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!

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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