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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!

FinnFest 2025

FinnFest 2025

July 31, 2025 - August 3, 2025    
8:00 am - 10:30 pm
FinnFest 2025! This family-friendly festival celebrates Finnish culture - including live music, dances, tours, seminars, demonstrations, exhibits and the Tori Nordic Fair with shopping and [...]
Daily Sailing on Lake Superior

Daily Sailing on Lake Superior

August 3, 2025    
12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Daily Sailing on Lake Superior - Take a trip on the Hjørdis! The flagship of the Grand Marais Harbor, Hjørdis shares the name of the [...]
Events at Chik-Wauk Museum

Events at Chik-Wauk Museum

August 3, 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 [...]
Gooseberry Falls event - Fern Walk

Gooseberry Falls event - Fern Walk

August 3, 2025    
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Gooseberry Falls event - Fern Walk :: Walk with a Naturalist to observe and study some of the oldest plants on earth dating back to [...]
Antlers and the Animals That Where Them at Tettegouche State Park

Antlers and the Animals That Where Them at Tettegouche State Park

August 3, 2025    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Antlers and the Animals That Where Them - Naturalist Talk in the Meeting Room of the Visitor Center. Antlers are weird and they are worn [...]
Tettegouche event - Meet the Weasels

Tettegouche event - Meet the Weasels

August 3, 2025    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tettegouche event - Meet the Weasels :: The weasel family is a wild and diverse group of mammals. See a variety of pelts of these [...]
Clover Valley Farm Trail

Clover Valley Farm Trail

August 3, 2025    
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The Clover Valley Farm Trail is a co-operative group of locally-owned, small farms located in or near Clover Valley, a farming community between Duluth and [...]
The Unseen Earth at Tettegouche State Park

The Unseen Earth at Tettegouche State Park

August 3, 2025    
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Unseen Earth at Tettegouche State Park - Unbeknownst to us lives a complex world completely undetectable to our naked eyes. But with the help [...]
Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern

Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern

August 3, 2025    
3:00 pm - 12:00 am
Sundays 3 pm Joe Paulik or Medicine River Mondays 7pm Pete Kavanuagh Tuesdays 5pm Briand Morrison Wednesdays 5pm Joe Paulik Thursdays 5pm Bump Blomberg ** [...]
Live Music at Moguls Grille & Tap Room!

Live Music at Moguls Grille & Tap Room!

August 3, 2025    
5:00 pm
Join us  for free live music in the tent located right outside of Moguls Grille and Tap Room! Thursdays - 7-10pm | Silent Disco Party [...]
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Finland Farmers Market
September 3, 2026    
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Finland Farmers Market season runs from June 11th through October 1st every Thursday from 5-6:30pm at the Clair Nelson Center in Finland, MN! Locally grown [...]
Finland Farmers Market
September 10, 2026    
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Finland Farmers Market season runs from June 11th through October 1st every Thursday from 5-6:30pm at the Clair Nelson Center in Finland, MN! Locally grown [...]
Best Stargazing September
September 10, 2026    
8:00 pm - 11:45 pm
Best Stargazing September - New moon nights – night when the moon is absent from the sky – make for great stargazing. Here’s a great [...]
Finland Farmers Market
September 17, 2026    
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Finland Farmers Market season runs from June 11th through October 1st every Thursday from 5-6:30pm at the Clair Nelson Center in Finland, MN! Locally grown [...]
Finland Farmers Market
September 24, 2026    
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Finland Farmers Market season runs from June 11th through October 1st every Thursday from 5-6:30pm at the Clair Nelson Center in Finland, MN! Locally grown [...]
September Full Moon
September 26, 2026    
All Day
September Full Moon Full moons have many names derived from various cultures reflecting what was happening in the natural world. The Fall Harvest Moon is [...]
Finland Farmers Market
October 1, 2026    
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Finland Farmers Market season runs from June 11th through October 1st every Thursday from 5-6:30pm at the Clair Nelson Center in Finland, MN! Locally grown [...]
Orionids Meteor Shower
October 2, 2026 - November 10, 2026    
11:45 pm - 5:00 am
Like the Eta Aquarids, the Orionids meteor shower is a by-product of Halley's Comet. The Orionids are active from October 2 -November 10, with peak [...]
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