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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!

Gooseberry Falls event: Campfires

Gooseberry Falls event: Campfires

July 3, 2024 - July 4, 2024    
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Discover the art of building fires and explore fire building structures and techniques. You will learn about how to ignite, maintain, and extinguish your campfires [...]
4th of July on the Shore

4th of July on the Shore

July 4, 2024    
All Day
Small town 4th of July festivities include parades, ice cream socials, bands, vendors and, of course, evening fireworks. Here's what's going on at each community [...]
The Tofte Trek

The Tofte Trek

July 4, 2024    
7:30 am - 11:00 am
42nd Annual wilderness race involving mosquitoes, steep hills, and lots and lots of mud. 7:45 am - same day registration opens 9:00 am - 10 [...]
Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern

Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern

July 4, 2024    
3:00 pm - 12:00 am
Sundays 3-6pm Medicine River Wednesdays 6-9pm Joe Paulik on the Rooftop Thursdays 6-9pm Bump Blomberg on the Rooftop Fridays 7 or 8pm, live music Saturdays [...]
Grand Marais Farmer's Market

Grand Marais Farmer's Market

July 4, 2024    
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Where the food producers of Cook County MN and their fans gather to share the bounty of the season!
Finland Farmers Market

Finland Farmers Market

July 4, 2024    
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Locally grown produce, and handmade goods from the Finland MN area. The Finland Farmers Market 2024 season runs from June 13th through October 3rd, every [...]
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Splendor of the North Shore Exhibition
October 12, 2024 - November 3, 2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join us for our latest gallery exhibition, Splendor of the North Shore Exhibition: By Land and Sea, featuring artist Tom Dimock. Displaying skill in both [...]
Medicine River Jam
October 27, 2024    
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Live Music with Medicine River "Jam", Sundays from 3 - 6 pm on the Gun Flint Tavern rooftop bar overlooking Grand Marais harbor - aka The Raven's [...]
North Shore Winery events
October 27, 2024    
3:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Sundays Weekend Wine Down 3:30 - 5:30pm musicians and bands on our outdoor stage and natural amphitheater Tuesdays True Earth Yoga, 2-2:45pm mindful yoga class [...]
North Shore Winery events
October 29, 2024    
3:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Sundays Weekend Wine Down 3:30 - 5:30pm musicians and bands on our outdoor stage and natural amphitheater Tuesdays True Earth Yoga, 2-2:45pm mindful yoga class [...]
North Shore Winery events
October 31, 2024    
3:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Sundays Weekend Wine Down 3:30 - 5:30pm musicians and bands on our outdoor stage and natural amphitheater Tuesdays True Earth Yoga, 2-2:45pm mindful yoga class [...]
Thursday Art at Joy & Co
October 31, 2024    
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Find your Joy! This summer, join us for White Box Art Night (self directed art- grab a box and discover what is inside) Thursdays 3:30 - [...]
Artist Reception: Gailyn Holmgren
November 1, 2024    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Tettegouche hosts year-round art shows in the Visitor Center. We hold a reception for these artists on the first Friday of the month. This month [...]
Best Stargazing November
November 1, 2024    
8:00 pm - 11:45 pm
New moon nights – night when the moon is absent from the sky – make for great stargazing. Here’s a great way to start – [...]
John Kronstedt
November 2, 2024    
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Larsmont Cottages presents dinner at Ledge Rock Grille and music with John Kronstedt in the fireside room and bar. Come enjoy great food and live [...]
Medicine River Jam
November 3, 2024    
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Live Music with Medicine River "Jam", Sundays from 3 - 6 pm on the Gun Flint Tavern rooftop bar overlooking Grand Marais harbor - aka The Raven's [...]
Fall Friday Tastings at Lady Superior
November 8, 2024    
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Join the staff at Lady Superior NA Bottle Shop in downtown Grand Marais for Fall Friday Tastings. We will be featuring seasonal NA drinks for [...]
Love Your Neighbor Opening Reception
November 8, 2024    
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join us as we celebrate the opening of Love Your Neighbor a community exhibition presented by Spirit of the Wilderness Episcopal Church. Love Your Neighbor [...]
Love Your Neighbor Gallery Exhibition
November 9, 2024 - December 1, 2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join us for our latest gallery exhibition, Love Your Neighbor, a community exhibition presented by Spirit of the Wilderness Episcopal Church. Love Your Neighbor features [...]
Author Talk with Anna Farro Henderson
November 9, 2024    
5:45 pm - 7:30 pm
We welcome Anna Farro Henderson to share from her book, Core Samples. 
Hannah Rey
November 9, 2024    
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Larsmont Cottages presents dinner at Ledge Rock Grille and music with Hannah Reyin the fireside room and bar. Come enjoy great food and live music!
Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Beacon Lighting
November 10, 2024    
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
The Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Beacon Lighting annual event commemorates the sinking of the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald and the total loss of the 29 crew members aboard [...]
Medicine River Jam
November 10, 2024    
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Live Music with Medicine River "Jam", Sundays from 3 - 6 pm on the Gun Flint Tavern rooftop bar overlooking Grand Marais harbor - aka The Raven's [...]
Taurids Meteor Shower
November 12, 2024 - November 13, 2024    
9:00 pm - 5:00 am
The Taurid meteor shower is an annual meteor shower that occurs every November and is composed of two streams, the Southern Taurids and the Northern Taurids. [...]
Empty Bowls Fundraiser
November 14, 2024    
11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Twelve percent of Cook County residents go hungry every month. Every year the Art Colony works with its local Empty Bowls organization and area potters [...]
November Full Moon
November 15, 2024    
All Day
Full moons have many names derived from various cultures reflecting what was happening in the natural world. While the Frost Moon and Freezing Moon are [...]
Full Moon Reading, November
November 15, 2024    
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
This is an open community bonfire where all are encouraged to share a favorite piece of prose or literature. There are no limits to the [...]
Andy Hauswirth
November 16, 2024    
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Larsmont Cottages presents dinner at Ledge Rock Grille and music with Andy Hauswirth in the fireside room and bar. Come enjoy great food and live [...]
Medicine River Jam
November 17, 2024    
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Live Music with Medicine River "Jam", Sundays from 3 - 6 pm on the Gun Flint Tavern rooftop bar overlooking Grand Marais harbor - aka The Raven's [...]
Drury Lane Book Club, November
November 17, 2024    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The Skin and It's Girl by Sarah Cypher Our book club is free and open to the public! People can pick or choose what books to [...]
Leonids Meteor Shower
November 17, 2024 - November 18, 2024    
9:00 pm - 4:00 am
The Leonid meteor shower offers clear-sky meteor rates of about 10 to 15 shooting stars per hour. They are active between Nov. 3 and Dec. 2 and [...]
Winterers' Gathering & Arctic Film Fest
November 22, 2024 - November 24, 2024    
All Day
Celebrate the crafts, customs, and stories that have been inspired by winter at the Winterers’ Gathering & Arctic Film Festival! Featuring winter-centric coursework, a winter [...]
Fall Friday Tastings at Lady Superior
November 22, 2024    
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Join the staff at Lady Superior NA Bottle Shop in downtown Grand Marais for Fall Friday Tastings. We will be featuring seasonal NA drinks for [...]
Art Entry Points: Open Print Day
November 23, 2024    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Our print studio is open for you to explore the possibilities! Bring in a work in progress or a new block to carve, working alongside [...]
Medicine River Jam
November 24, 2024    
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Live Music with Medicine River "Jam", Sundays from 3 - 6 pm on the Gun Flint Tavern rooftop bar overlooking Grand Marais harbor - aka The Raven's [...]
Free entrance days to all Minnesota state parks
November 29, 2024    
All Day
Minnesota state parks are open year-round, and there's a state park within 30 miles of most Minnesotans and 8 North Shore State Parks. With a [...]
World's Shortest Parade (but so festive!)
November 29, 2024    
5:30 pm
Oh Ole Night Parade & Fireworks It's a festive Scandinavian time of year! Head to downtown Grand Marais for the annual community holiday parade. We [...]
Winter Hovland Arts Fair
November 30, 2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The small community of Hovland is filled with large group of artists. Painters, beaders, wood carvers, crafters, knitters, bakers, musicians, weavers, basket makers, knife makers, [...]
Christmas at Split Rock Lighthouse
November 30, 2024 - December 31, 2024    
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Christmas at Split Rock Lighthouse 'Tis the season to learn about winter living at Split Rock Lighthouse and the Christmas traditions of the 1930s. Explore [...]
Events on October 27, 2024
Medicine River Jam
27 Oct 24
Grand Marais
North Shore Winery events
27 Oct 24
Lutsen
Events on October 28, 2024
Events on October 29, 2024
North Shore Winery events
29 Oct 24
Lutsen
Events on October 30, 2024
Events on October 31, 2024
North Shore Winery events
31 Oct 24
Lutsen
Thursday Art at Joy & Co
31 Oct 24
Grand Marais
Events on November 1, 2024
Artist Reception: Gailyn Holmgren
1 Nov 24
Silver Bay
Best Stargazing November
1 Nov 24
Silver Bay
Events on November 2, 2024
John Kronstedt
2 Nov 24
Two Harbors
Events on November 3, 2024
Medicine River Jam
3 Nov 24
Grand Marais
Events on November 8, 2024
Events on November 9, 2024
Hannah Rey
9 Nov 24
Two Harbors
Events on November 10, 2024
Medicine River Jam
10 Nov 24
Grand Marais
Events on November 11, 2024
Events on November 12, 2024
Taurids Meteor Shower
12 Nov 24
Silver Bay
Events on November 13, 2024
Taurids Meteor Shower
12 Nov 24
Silver Bay
Events on November 14, 2024
Empty Bowls Fundraiser
14 Nov 24
Grand Marais
Events on November 15, 2024
November Full Moon
15 Nov 24
Silver Bay
Full Moon Reading, November
15 Nov 24
Grand Marais
Events on November 16, 2024
Andy Hauswirth
16 Nov 24
Two Harbors
Events on November 17, 2024
Medicine River Jam
17 Nov 24
Grand Marais
Drury Lane Book Club, November
17 Nov 24
Grand Marais
Events on November 18, 2024
Leonids Meteor Shower
17 Nov 24
Silver Bay
Events on November 19, 2024
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Events on November 30, 2024
Winter Hovland Arts Fair
30 Nov 24
Hovland
Christmas at Split Rock Lighthouse
30 Nov 24
Two Harbors

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aerial view of caribou highlands lodge and pool with Lake Superior in background
family in horse drawn sleigh at gunflint lodge
spiral waterslide and pool at americinn silver bay on the north shore
upcoming events
Love Your Neighbor Opening Reception
8 Nov 24
Grand Marais
Hannah Rey
9 Nov 24
Two Harbors
sparkling wintry lake superior and ice sheets stacked on north shore

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