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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!

Silver Bay Music in the Park Free Concert Series

Silver Bay Music in the Park Free Concert Series

July 19, 2024 - September 6, 2024    
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Rocky Wall Productions is hosting a free outdoor concert series, consisting of different performers every Friday for 8 weeks! The shows will be held at [...]
Northwoods Quilts Gallery Exhibition

Northwoods Quilts Gallery Exhibition

August 17, 2024 - September 8, 2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join us for our latest gallery exhibition, Northwoods Quilts featuring artist Beret Borson Nelson. Putting on display just how versatile thread and fabric can be, [...]
Gooseberry Falls event - Get Hooked on Flies

Gooseberry Falls event - Get Hooked on Flies

August 18, 2024    
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Get hooked on the intricate art of fly tying and even make a fly you can test out the next time you go fishing. Learn [...]
Split Rock Lighthouse event: Moose-sterious Mammals

Split Rock Lighthouse event: Moose-sterious Mammals

August 18, 2024    
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Stop on by the nature cart as we uncover and discuss one of North America's most elusive and moose-sterious creatures found in our neck of [...]
Split Rock Lighthouse event: Tenacious Trees Walk

Split Rock Lighthouse event: Tenacious Trees Walk

August 18, 2024    
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Join us on a leisurely guided nature walk as we learn to identify 5-10 common trees found along the North Shore. We'll explore the remarkable [...]
Writing as Listening

Writing as Listening

August 18, 2024    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Diver Van Avery will lead a tour around Sugarloaf Cove and offer writing prompts to help people practice writing as an act of opening up, [...]
Music in the Park, Grand Marais

Music in the Park, Grand Marais

August 18, 2024    
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
The Grand Marais Music Collaborative (GMMC) and Visit Cook County invite you to enjoy live music in the park, on the waterfront in downtown Grand [...]
Split Rock Lighthouse event: Day Hill Interpretive Hike

Split Rock Lighthouse event: Day Hill Interpretive Hike

August 18, 2024    
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Join Interpretive Park Naturalist on a guided hike up Day Hill. The hike takes visitors up a mass of anorthosite, an unusual igneous rock of [...]
Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern

Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern

August 18, 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 [...]
Music on the Mountain

Music on the Mountain

August 18, 2024    
7:00 pm
Join us every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night for free live music at the tent located right outside of Moguls Grille and Tap Room! Friday & [...]
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Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
April 16, 2025 - May 28, 2025    
11:00 pm - 5:00 am
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is active between Apr. 16 and May 28 and peaks on May 5-6. The maximum rate for shooting stars in [...]
Art Exhibit: Hovland Arts Guild Spring Show
April 26, 2025 - May 18, 2025    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Featuring the work of 19 artists from the community of Hovland, Minnesota, this show will offer a cornucopia of styles and mediums. The exhibit will [...]
Thursday Art at Joy & Co
May 1, 2025    
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Find your Joy! Thursday Night Art Night at Joy & Co. Instructor lead mini-art classes 3:30 - 5 pm. Reservations are not required - however [...]
Live Music at Moguls Grille & Tap Room!
May 2, 2025    
5:00 pm
Join us every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night at Caribou Highlands Lodge for free live music in the tent located right outside of Moguls Grille [...]
Community Science Day at Split Rock
May 3, 2025    
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Split Rock Lighthouse and the Bell Museum are teaming up to bring hands-on STEAM fun to the North Shore! Families and kids of all ages [...]
Live Music at Moguls Grille & Tap Room!
May 4, 2025    
5:00 pm
Join us every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night at Caribou Highlands Lodge for free live music in the tent located right outside of Moguls Grille [...]
North Shore Winery events
May 6, 2025    
4:30 pm
What's happening at the North Shore Winery Tuesdays Local Day 4:30-6:30pm local discounts and local music Thursdays Date Night, 6-8pm open late on Thursdays, so grab [...]
Thursday Art at Joy & Co
May 8, 2025    
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Find your Joy! Thursday Night Art Night at Joy & Co. Instructor lead mini-art classes 3:30 - 5 pm. Reservations are not required - however [...]
Live Music at Moguls Grille & Tap Room!
May 9, 2025    
5:00 pm
Join us every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night at Caribou Highlands Lodge for free live music in the tent located right outside of Moguls Grille [...]
Minnesota Fishing Opener 2025
May 10, 2025    
All Day
Minnesota Fishing Openeer 2025 for walleye, sauger and northern pike is May 10. Whether you're going out at the stroke of midnight or heading out [...]
Take a Mom Fishing in Minnesota
May 10, 2025 - May 11, 2025    
All Day
Take a Mom Fishing in Minnesota Let’s get reel, moms! Join the 2025 Minnesota Moms Fishing Challenge: a free, virtual fishing challenge held Saturday May [...]
May Full Moon
May 12, 2025    
All Day
The May full moon is known as the Flower Moon reflecting the abundance of flowers that bloom in May - yay!
North Shore Winery events
May 13, 2025    
4:30 pm
What's happening at the North Shore Winery Tuesdays Local Day 4:30-6:30pm local discounts and local music Thursdays Date Night, 6-8pm open late on Thursdays, so grab [...]
Thursday Art at Joy & Co
May 15, 2025    
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Find your Joy! Thursday Night Art Night at Joy & Co. Instructor lead mini-art classes 3:30 - 5 pm. Reservations are not required - however [...]
Live Music at Moguls Grille & Tap Room!
May 16, 2025    
5:00 pm
Join us every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night at Caribou Highlands Lodge for free live music in the tent located right outside of Moguls Grille [...]
Superior Spring Trail Race
May 17, 2025    
All Day
The Superior Spring Trail Races 50KM, 25KM & 12.5KM are extremely hilly, rugged and technical trail-races which traverse the Sawtooth Mountain Range via the Superior [...]
Live Music at Moguls Grille & Tap Room!
May 18, 2025    
5:00 pm
Join us every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night at Caribou Highlands Lodge for free live music in the tent located right outside of Moguls Grille [...]
Northern Lights May 2025 - the forecast
May 18, 2025 - May 31, 2025    
7:30 pm - 4:30 am
Northern Lights May 2025 The extended forecast shows a chance of northern lights for the northern half of Minnesota from on May 18 and then [...]
North Shore Winery events
May 20, 2025    
4:30 pm
What's happening at the North Shore Winery Tuesdays Local Day 4:30-6:30pm local discounts and local music Thursdays Date Night, 6-8pm open late on Thursdays, so grab [...]
Thursday Art at Joy & Co
May 22, 2025    
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Find your Joy! Thursday Night Art Night at Joy & Co. Instructor lead mini-art classes 3:30 - 5 pm. Reservations are not required - however [...]
Fishing Museum Opens for the Season
May 23, 2025    
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
The North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum Opens for the Season Open May 23, 24, 26, 30 & 31 :: 10 am - 5 pm Admission [...]
Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center opens for the season
May 24, 2025    
12:00 am
Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center opens for the season Saturday, May 24th. This year, we’re thrilled to introduce a captivating new temporary exhibit that honors [...]
Live Music at Moguls Grille & Tap Room!
May 25, 2025    
5:00 pm
Join us every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night at Caribou Highlands Lodge for free live music in the tent located right outside of Moguls Grille [...]
North Shore Winery events
May 27, 2025    
4:30 pm
What's happening at the North Shore Winery Tuesdays Local Day 4:30-6:30pm local discounts and local music Thursdays Date Night, 6-8pm open late on Thursdays, so grab [...]
Thursday Art at Joy & Co
May 29, 2025    
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Find your Joy! Thursday Night Art Night at Joy & Co. Instructor lead mini-art classes 3:30 - 5 pm. Reservations are not required - however [...]
North Shore Winery events
May 29, 2025    
4:30 pm
What's happening at the North Shore Winery Tuesdays Local Day 4:30-6:30pm local discounts and local music Thursdays Date Night, 6-8pm open late on Thursdays, so grab [...]
North House Folk School Northern Landscapes Festival
May 30, 2025 - June 1, 2025    
All Day
North House Folk School Northern Landscapes Festival Spring is an explosion of life in the North! Discovering the birds, wildflowers, insects and more of this [...]
Wildflower Walk at Gooseberry Falls State Park
May 30, 2025    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Wildflower Walk at Gooseberry Falls State Park Take a leisurely walk to see, smell, and learn about North Shore wildflowers. Naturalist Mic will take the [...]
Cook County Market
May 31, 2025    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Cook County Market, featuring the work of local artists and artisans, is an outdoor market held every Saturday from Memorial Day Weekend through Moose [...]
Events on April 27, 2025
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
16 Apr 25
Silver Bay
Events on April 28, 2025
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
16 Apr 25
Silver Bay
Events on April 29, 2025
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
16 Apr 25
Silver Bay
Events on April 30, 2025
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
16 Apr 25
Silver Bay
Events on May 1, 2025
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
16 Apr 25
Silver Bay
Thursday Art at Joy & Co
1 May 25
Grand Marais
Events on May 2, 2025
Events on May 3, 2025
Events on May 4, 2025
Events on May 5, 2025
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
16 Apr 25
Silver Bay
Events on May 6, 2025
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
16 Apr 25
Silver Bay
North Shore Winery events
6 May 25
Lutsen
Events on May 7, 2025
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
16 Apr 25
Silver Bay
Events on May 8, 2025
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
16 Apr 25
Silver Bay
Thursday Art at Joy & Co
8 May 25
Grand Marais
Events on May 9, 2025
Events on May 10, 2025
Events on May 11, 2025
Events on May 12, 2025
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
16 Apr 25
Silver Bay
May Full Moon
12 May 25
Silver Bay
Events on May 13, 2025
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
16 Apr 25
Silver Bay
North Shore Winery events
13 May 25
Lutsen
Events on May 14, 2025
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
16 Apr 25
Silver Bay
Events on May 15, 2025
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
16 Apr 25
Silver Bay
Thursday Art at Joy & Co
15 May 25
Grand Marais
Events on May 16, 2025
Events on May 17, 2025
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
16 Apr 25
Silver Bay
Superior Spring Trail Race
17 May 25
Lutsen
Events on May 18, 2025
Events on May 19, 2025
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
16 Apr 25
Silver Bay
Events on May 20, 2025
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
16 Apr 25
Silver Bay
North Shore Winery events
20 May 25
Lutsen
Events on May 21, 2025
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
16 Apr 25
Silver Bay
Events on May 22, 2025
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
16 Apr 25
Silver Bay
Thursday Art at Joy & Co
22 May 25
Grand Marais
Events on May 23, 2025
Events on May 25, 2025
Events on May 26, 2025
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
16 Apr 25
Silver Bay
Events on May 27, 2025
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
16 Apr 25
Silver Bay
North Shore Winery events
27 May 25
Lutsen
Events on May 28, 2025
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
16 Apr 25
Silver Bay
Events on May 29, 2025
Thursday Art at Joy & Co
29 May 25
Grand Marais
North Shore Winery events
29 May 25
Lutsen
Events on May 31, 2025

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