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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!

Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower

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

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 [...]
North Shore Winery events

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 [...]
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Painting Spring Wildflowers at Gooseberry State Park
June 3, 2025    
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Painting Spring Wildflowers at Gooseberry State Park Sometimes painting can be frustrating if you don't know where to start. Celebrate spring by learning to paint [...]
Rock Talk at Gooseberry Falls State Park
June 4, 2025    
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Rock Talk at Gooseberry Falls State Park Did you know that the lava flows of the waterfalls and Picnic Flow at Gooseberry Falls State Park [...]
River View Trail Summer Birding Hike at Gooseberry Falls State Park
June 5, 2025    
7:00 am - 8:30 am
River View Trail Summer Birding Hike at Gooseberry Falls State Park Join Park Naturalist on the River View trail (approximately 1 mile one way from [...]
Thursday Art at Joy & Co
June 5, 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 [...]
Artist Reception: Ian Veihman
June 6, 2025    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Artist Reception: Ian Veihman Tettegouche hosts year-round art shows in the Visitor Center. We hold a reception for these artists on the first Friday of [...]
Tour the North House Campus
June 7, 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, [...]
Let's Go Hike Old Growth at Tettegouche State Park
June 10, 2025    
9:00 am - 3:45 pm
Let's Go Hike Old Growth at Tettegouche State Park Join us for a day of guided hiking through spectacular old-growth forests of Minnesota's North Shore [...]
June Full Moon
June 11, 2025    
All Day
June full moon is most commonly known as the strawberry moon for the delivious wild and commercial berries that fruit this month in northern climates. [...]
Superior Hiking Trail Work Day: Beaver Bay Boardwalk
June 12, 2025 - June 16, 2025    
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Come help Superior Hiking Trail Association replace 500 feet of failing boardwalk. Activities will include building wooden structures and reshaping tread with hand tools. Expect [...]
Thursday Art at Joy & Co
June 12, 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 [...]
SheRides: Sawtooth Mountain Bike Clinic
June 13, 2025 - June 15, 2025    
12:00 am
SheRides: Sawtooth Mountain Bike Clinic SheRides is an inclusive mountain bike clinic in northern Minnesota hosted every spring designed for women-identifying and non-binary riders comfortable [...]
Free entrance days to all Minnesota state parks
June 14, 2025    
All Day
Free entrance days to all Minnesota state parks Minnesota state parks are open year-round, and there's a state park within 30 miles of most Minnesotans [...]
Photography and Art at the Rock Featuring Jeff Benson
June 14, 2025 - June 21, 2025    
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Photography and Art at the Rock, a monthly exhibit in the lobby of the Split Rock Lighthouse Visitor Center that showcases local artists, landscape and [...]
Thursday Art at Joy & Co
June 19, 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 [...]
Summer Solstice and Wooden Boat Festival
June 20, 2025 - June 21, 2025    
All Day
The Summer Solstice and Wooden Boat Festival celebrates the best of summer on Lake Superior's North Shore. Come to North House Folk School for a [...]
Summer Solstice
June 20, 2025 - June 21, 2025    
All Day
Summer solstice is a wonderful day to be outside all day long because it is the longest day of the year. Which means the shortest [...]
Superior Hiking Trail Work Day: Cascade River Loop (all-femme)
June 20, 2025 - June 24, 2025    
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Superior Hiking Trail Work Day: Cascade River Loop (all-femme) In partnership with Unruly Women (unrulywomen.org), this project is reserved as an all-femme event, which means [...]
Art Exhibit: Recent and Past Works from Brock Larson that Capture Northern Life
June 21, 2025 - July 13, 2025    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Art Exhibit: Recent and Past Works from Brock Larson that Capture Northern Life Join us to celebrate the work of Brock Larson, a Duluth-based artist [...]
Summer Camp Production: Imagine a Dragon
June 21, 2025 - June 22, 2025    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Imagine a Dragon The dragon is back in town! Well… not really. That’s the story a ragtag band of innkeepers makes up, desperate to draw questing [...]
Best Stargazing June
June 25, 2025    
9:00 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 – [...]
Thursday Art at Joy & Co
June 26, 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 [...]
Tour the North House Campus
June 28, 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, [...]
Thursday Art at Joy & Co
July 3, 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 [...]
Tour the North House Campus
July 5, 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, [...]
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Artist Reception: Ian Veihman
6 Jun 25
Silver Bay
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Tour the North House Campus
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Grand Marais
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Silver Bay
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