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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!

Harbor Rail Pub events

Harbor Rail Pub events

August 5, 2025    
7:00 pm
Harbor Rail Pub
Tuesdays 7pm Vinyl night Thursdays 7pm Karaoke
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Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern

Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern

August 6, 2025    
3:00 pm - 12:00 am
Gun Flint Tavern
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 [...]
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Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern

Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern

August 7, 2025    
3:00 pm - 12:00 am
Gun Flint Tavern
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 [...]
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Finland Farmers Market

Finland Farmers Market

August 7, 2025    
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Clair Nelson / Finland Community Center
Locally grown produce, and handmade goods from the Finland MN area. The Finland Farmers Market 2025 season runs from June 12th through October 2nd, every [...]
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Harbor Rail Pub events

Harbor Rail Pub events

August 7, 2025    
7:00 pm
Harbor Rail Pub
Tuesdays 7pm Vinyl night Thursdays 7pm Karaoke
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Two Harbors City Band Summer Concerts

Two Harbors City Band Summer Concerts

August 7, 2025    
7:30 pm
Thomas Owens Park
A Two Harbors summer tradition! Live music by the Two Harbors City Band. Bring a blanket or chair, arrive early and enjoy an evening of [...]
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Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern

Live Music at Gun Flint Tavern

August 8, 2025    
3:00 pm - 12:00 am
Gun Flint Tavern
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 [...]
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Live Music at the Birch Terrace

Live Music at the Birch Terrace

August 8, 2025    
4:00 pm
The Birch Terrace
Summertime means live outdoor music at the Birch Terrace Supper Club & Lounge overlooking Grand Marais harbor! June Friday :: 27 | Mysterious Ways, 5-8pm [...]
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Live Music at Moguls Grille & Tap Room!

Live Music at Moguls Grille & Tap Room!

August 8, 2025    
5:00 pm
Mogul's Grille & Tap Room
Join us every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night at Caribou Highlands Lodge for free live music in the tent located right outside of Moguls Grille [...]
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Live Music at Ledge Rock Grille

Live Music at Ledge Rock Grille

August 8, 2025    
6:00 pm
Ledge Rock Grille at Larsmont Cottages
Come for dinner at Ledge Rock Grille and stay for live music in the fireside room and bar at Larsmont Cottages, Saturdays from 5-8pm early [...]
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Martin Zellar and The Hardways - Silver Bay Music In The Park Concert

Martin Zellar and The Hardways - Silver Bay Music In The Park Concert

August 8, 2025    
7:30 pm
City Center Park
Martin Zellar first appeared on the Twin Cities music scene in the late 80’s as the lead singer and songwriter for the alt-country pioneers, Gear [...]
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Split Rock Lighthouse Sunrise Photography

Split Rock Lighthouse Sunrise Photography

August 8, 2025 - August 9, 2025    
8:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Split Rock Lighthouse Historic Site
Split Rock Lighthouse Sunrise Photography Gather at the iconic Split Rock Lighthouse for a sunrise photography workshop with North Shore photographers John Gregor and Hayes [...]
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August Full Moon

August Full Moon

August 9, 2025    
All Day
North Shore
August Full Moon, Sturgeon Moon The August full moon is known as the Sturgeon Moon because it was a good month to catch sturgeon in [...]
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Halloween Open Bonspiel
Halloween Open Bonspiel
October 27, 2023 - October 29, 2023    
All Day
Cook County Curling Club
Typically scheduled for the last weekend in October or early November, with 4-person teams competing, plus a costume contest, with prizes awarded for the best [...]
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Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
October 30, 2023    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
American Legion Post 109
Karaoke at the American Legion in Two Harbors on Wednesdays all year, 7-10 pm, hosted by Fish. Come on out and sing a few! Open [...]
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North Shore Readers & Writers Festival
North Shore Readers & Writers Festival
November 1, 2023 - November 4, 2023    
All Day
The North Shore Readers and Writers Festival is a biennial event that locates, celebrates, and fosters the literary arts and engagement with the written word. [...]
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Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
November 1, 2023    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
American Legion Post 109
Karaoke at the American Legion in Two Harbors on Wednesdays all year, 7-10 pm, hosted by Fish. Come on out and sing a few! Open [...]
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Grand Marais Writer's Salon
Grand Marais Writer's Salon
November 3, 2023    
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Studio 21
Join Lin Salisbury and friends for a Writers Salon where local writers will share their current work followed by an open mic open to any [...]
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Holiday Bazaar
Holiday Bazaar
November 4, 2023    
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Bethlehem Lutheran Church Two Harbors
Get out on this quiet weekend and shop the Holiday Bazaar sponsored by Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Two Harbors. Featuring Crafts, baked goods, used books and [...]
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Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
November 6, 2023    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
American Legion Post 109
Karaoke at the American Legion in Two Harbors on Wednesdays all year, 7-10 pm, hosted by Fish. Come on out and sing a few! Open [...]
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Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
November 8, 2023    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
American Legion Post 109
Karaoke at the American Legion in Two Harbors on Wednesdays all year, 7-10 pm, hosted by Fish. Come on out and sing a few! Open [...]
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Glensheen - The Cabaret
Glensheen - The Cabaret
November 10, 2023 - November 11, 2023    
12:00 am
Arrowhead Center for the Arts
Glensheen - the Cabaret is an adaptation of the St. Paul History Theater musical Glensheen - The Musical, a blockbuster hit about the 1977 Congdon [...]
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Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Beacon Lighting at Split Rock Lighthouse
Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Beacon Lighting at Split Rock Lighthouse
November 10, 2023    
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Split Rock Lighthouse
Site open from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm This annual event commemorates the sinking of the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald and the total loss of the [...]
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Deep Dark History: The Shipwrecks of Lake Superior
Deep Dark History: The Shipwrecks of Lake Superior
November 11, 2023    
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Waves of Superior Café
Playing off of this dark theme, join us for a deep, dark and riveting presentation with Nick Schutz where he will go into detail about [...]
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Murder Mystery Dinner: I'll be Homicidal For Christmas
Murder Mystery Dinner: I'll be Homicidal For Christmas
November 11, 2023    
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Bluefin Grille
It’s December 23rd, 1978. Albee Humphrey used to be a household name, but these days his star is fading. He’s got one last shot at [...]
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Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
November 13, 2023    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
American Legion Post 109
Karaoke at the American Legion in Two Harbors on Wednesdays all year, 7-10 pm, hosted by Fish. Come on out and sing a few! Open [...]
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Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
November 15, 2023    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
American Legion Post 109
Karaoke at the American Legion in Two Harbors on Wednesdays all year, 7-10 pm, hosted by Fish. Come on out and sing a few! Open [...]
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Moose lick salt on road
Moose lick salt on road
November 17, 2023 - December 18, 2023    
12:00 am
When temps drop in the winter, roads are salted to keep ice from forming. Like many of us, moose crave a little salt. Carefully drive [...]
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Dark Skies Opening Reception and Artist Talk
Dark Skies Opening Reception and Artist Talk
November 17, 2023    
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery
Join us for the Opening Reception of our latest exhibit, Dark Skies, from artists Adam Swanson and Sam Zimmerman. Swanson and Zimmerman join forces to [...]
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Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
November 18, 2023 - December 10, 2023    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery
Join us for our latest exhibit, Dark Skies, from artists Adam Swanson and Sam Zimmerman. Swanson and Zimmerman join forces to present a powerful exhibition [...]
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3 Spot Centennial Celebration
3 Spot Centennial Celebration
November 18, 2023    
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Duluth & Iron Range Depot Museum
Join the Lake County Historical Society for an afternoon celebrating the historic 3 spot display 11 AM to 3 PM around the Two Harbors Depot! [...]
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Finland Winter Market November
Finland Winter Market November
November 19, 2023    
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Clair Nelson Center
Bringing our farm and craft market into the winter, we will offer markets on November 19, December 17, January 21 and February 18. Stop by!
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Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
November 20, 2023    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
American Legion Post 109
Karaoke at the American Legion in Two Harbors on Wednesdays all year, 7-10 pm, hosted by Fish. Come on out and sing a few! Open [...]
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Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
November 22, 2023    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
American Legion Post 109
Karaoke at the American Legion in Two Harbors on Wednesdays all year, 7-10 pm, hosted by Fish. Come on out and sing a few! Open [...]
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Thanksgiving Buffet
Thanksgiving Buffet
November 23, 2023    
2:00 pm
Cascade Lodge Pub
Offering a traditional Thanksgiving Buffet, yum! Reservations are required at 218-387-1102, ext 102
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Trees, Trains & Traditions
Trees, Trains & Traditions
November 25, 2023    
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Knife River Depot
Begin a family tradition with this new excursion from the North Shore Scenic Railroad. Travel up the North Shore to the small village of Knife [...]
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Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
November 27, 2023    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
American Legion Post 109
Karaoke at the American Legion in Two Harbors on Wednesdays all year, 7-10 pm, hosted by Fish. Come on out and sing a few! Open [...]
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Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
November 29, 2023    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
American Legion Post 109
Karaoke at the American Legion in Two Harbors on Wednesdays all year, 7-10 pm, hosted by Fish. Come on out and sing a few! Open [...]
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Lutsen Mountains Opening Weekend
Lutsen Mountains Opening Weekend
December 1, 2023 - December 3, 2023    
All Day
Lutsen Mountains
Lutsen Mountains open for the season this weekend!
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Events on October 29, 2023
Halloween Open Bonspiel
Halloween Open Bonspiel
27 Oct 23
Grand Marais
Events on October 30, 2023
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
30 Oct 23
Two Harbors
Events on November 1, 2023
North Shore Readers & Writers Festival
North Shore Readers & Writers Festival
1 Nov 23
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
1 Nov 23
Two Harbors
Events on November 2, 2023
North Shore Readers & Writers Festival
North Shore Readers & Writers Festival
1 Nov 23
Events on November 3, 2023
North Shore Readers & Writers Festival
North Shore Readers & Writers Festival
1 Nov 23
Grand Marais Writer's Salon
Grand Marais Writer's Salon
3 Nov 23
Grand Marais
Events on November 4, 2023
North Shore Readers & Writers Festival
North Shore Readers & Writers Festival
1 Nov 23
Holiday Bazaar
Holiday Bazaar
4 Nov 23
Two Harbors
Events on November 6, 2023
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
6 Nov 23
Two Harbors
Events on November 8, 2023
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
8 Nov 23
Two Harbors
Events on November 10, 2023
Glensheen - The Cabaret
Glensheen - The Cabaret
10 Nov 23
Grand Marais
Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Beacon Lighting at Split Rock Lighthouse
Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Beacon Lighting at Split Rock Lighthouse
10 Nov 23
Two Harbors
Events on November 11, 2023
Glensheen - The Cabaret
Glensheen - The Cabaret
10 Nov 23
Grand Marais
Deep Dark History: The Shipwrecks of Lake Superior
Deep Dark History: The Shipwrecks of Lake Superior
11 Nov 23
Tofte
Murder Mystery Dinner: I'll be Homicidal For Christmas
Murder Mystery Dinner: I'll be Homicidal For Christmas
11 Nov 23
Tofte
Events on November 13, 2023
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
13 Nov 23
Two Harbors
Events on November 15, 2023
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
15 Nov 23
Two Harbors
Events on November 17, 2023
Moose lick salt on road
Moose lick salt on road
17 Nov 23
Dark Skies Opening Reception and Artist Talk
Dark Skies Opening Reception and Artist Talk
17 Nov 23
Grand Marais
Events on November 18, 2023
Moose lick salt on road
Moose lick salt on road
17 Nov 23
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
18 Nov 23
Grand Marais
3 Spot Centennial Celebration
3 Spot Centennial Celebration
18 Nov 23
Two Harbors
Events on November 19, 2023
Moose lick salt on road
Moose lick salt on road
17 Nov 23
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
18 Nov 23
Grand Marais
Finland Winter Market November
Finland Winter Market November
19 Nov 23
Finland
Events on November 20, 2023
Moose lick salt on road
Moose lick salt on road
17 Nov 23
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
18 Nov 23
Grand Marais
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
20 Nov 23
Two Harbors
Events on November 21, 2023
Moose lick salt on road
Moose lick salt on road
17 Nov 23
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
18 Nov 23
Grand Marais
Events on November 22, 2023
Moose lick salt on road
Moose lick salt on road
17 Nov 23
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
18 Nov 23
Grand Marais
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
22 Nov 23
Two Harbors
Events on November 23, 2023
Moose lick salt on road
Moose lick salt on road
17 Nov 23
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
18 Nov 23
Grand Marais
Thanksgiving Buffet
Thanksgiving Buffet
23 Nov 23
Lutsen
Events on November 24, 2023
Moose lick salt on road
Moose lick salt on road
17 Nov 23
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
18 Nov 23
Grand Marais
Events on November 25, 2023
Moose lick salt on road
Moose lick salt on road
17 Nov 23
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
18 Nov 23
Grand Marais
Trees, Trains & Traditions
Trees, Trains & Traditions
25 Nov 23
Knife River
Events on November 26, 2023
Moose lick salt on road
Moose lick salt on road
17 Nov 23
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
18 Nov 23
Grand Marais
Events on November 27, 2023
Moose lick salt on road
Moose lick salt on road
17 Nov 23
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
18 Nov 23
Grand Marais
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
27 Nov 23
Two Harbors
Events on November 28, 2023
Moose lick salt on road
Moose lick salt on road
17 Nov 23
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
18 Nov 23
Grand Marais
Events on November 29, 2023
Moose lick salt on road
Moose lick salt on road
17 Nov 23
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
18 Nov 23
Grand Marais
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
Live Music & Events at American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors
29 Nov 23
Two Harbors
Events on November 30, 2023
Moose lick salt on road
Moose lick salt on road
17 Nov 23
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
18 Nov 23
Grand Marais
Events on December 1, 2023
Moose lick salt on road
Moose lick salt on road
17 Nov 23
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
18 Nov 23
Grand Marais
Lutsen Mountains Opening Weekend
Lutsen Mountains Opening Weekend
1 Dec 23
Lutsen
Events on December 2, 2023
Moose lick salt on road
Moose lick salt on road
17 Nov 23
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
Dark Skies Gallery Exhibition
18 Nov 23
Grand Marais
Lutsen Mountains Opening Weekend
Lutsen Mountains Opening Weekend
1 Dec 23
Lutsen

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