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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!

Navigating by Color Series

Navigating by Color Series

September 6, 2025 - December 31, 2025    
All Day
Navigating by Color series debuts featuring Catherine Meier art at two stops The recent works by Finland MN resident can be seen and enjoyed at [...]
Transitions Navigating Change - community art show

Transitions Navigating Change - community art show

November 7, 2025 - November 29, 2025    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Transitions Navigating Change is the 14th Annual Spirit of the Wilderness Episcopal Church community art show. This exhibition highlights how art serves as a necessary [...]
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 [...]
Open Curling

Open Curling

November 18, 2025    
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Open Curling - show up if you can; no obligation or commitment. Each session typically starts with some warm-up shots. Next, players are divided into [...]
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 [...]
Moose lick salt on road

Moose lick salt on road

November 19, 2025 - December 24, 2025    
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 [...]
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 [...]
Open Curling

Open Curling

November 19, 2025    
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Open Curling - show up if you can; no obligation or commitment. Each session typically starts with some warm-up shots. Next, players are divided into [...]
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Splendor of the North Shore Exhibition
October 12, 2024 - November 3, 2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join us for our latest gallery exhibition, Splendor of the North Shore Exhibition: By Land and Sea, featuring artist Tom Dimock. Displaying skill in both [...]
Artist Reception: Gailyn Holmgren
November 1, 2024    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Tettegouche hosts year-round art shows in the Visitor Center. We hold a reception for these artists on the first Friday of the month. This month [...]
Halloween with Rev Limit
November 1, 2024    
8:00 pm
Halloween with Rev Limit; they are BACK lightin’ up the Lounge! 80s Hair Metal and Hard Rock! Stop in and Listen to some Awesome Music! See [...]
John Kronstedt
November 2, 2024    
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Larsmont Cottages presents dinner at Ledge Rock Grille and music with John Kronstedt in the fireside room and bar. Come enjoy great food and live [...]
Love Your Neighbor Opening Reception
November 8, 2024    
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join us as we celebrate the opening of Love Your Neighbor a community exhibition presented by Spirit of the Wilderness Episcopal Church. Love Your Neighbor [...]
Love Your Neighbor Gallery Exhibition
November 9, 2024 - December 1, 2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join us for our latest gallery exhibition, Love Your Neighbor, a community exhibition presented by Spirit of the Wilderness Episcopal Church. Love Your Neighbor features [...]
Author Talk with Anna Farro Henderson
November 9, 2024    
5:45 pm - 7:30 pm
We welcome Anna Farro Henderson to share from her book, Core Samples. 
Hannah Rey
November 9, 2024    
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Larsmont Cottages presents dinner at Ledge Rock Grille and music with Hannah Reyin the fireside room and bar. Come enjoy great food and live music!
Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Beacon Lighting
November 10, 2024    
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
The Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Beacon Lighting annual event commemorates the sinking of the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald and the total loss of the 29 crew members aboard [...]
Paint and Sip
November 14, 2024    
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Paint and Sip: Unleash your inner artist this summer with our new Paint and Sip classes at Surfside! Channel your creativity as you follow guided [...]
Murder Mystery Dinner: Alma Murder - A Class Reunion
November 15, 2024    
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Murder Mystery Dinner: The Alumni of Mellencamp Sr. High have learned that their old Alma Mater is soon to be demolished. To show their school [...]
Jason Owen Band
November 15, 2024    
8:00 pm
Minnesota native Jason Owen Soderlund (Jason Owen Music) at the SILVER BAY LOUNGE! “I’m a lifelong music lover and have been playing guitar for more [...]
Craft Show
November 16, 2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Head to the Two Harbors Community Center for the Agate Bay Crafters Craft Show! Featuring baked goods, soaps, woodworking, jewelry, and more! Everyone welcome!
Tour the North House Campus
November 16, 2024    
4:00 pm
From the blacksmith shop to the woodshop, there is always something happening on campus. Discover the rich folk school tradition, visit the classrooms in action, [...]
Gooseberry Falls event - Legacy of Lava
November 20, 2024    
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Gooseberry Falls State Park may be known for its beautiful waterfalls, but many less see the ancient lava flow known as the Picnic Flow; a [...]
Joyful Event: Custom Stamp Carving
November 21, 2024    
3:30 am - 5:00 am
Joyful Event: Custom Stamp Carving: Stamp printing is a great, easy method of making a relief print. Though you can make editioned prints with traditional [...]
Gooseberry Falls event: Moose-sterious Mammals
November 22, 2024    
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Moose-sterious Mammals: Stop on by the nature cart as we uncover and discuss one of North America's most elusive and moose-sterious creatures found in our [...]
Art Entry Points: Open Print Day
November 23, 2024    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Our print studio is open for you to explore the possibilities! Bring in a work in progress or a new block to carve, working alongside [...]
Up on the Yonder Holiday Market
November 23, 2024    
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Up on the Yonder Holiday Market is BACK for the 2024 holiday season! Join us up here in Grand Marais at Up Yonder at the [...]
Joyful Event: Make and Take Christmas Tags
November 24, 2024    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
MaMake and Take Christmas Tags: design and make your own holiday gift tags with instructor Linda Quick. Drop-ins welcome.
Thanksgiving at Moguls Taproom
November 28, 2024    
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Thanksgiving at Moguls Taproom! Everyone is invited to give thanks and enjoy a fine Thanksgiving meal at Moguls Taproom in Caribou Highlands Lodge in Lutsen. [...]
All You Can Eat Thanksgiving Buffet
November 28, 2024    
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
All You Can Eat Thanksgiving Buffet: Enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving feast at Justine's at Gunflint Lodge. Our delicious dinner is perfect for those who want [...]
North Shore Artists League Holiday Sale
November 29, 2024    
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
North Shore Artists League Holiday Sale: Browse the work of North Shore artists and find that perfect gift. On Friday, November 29 from 10 am [...]
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November 29, 2024    
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Create Nature Art Open House: Stop in the Gooseberry Falls State Park theater in the visitor center to make a nature craft. An array of [...]
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Events on November 1, 2024
Artist Reception: Gailyn Holmgren
1 Nov 24
Silver Bay
Halloween with Rev Limit
1 Nov 24
Silver Bay
Events on November 2, 2024
John Kronstedt
2 Nov 24
Two Harbors
Events on November 3, 2024
Events on November 8, 2024
Love Your Neighbor Opening Reception
8 Nov 24
Grand Marais
Events on November 9, 2024
Hannah Rey
9 Nov 24
Two Harbors
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Paint and Sip
14 Nov 24
Tofte
Events on November 15, 2024
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Craft Show
16 Nov 24
Two Harbors
Tour the North House Campus
16 Nov 24
Grand Marais
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Joyful Event: Custom Stamp Carving
21 Nov 24
Grand Marais
Events on November 22, 2024
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Art Entry Points: Open Print Day
23 Nov 24
Grand Marais
Up on the Yonder Holiday Market
23 Nov 24
Grand Marais
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