live music every Thursday and Friday at Moguls Grille & Taproom from 4:00pm [...]
Play: Queens

Play: Queens

March 15, 2024    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
King Henry VIII is trapped in purgatory, bound to his throne by a sinister Fool and the ghostly Women in White. Here in his gilded [...]
swamp Donkey live at the American Legion

swamp Donkey live at the American Legion

March 15, 2024    
9:00 pm
Come on down to the American Legion in Two Harbors, MN for great drinks and live music starting at 9pm.  
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Split Rock Lighthouse Beacon Lighting
July 31, 2022    
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
As the culmination of an evening presentation about Great Lakes Shipwrecks, Split Rock Lighthouse will be lit. 2022 is the 112th anniversary of the lighthouse.
Lunafest
August 20, 2022    
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Join the Violence Prevention Center for our 11th annual Lunafest! Lunafest is a traveling film festival featuring short films made by women about women. This [...]
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Lunafest
20 Aug 22
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