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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 [...]
Daily Sailing on Lake Superior

Daily Sailing on Lake Superior

July 12, 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 [...]
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 [...]
Author Talk with Peter Geye, A Lesser Light

Author Talk with Peter Geye, A Lesser Light

July 12, 2025    
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Author Talk with Peter Geye - Join us this Arts Festival Saturday in welcoming back Minnesota author Peter Geye with an Author Talk about his newest release, 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 [...]
Events at Chik-Wauk Museum

Events at Chik-Wauk Museum

July 13, 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 [...]
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 [...]
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