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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!

Art Exhibit: Recent and Past Works from Brock Larson that Capture Northern Life

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 [...]
Rock the Lake

Rock the Lake

July 4, 2025 - July 5, 2025    
6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Rock the Lake - Enjoy two nights of live music by Lake Superior at Grand Portage Lodge & Casino's ROCK THE LAKE outdoor music festival, [...]
Events at Chik-Wauk Museum

Events at Chik-Wauk Museum

July 5, 2025    
12:00 am
Chik-Wauk Museum is open 10am-5pm, May 24 - October 19 Admission is $6 adults, $3 children 5-18, discount to seniors and military, free to Gunflint [...]
Rooftop Yoga at Voyageur Brewing

Rooftop Yoga at Voyageur Brewing

July 5, 2025    
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

July 5, 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 [...]
Hovland Arts Festival

Hovland Arts Festival

July 5, 2025 - July 6, 2025    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Looking for a quintessential small town festival? Hovland is about as small as you get. This tiny community northeast of Grand Marais (on Highway 61) [...]
Two Harbors Farmers Market

Two Harbors Farmers Market

July 5, 2025    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Two Harbors Farmers Market is back for their 14th season, and they can’t wait to welcome you to our new home at Seagren’s Home Hardware [...]
Children's Story Hour at Drury Lane

Children's Story Hour at Drury Lane

July 5, 2025    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Muffin Man Summer Children’s Story Hour   The Reader: Kevin Kager, our co-owner and long time story reader, is sure to have kids (and adults) laughing [...]
Summer Kid's Activities at Joy & Co.

Summer Kid's Activities at Joy & Co.

July 5, 2025    
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Summer Kid's Activities at Joy & Co. Every Friday & Saturday from 12 - 2 pm $5.00 Suggested Donation Join us at Joy & Co. [...]
Fishing by Torchlight book signing

Fishing by Torchlight book signing

July 5, 2025    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Fishing by Torchlight book signing with author Delores 'Kiki' Garcia Nine-year-old author Delores “Kiki” Garcia is a member of the Bad River Band of Lake [...]
Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern

Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern

July 5, 2025    
3:00 pm - 12:00 am
Sundays 3 pm Joe Paulik or Medicine River Mondays 7pm Pete Kavanuagh.(starts June 30) Wednesdays 5pm Joe Paulik Thursdays 5pm Bump Blomberg Fridays 7 or [...]
Live Music at the Birch Terrace

Live Music at the Birch Terrace

July 5, 2025    
4:00 pm
Summertime means live outdoor music at the Birch Terrace Supper Club & Lounge overlooking Grand Marais harbor! June Friday :: 27 | Mysterious Ways, 5-8pm [...]
Tour the North House Campus

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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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
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
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
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 [...]
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 [...]
Painting Under the Pines at Gooseberry State Park
October 7, 2024    
3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Painting Under the Pines at Gooseberry State Park: Join Naturalist Mic for a 15-minute walk to a cedar grove along the East side of the [...]
Guided Tree Hugging at Gooseberry Falls State Park
October 8, 2024    
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Guided Tree Hugging at Gooseberry Falls State Park: Have you ever actually hugged a tree? Experience the benefits of Tree Hugging, which include lower stress [...]
Painting Under the Pines at Gooseberry State Park
October 9, 2024    
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Painting Under the Pines at Gooseberry State Park: Join Naturalist Mic for a 15-minute walk to a cedar grove along the East side of the [...]
Guided Tree Hugging at Gooseberry Falls State Park
October 10, 2024    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Guided Tree Hugging at Gooseberry Falls State Park: Have you ever actually hugged a tree? Experience the benefits of Tree Hugging, which include lower stress [...]
Northern Lights October 10-11
October 10, 2024 - October 11, 2024    
7:00 pm - 7:00 am
Northern Lights October 10-11: it's coming and it should be a BIG one. The storm will be going on from mid-morning Thursday, October 10 to midnight [...]
Fall for Hiking at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
October 11, 2024    
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Fall for Hiking at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park: Stop by the table outside the contact station at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park! Naturalist Mic [...]
Fall for Hiking
October 11, 2024    
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Stop by the table outside the contact station at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park! Naturalist Mic will have hiking suggestions and information about local plants [...]
Holy Spirit Fall Bazaar
October 12, 2024    
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Crafters, Artists, Pasties & Bake Sale plus Lunch at our annual Holy Spirit Fall Bazaar. All are welcome to join in the fall festivities with [...]
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 [...]
Fifth Falls Guided Hike at Gooseberry Falls State Park
October 14, 2024    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Fifth Falls Guided Hike at Gooseberry Falls State Park: Enjoy a beautiful hike with a Naturalist, who will take you to see 5th falls. As [...]
Gitchi Gummi Guided Hike at Gooseberry Falls State Park
October 15, 2024    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Gitchi Gummi Guided Hike at Gooseberry Falls State Park: Enjoy a beautiful hike with a Naturalist, who will take you around the Gitchi-Gummi hiking club [...]
October Full Moon
October 17, 2024    
All Day
Full moons have many names derived from various cultures reflecting what was happening in the natural world. October's full moon is the Hunter's Moon. Other [...]
Fall Break Weekend
October 17, 2024 - October 19, 2024    
9:00 am
Fall Break Weekend is for the creative learner in us all. Along with one and two-day class options (art Journaling, Spontaneous Process Painting) we host [...]
Drury Lane Book Club, October
October 20, 2024    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
An Immense World by Ed Yong Our book club is free and open to the public! People can pick or choose what books to participate with, [...]
Orionids Meteor Shower
October 20, 2024 - October 21, 2024    
11:45 pm - 5:00 am
Like the Eta Aquarids, the Orionid meteor shower is a by-product of Halley's Comet. The Orionids are active from October 2 -November 10, with peak [...]
Corundum Point Hike at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
October 25, 2024    
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Corundum Point Hike at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park: Join us on a guided nature hike to Corundum Point. The hike takes visitors around boulders [...]
Art Entry Points: Open Print Day
October 26, 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 [...]
John Lowell in Concert
October 26, 2024    
7:00 pm
The North Shore Music Association presents John Lowell in concert, Saturday, October 26 at 7 pm. John Lowell has been performing in the Mountain West [...]
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 – [...]
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Drury Lane Book Club, October
20 Oct 24
Grand Marais
Orionids Meteor Shower
20 Oct 24
Silver Bay
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Artist Reception: Gailyn Holmgren
1 Nov 24
Silver Bay
Best Stargazing November
1 Nov 24
Silver Bay

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