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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 [...]
Lutsong Music Festival

Lutsong Music Festival

July 10, 2025 - July 13, 2025    
All Day
Lutsong Music Festival A Weekend of Music, Art & Community Overlooking Lake Superior and just up Ski Hill Road from Lutsen, comes the 4th annual Lutsong [...]
Two Harbors Heritage Days

Two Harbors Heritage Days

July 10, 2025 - July 13, 2025    
All Day
Two Harbors Heritage Days is an annual four-day event held the first full Thursday through Sunday after the Fourth of July holiday. The festival offers [...]
Bay Days

Bay Days

July 11, 2025 - July 13, 2025    
All Day
Bay Days - This year's Bay Days Festival, held in Silver Bay, features live music, craft and food vendors, kids' games and activities, a golf [...]
Grand Marais Arts Festival

Grand Marais Arts Festival

July 12, 2025 - July 13, 2025    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday, July 13, 2023 | 9am – 5pm Sunday, July 14, 2023 | 10am – 4pm The 34th annual Grand Marais Arts Festival is a [...]
Daily Sailing on Lake Superior

Daily Sailing on Lake Superior

July 13, 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 [...]
Ask a Naturalist Tettegouche State Park

Ask a Naturalist Tettegouche State Park

July 13, 2025    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ask a Naturalist Tettegouche State Park - Have you got a photo of something interesting, but are not sure of what it is? A burning [...]
Skulls Nature Cart at Tettegouche State Park

Skulls Nature Cart at Tettegouche State Park

July 13, 2025    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Skulls Nature Cart at Tettegouche State Park - Can you tell the difference between an herbivore, omnivore, or carnivore just by looking at their teeth? Stop [...]
Clover Valley Farm Trail

Clover Valley Farm Trail

July 13, 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 [...]
Construction Workers of the North at Tettegouche State Park

Construction Workers of the North at Tettegouche State Park

July 13, 2025    
12:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Construction Workers of the North at Tettegouche State Park - Humans are not the only ones who build for a living, in fact many animals [...]
Invasive Species Removal at Icelandite Coastal Fen SNA

Invasive Species Removal at Icelandite Coastal Fen SNA

July 13, 2025    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Invasive Species Removal at Icelandite Coastal Fen SNA Tools, instructions, and good camaraderie will be provided. Bring water, snacks, and dress for working in the [...]
Tettegouche event - Meet the Weasels

Tettegouche event - Meet the Weasels

July 13, 2025    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Tettegouche event - Meet the Weasels :: The weasel family is a wild and diverse group of mammals. See a variety of pelts of these [...]
Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern

Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern

July 13, 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 ** [...]
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7:30 PM - Comedy Weekend
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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 [...]
Reconsidering Fire in the BWCAW
June 25, 2023    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
The BWCAW is a place known and loved by many. The connection that many people feel to the waters and forests of this Border Lakes [...]
Daily Interpretive Programs at Grand Portage National Monument
July 4, 2023    
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Join the staff at Grand Portage National Monument to learn about traditional canoe building, cooking, fur trade era trades, and Anishinaabe crafts and games. Free [...]
Daily Interpretive Programs at Grand Portage National Monument
July 5, 2023    
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Join the staff at Grand Portage National Monument to learn about traditional canoe building, cooking, fur trade era trades, and Anishinaabe crafts and games. Free [...]
Letteracy Deck
July 5, 2023    
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Enjoy a free, fun, family activity of writing or drawing a post card or letter at the new Letteracy Deck on Lake Superior in downtown [...]
Bill Bally Blacksmith Shop open & demo
July 7, 2023 - July 8, 2023    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Bally Blacksmith Shop was built in 1911 and has housed three generations totaling 98 years of Bally blacksmiths. Three generations of the Bally family worked as blacksmiths. Sam Bally, whose skills were crucial to the lumber industry, arrived in 1903 to work for a sawmill. In 1911 he started his own business and built the long-standing Bally Blacksmith Shop that we see today.
"The Spirit of the North Wind"  Anthony Anselmo author event
July 15, 2023    
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Meet author Anthony Anselmo and learn about his book, The Spirit of the North Wind. In the book, 13-year-old Sody Fairbanks awakens a terrifying Ojibwe [...]
Grand Marais Harbor History tour
July 15, 2023    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
This free tour begins at the History Museum in Grand Marais, Saturdays at 1 pm. Participants walk a short distance along the harbor to the [...]
Stan Tekiela Author Event
July 22, 2023    
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Meet naturalist, wildlife photographer, and writer Stan Tekiela and for a book signing and to learn about his work. Tekiela is the author of more [...]
Stand-Up Comedy at the Log Cabin
July 22, 2023    
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
We're excited to bring stand-up comedy to Grand Marais! YOUR PERFORMERS Danielle Thralow is the regular host of the Dubh-Linn's Pro Comedy Tour. She has [...]
Cars & Cocktails
July 23, 2023    
1:00 pm
Stop by the inaugural "Cars & Cocktails" Car Show at Up Yonder, Sunday, July 23, starting at 1 pm.
Stars of the North Music Festival
July 28, 2023 - July 29, 2023    
11:00 am - 9:00 pm
The Grand Marais Music Collaborative will once again be hosting the Stars of the North Music festival in Harbor Park this summer. This annual fundraising [...]
Keeper's View Anniversary Event
July 28, 2023    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Celebrate Split Rock’s 113th birthday with food, fascinating stories, and a breathtaking lighthouse beacon lighting. Hear first-hand accounts on the difficulties of building the light [...]
Photography and Art at the Rock: Featuring Amber Nichols
August 1, 2023    
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Photography & Art at the Rock is a a monthly exhibit in the lobby of the Split Rock Lighthouse Visitor Center that showcases local artists, [...]
Bill Bally Blacksmith Shop open & demo
August 4, 2023 - August 5, 2023    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Bally Blacksmith Shop was built in 1911 and has housed three generations totaling 98 years of Bally blacksmiths. Three generations of the Bally family worked as blacksmiths. Sam Bally, whose skills were crucial to the lumber industry, arrived in 1903 to work for a sawmill. In 1911 he started his own business and built the long-standing Bally Blacksmith Shop that we see today.
Comedy Weekend
August 4, 2023 - August 5, 2023    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Laff Inn Comedy Club presents Comedy Weekend at the Grand Portage Lodge & Casino Headlining: Mark Poolos Featuring: John Russel Admission is free, and you [...]
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Reconsidering Fire in the BWCAW
25 Jun 23
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Stan Tekiela Author Event
22 Jul 23
Two Harbors
Stand-Up Comedy at the Log Cabin
22 Jul 23
Grand Marais
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Cars & Cocktails
23 Jul 23
Grand Marais
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Stars of the North Music Festival
28 Jul 23
Grand Marais
Keeper's View Anniversary Event
28 Jul 23
Two Harbors
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