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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!

North Shore Winery events

North Shore Winery events

November 16, 2025    
3:30 pm
What's happening at the North Shore Winery Tuesdays Local Day 5-7pm local discounts and local music Thursdays Date Night, 6:30-8:30pm open late on Thursdays, so grab [...]
Drury Lane Book Club, November

Drury Lane Book Club, November

November 16, 2025    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Our book club is free and open to the public! Drury Lane Book Club November book is "Four Lost Cities" by Annalee Newitz People can [...]
Turkey Bingo

Turkey Bingo

November 16, 2025    
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Turkey bingo at French River Lutheran Church to raise money for the Two Harbors food shelf. If you bring a non-perishable food item, you will [...]
Leonids Meteor Shower

Leonids Meteor Shower

November 17, 2025 - November 18, 2025    
9:00 pm - 4:00 am
The Leonids meteor shower offers clear-sky meteor rates of about 10 to 15 shooting stars per hour. They are active between Nov. 6 - 30 [...]
Castle Danger Brewery events

Castle Danger Brewery events

November 18, 2025    
All Day
Special events Tuesdays, Nov 11 & 25 , Dec 9 & 23 :: Art on Tap w/ eric Klepinger, $20, 5:30-7:30pm Nov 28 :: Pints [...]
North Shore Winery events

North Shore Winery events

November 18, 2025    
3:30 pm
What's happening at the North Shore Winery Tuesdays Local Day 5-7pm local discounts and local music Thursdays Date Night, 6:30-8:30pm open late on Thursdays, so grab [...]
Up Yonder Events

Up Yonder Events

November 18, 2025    
6:00 pm
Tuesdays  Open Stage 6pm Thursdays 2nd Thursday WTIP Trivia, 6pm 3rd Thursday North Shore Swing Band, 6pm Live Music & Special Event Saturdays Nov 15 [...]
Music at Harbor Rail Pub

Music at Harbor Rail Pub

November 18, 2025    
10:00 pm - 11:45 pm
Tuesdays 7-9pm Vinyl Night! Bring your favorite album to share and enjoy a free rail drink or tap beer. Thursdays 7-9pm Karaoke Nigh! Occasionally, there’s [...]
Castle Danger Brewery events

Castle Danger Brewery events

November 19, 2025    
All Day
Special events Tuesdays, Nov 11 & 25 , Dec 9 & 23 :: Art on Tap w/ eric Klepinger, $20, 5:30-7:30pm Nov 28 :: Pints [...]
Empty Bowls Fundraiser

Empty Bowls Fundraiser

November 19, 2025    
11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Twelve percent of Cook County residents go hungry every month. Every year the Art Colony works with its local Empty Bowls organization and area potters [...]
Guided Watercolor Christmas Cards at The Tipsy Mosquito

Guided Watercolor Christmas Cards at The Tipsy Mosquito

November 19, 2025    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Guided Watercolor Christmas Cards at The Tipsy Mosquito - join us for a cozy and creative evening of watercolor painting! We’ll be making beautiful Christmas [...]
North Shore Winery events

North Shore Winery events

November 20, 2025    
3:30 pm
What's happening at the North Shore Winery Tuesdays Local Day 5-7pm local discounts and local music Thursdays Date Night, 6:30-8:30pm open late on Thursdays, so grab [...]
Up Yonder Events

Up Yonder Events

November 20, 2025    
6:00 pm
Tuesdays  Open Stage 6pm Thursdays 2nd Thursday WTIP Trivia, 6pm 3rd Thursday North Shore Swing Band, 6pm Live Music & Special Event Saturdays Nov 15 [...]
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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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
The Green Door Smelt Fry
May 20, 2023    
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
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 [...]
Children's Storytime: Pollinators
May 25, 2023    
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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 [...]
Summer Exhibition | Air – Openness
May 26, 2023 - August 26, 2023    
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Exhibiting Artists Mary Bergs Alexa Horochowski Ben Moren Galilee Peaches OPEN – Wednesdays – Saturdays, June-August 10 AM – 3 PM Member Preview May 26 [...]
Historic Cook County Culture Crawl
May 26, 2023    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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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Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
The Green Door Smelt Fry
20 May 23
Beaver Bay
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Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
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Moose Calves Born
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Moose Calves Born
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Moose Calves Born
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Moose Calves Born
19 May 23
Children's Storytime: Pollinators
25 May 23
Two Harbors
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Moose Calves Born
19 May 23

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