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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!

Plein Air Grand Marais

Plein Air Grand Marais

September 6, 2024 - October 6, 2024    
All Day
Plein Air Grand Marais is an annual tradition since 2008 bringing outdoor painters to the North Shore of Lake Superior for a week of painting, learning, competition, and [...]
Plein Air Grand Marais 2024 Gallery Exhibition

Plein Air Grand Marais 2024 Gallery Exhibition

September 14, 2024 - October 6, 2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join us for the Plein Air Grand Marais 2024 gallery exhibition featuring 60 artists competing for a variety of awards. Plein Air Grand Marais is [...]
Art Along the Lake: Fall Studio Tour

Art Along the Lake: Fall Studio Tour

September 27, 2024 - October 6, 2024    
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Art Along the Lake is a ten-day, self-led art tour along Minnesota’s north shore of Lake Superior during peak fall colors. From Tofte to Grand [...]
North House Folk School Basket Week

North House Folk School Basket Week

October 1, 2024 - October 7, 2024    
All Day
Join us for a gathering of basket-makers, both advanced and aspiring! Basketry embodies the soul of traditional craft: simple tools, natural materials and skilled hands [...]
Northern Lights October 3-6

Northern Lights October 3-6

October 3, 2024 - October 6, 2024    
7:00 pm - 4:00 am
Northern Lights October 3-6: the aurora borealis forecast shows a storm October 3-6. Updated Friday, Oct 4 - the northern lights will be out from [...]
Jewelers Bill & Barry in the Backyard

Jewelers Bill & Barry in the Backyard

October 4, 2024 - October 6, 2024    
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Jewelers Bill & Barry in the Backyard: Meet jewelers and rock hounds Billy and Barry Larsen! These are our people - they travel miles and [...]
Gunflint Scramble bike race

Gunflint Scramble bike race

October 5, 2024    
All Day
The annual Gunflint Scramble, October 5, 2024, is a 20 mile mountain bike race held at Bearskin Lodge on Minnesota's Gunflint Trail. The course is [...]
Rooftop Yoga at Voyageur Brewing

Rooftop Yoga at Voyageur Brewing

October 5, 2024    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Enjoy an all-levels yoga class on the rooftop at Voyageur Brewing Company. The class is free to participants, but donations are encouraged and graciously accepted! [...]
Cook County Market

Cook County Market

October 5, 2024    
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 [...]
Photography & Art at the Rock: Featuring Kris Kieper

Photography & Art at the Rock: Featuring Kris Kieper

October 5, 2024 - October 19, 2024    
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Photography & Art at the Rock, a monthly exhibit in the lobby of the Split Rock Lighthouse Visitor Center that showcases local artists, landscape and [...]
Two Harbors Farmers Market

Two Harbors Farmers Market

October 5, 2024    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Small town farmer's market featuring produce, bread, jams & jellies, plants, coffee, food trucks, specialty food items, baked items and crafts. All served up with [...]
Harvest Booya

Harvest Booya

October 5, 2024    
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Booya is a classic Midwestern gathering named after the stew served, this one celebrating the harvest. One theory says the name came from a reporter [...]
Storytelling from the Backroads

Storytelling from the Backroads

October 5, 2024    
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Storytelling from the Backroads is the collaborative work of the Historical Alliance of Cook County that includes; Cook County Historical Society The Gunflint Trail Historical [...]
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Tour the North House Campus
September 6, 2025    
4:00 pm
From the blacksmith shop to the woodshop, there is always something happening on campus. Discover the rich folk school tradition, visit the classrooms in action, [...]
Tour the North House Campus
September 13, 2025    
4:00 pm
From the blacksmith shop to the woodshop, there is always something happening on campus. Discover the rich folk school tradition, visit the classrooms in action, [...]
Split Rock Lighthouse Black & White Photography
September 19, 2025 - September 20, 2025    
8:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Split Rock Lighthouse Black & White Photography Gather at the iconic Split Rock Lighthouse for a fall photography workshop with North Shore photographers John Gregor [...]
Tour the North House Campus
September 20, 2025    
4:00 pm
From the blacksmith shop to the woodshop, there is always something happening on campus. Discover the rich folk school tradition, visit the classrooms in action, [...]
Tour the North House Campus
September 27, 2025    
4:00 pm
From the blacksmith shop to the woodshop, there is always something happening on campus. Discover the rich folk school tradition, visit the classrooms in action, [...]
Tour the North House Campus
October 4, 2025    
4:00 pm
From the blacksmith shop to the woodshop, there is always something happening on campus. Discover the rich folk school tradition, visit the classrooms in action, [...]
Events on September 6, 2025
Tour the North House Campus
6 Sep 25
Grand Marais
Events on September 13, 2025
Tour the North House Campus
13 Sep 25
Grand Marais
Events on September 19, 2025
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Events on September 27, 2025
Tour the North House Campus
27 Sep 25
Grand Marais
Events on October 4, 2025
Tour the North House Campus
4 Oct 25
Grand Marais

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