summer events on the north shore

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!

Superior Hiking Trail Work Day: Beaver Bay Boardwalk

Superior Hiking Trail Work Day: Beaver Bay Boardwalk

June 12, 2025 - June 16, 2025    
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Come help Superior Hiking Trail Association replace 500 feet of failing boardwalk. Activities will include building wooden structures and reshaping tread with hand tools. Expect [...]
Photography and Art at the Rock Featuring Jeff Benson

Photography and Art at the Rock Featuring Jeff Benson

June 14, 2025 - June 21, 2025    
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Photography and Art at the Rock, a monthly exhibit in the lobby of the Split Rock Lighthouse Visitor Center that showcases local artists, landscape and [...]
Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern

Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern

June 16, 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 Bluefin Grille

Live Music at Bluefin Grille

June 16, 2025    
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Enjoy live music at the Bluefin Grille on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 8-10pm throughout the summer. Join us for music by the campfire with legendary [...]
Brodini Comedy Magic Show

Brodini Comedy Magic Show

June 17, 2025    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
The Brodini Comedy Magic Show offers fun and exciting magic tricks that are so cool you won’t believe your eyes! Magician Graylyn Morris will raise [...]
Brodini Comedy Magic Show

Brodini Comedy Magic Show

June 17, 2025    
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
The Brodini Comedy Magic Show offers fun and exciting magic tricks that are so cool you won’t believe your eyes! Magician Graylyn Morris will raise [...]
North Shore Winery events

North Shore Winery events

June 17, 2025    
3:30 pm
What's happening at the North Shore Winery Sundays  Weekend Wine Down 3:30-5:30pm local music outside Tuesdays Local Day 5-7pm local discounts and local music Thursdays Date [...]
Up Yonder Events

Up Yonder Events

June 17, 2025    
6:00 pm
Tuesdays  Open Stage 6pm Thursdays 2nd Thursday WTIP Trivia, 6pm 3rd Thursday North SHore Swing Band, 6pm Live Music June 7  Inga Entheos, 8pm June [...]
Harbor Rail Pub events

Harbor Rail Pub events

June 17, 2025    
7:00 pm
Tuesdays 7pm Vinyl night Thursdays 7pm Karaoke
Gooseberry Falls event: Let's Get Knotty

Gooseberry Falls event: Let's Get Knotty

June 18, 2025    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Gooseberry Falls event: Let's Get Knotty :: Knot-tying is a useful skill, and it can be a lot of fun too! From tying your tent [...]
Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern

Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern

June 18, 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 [...]
Hunger Hero Mini Golf Tournament

Hunger Hero Mini Golf Tournament

June 18, 2025    
4:00 pm
Hunger Hero Mini Golf Tournament - Looking for a ‘tee-rific’ evening of fun with your friends or family while supporting a great local cause? Check [...]
Live Music at Bluefin Grille

Live Music at Bluefin Grille

June 18, 2025    
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Enjoy live music at the Bluefin Grille on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 8-10pm throughout the summer. Join us for music by the campfire with legendary [...]
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Split Rock Lighthouse Beacon Lighting
July 31, 2022    
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
As the culmination of an evening presentation about Great Lakes Shipwrecks, Split Rock Lighthouse will be lit. 2022 is the 112th anniversary of the lighthouse.
Lunafest
August 20, 2022    
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Join the Violence Prevention Center for our 11th annual Lunafest! Lunafest is a traveling film festival featuring short films made by women about women. This [...]
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