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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!

Music in the Park, Grand Marais

Music in the Park, Grand Marais

August 2, 2026    
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Harbor Park Grand Marais
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 [...]
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Music in the Park, Grand Marais

Music in the Park, Grand Marais

August 3, 2026    
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Harbor Park Grand Marais
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 [...]
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Dockside Sessions: Chastity Brown

Dockside Sessions: Chastity Brown

August 5, 2026    
7:30 pm
North House Folk School
Dockside Sessions features three free outdoor concerts overlooking the Grand Marais harbor at North House Folk School's Outdoor Commons. August 5 Chastity Brown August 12 [...]
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Finland Farmers Market

Finland Farmers Market

August 6, 2026    
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Clair Nelson / Finland Community Center
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 [...]
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Music in the Park, Grand Marais

Music in the Park, Grand Marais

August 9, 2026    
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Harbor Park Grand Marais
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 [...]
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Music in the Park, Grand Marais

Music in the Park, Grand Marais

August 10, 2026    
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Harbor Park Grand Marais
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 [...]
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Dockside Sessions: Molly Dean

Dockside Sessions: Molly Dean

August 12, 2026    
7:30 pm
North House Folk School
Dockside Sessions features three free outdoor concerts overlooking the Grand Marais harbor at North House Folk School's Outdoor Commons. August 5 Chastity Brown August 12 [...]
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Best Stargazing August

Best Stargazing August

August 12, 2026    
9:00 pm - 11:45 pm
North Shore
Best Stargazing August - New moon nights – night when the moon is absent from the sky – make for great stargazing. Here’s a great [...]
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Finland Farmers Market

Finland Farmers Market

August 13, 2026    
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Clair Nelson / Finland Community Center
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 [...]
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Opening Reception: Painting Pictures with Words, Telling Stories with Paint

Opening Reception: Painting Pictures with Words, Telling Stories with Paint

August 14, 2026    
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery
Opening Reception: Painting Pictures with Words, Telling Stories with Paint Join the Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery for its newest main gallery exhibit featuring work [...]
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Music in the Park, Grand Marais

Music in the Park, Grand Marais

August 16, 2026    
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Harbor Park Grand Marais
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 [...]
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Music in the Park, Grand Marais

Music in the Park, Grand Marais

August 17, 2026    
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Harbor Park Grand Marais
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 [...]
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Dockside Sessions: Bad Bad Hats

Dockside Sessions: Bad Bad Hats

August 19, 2026    
7:30 pm
North House Folk School
Dockside Sessions features three free outdoor concerts overlooking the Grand Marais harbor at North House Folk School's Outdoor Commons. August 5 Chastity Brown August 12 [...]
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Moose lick salt on road
Moose lick salt on road
March 1, 2023 - April 30, 2023    
All Day
When temps warm in the spring, roads are salted to keep ice from forming. Like many of us, moose crave a little salt. Carefully drive [...]
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Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
May 5, 2023 - May 19, 2023    
All Day
Bald eagles migrate back up the North shore in March, lay 1-3 eggs in April and incubate them for about five weeks. Chicks hatch mid-May. [...]
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Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
May 19, 2023 - June 9, 2023    
All Day
Gangly, tawny moose calves are born about nine months after the autumn rut [mating season]. Born at 25-35 pounds, the average adult moose weighs close [...]
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The Green Door Smelt Fry
The Green Door Smelt Fry
May 20, 2023    
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
The Green Door Municipal Bar
Hear ye, Hear ye! The historic Green Door Smelt Fry returns to Beaver Bay on Saturday, May 20th, 2023. Featuring all-you-can-eat fried smelt using the [...]
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Children's Storytime: Pollinators
Children's Storytime: Pollinators
May 25, 2023    
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Gooseberry Falls State Park
Join Park Naturalist for an exciting set of stories about our buzzing friends. Pollinators are an important part of the world around us, and often [...]
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Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
May 26, 2023 - August 26, 2023    
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Studio 21
Exhibiting Artists Mary Bergs Alexa Horochowski Ben Moren Galilee Peaches OPEN – Wednesdays – Saturdays, June-August 10 AM – 3 PM Member Preview May 26 [...]
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Historic Cook County Culture Crawl
Historic Cook County Culture Crawl
May 26, 2023    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Cook County History Museum
GRAB A FRIEND OR LOVED ONE FOR A COZY EVENING OF FUN AND CULTURE First, stop by either the Cook County History Museum at 8 [...]
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Events on April 30, 2023
Moose lick salt on road
Moose lick salt on road
1 Mar 23
Events on May 5, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
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Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Events on May 7, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
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Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Events on May 9, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Events on May 10, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Events on May 11, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Events on May 12, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Events on May 13, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Events on May 14, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Events on May 15, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Events on May 16, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Events on May 17, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Events on May 18, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Events on May 19, 2023
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch
5 May 23
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Events on May 20, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
The Green Door Smelt Fry
The Green Door Smelt Fry
20 May 23
Beaver Bay
Events on May 21, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Events on May 22, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Events on May 23, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Events on May 24, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Events on May 25, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Children's Storytime: Pollinators
Children's Storytime: Pollinators
25 May 23
Two Harbors
Events on May 26, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
26 May 23
Grand Marais
Historic Cook County Culture Crawl
Historic Cook County Culture Crawl
26 May 23
Grand Marais
Events on May 27, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
26 May 23
Grand Marais
Events on May 28, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
26 May 23
Grand Marais
Events on May 29, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
26 May 23
Grand Marais
Events on May 30, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
26 May 23
Grand Marais
Events on May 31, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
26 May 23
Grand Marais
Events on June 1, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
26 May 23
Grand Marais
Events on June 2, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
26 May 23
Grand Marais
Events on June 3, 2023
Moose Calves Born
Moose Calves Born
19 May 23

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upcoming events
Gooseberry Falls State Park July Events
Gooseberry Falls State Park July Events
1 Jul 26
Two Harbors
Grand Portage State Park July Events
Grand Portage State Park July Events
1 Jul 26
Grand Portage
Temperance River State Park July Events
Temperance River State Park July Events
1 Jul 26
Schroeder
Tettegouche State Park July Events
Tettegouche State Park July Events
1 Jul 26
Silver Bay
Finland Farmers Market
Finland Farmers Market
16 Jul 26
Finland
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