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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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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 [...]
Joyful Event: Golden Acrylic Mediums
December 5, 2024    
3:30 am - 5:00 am
Joyful Event: Golden Acrylic Mediums: Golden acrylic mediums are acrylic polymer emulsions that can be used to modify acrylic paints in a variety of ways. [...]
Pikku Joulu
December 5, 2024    
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
In Finnish, Pikku Joulu means “Little Christmas”.  Held the first Thursday in December every year, all are welcome to join the Finland, MN community for this [...]
Joyful Event: Custom Jewelry for Holiday Gifts
December 6, 2024 - December 7, 2024    
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Custom Jewelry for Holiday Gifts: Joy and Co. is hosting popular jewelers Billy and Barry, who will create custom jewelry pieces for gifts or for [...]
Bookworm Social Hour
December 6, 2024    
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Bookworm Social Hour: Join us at Drury Lane Books for this cozy evening event, Friday, December 6 from 5 - 7 p.m., part of the [...]
Julebyen
December 7, 2024 - December 8, 2024    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Where is the best place to get into the holiday spirit?  The Julebyen (pronounced YOOL-eh-BE-en)  "Christmas Village". It is a centuries-old Nordic tradition celebrated with ethnic [...]
Northwoods Fiber Guild Open House and Holiday Sale
December 7, 2024    
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Don't miss the annual Northwoods Fiber Guild Open House and Holiday Sale, from 9 am - 2 pm, Saturday, Dec. 7th at Grand Marais Art [...]
Christmas Bingo
December 8, 2024    
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Christmas Bingo: Bingo will be free to play! Prizes will include items from local crafters, vendors, and gift cards!
Paint and Sip
December 12, 2024    
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Paint and Sip: Unleash your inner artist with our Paint and Sip classes at Surfside! Channel your creativity as you follow guided instructions to paint [...]
Ten and Under Pancake Spiel
December 13, 2024 - December 15, 2024    
All Day
Ten and Under Pancake Spiel: Pancakes and curling? Yep! Sign up for fun. 8 end games, meals provided, 3 game gaurantee. registration
Santa at the Lighthouse
December 14, 2024 - December 15, 2024    
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
After meeting so many wonderful kids last year, Santa has made it a point to visit Split Rock Lighthouse again this year! Come meet Santa [...]
14 Dec
December 14, 2024    
4:00 pm
December Film: Join the Grand Marais Film Society Saturday, December 14th @ 4pm for a classic Christmas tale that promises to be inspirational, celebrational, and [...]
Holiday Vendor Pop-Up
December 15, 2024    
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Holiday Vendor Pop-Up: Do you need to do some last-minute holiday shopping? Join your local Vendors at the Silver Bay Lounge on Sunday, Dec. 15th, [...]
18 Dec
December 18, 2024    
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Fantastic Feather Facts: Have you ever wondered about all the shapes, sizes, and colors feathers come in? How do birds fly, anyway? How are owls [...]
Tour the North House Campus
December 21, 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, [...]
Nate Weiler
December 21, 2024    
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Larsmont Cottages presents dinner at Ledge Rock Grille and music with Nate Weiler in the fireside room and bar.
Douglas County Mafia
December 27, 2024    
8:00 pm
Douglas County Mafia is BACK!! Douglas County Mafia is a 4 piece band hailing from Superior, Wisconsin. They play lots of 80’s rock and honkey [...]
Tour the North House Campus
December 28, 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, [...]
Andy Hauswirth
December 28, 2024    
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Larsmont Cottages presents dinner at Ledge Rock Grille and music with Andy Hauswirth in the fireside room and bar. Come enjoy great food and live [...]
Best Stargazing December
December 30, 2024    
7:00 pm - 11:45 pm
New moon nights – night when the moon is absent from the sky – make for great stargazing. Here’s a great way to start – [...]
New Year's Eve Celebration
December 31, 2024    
All Day
New Year's Eve Celebration: Join us in celebrating the New Year at Cascade Restaurant & Pub! We'll be open from 8 am - 9 pm [...]
New Year's Eve Dinner Special
December 31, 2024    
4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
New Year's Eve Dinner at Superior Shores Vue North first course Parsnip Thyme Veloutè with Cilantro Oil Wine Pairing: Nortico Alvarinho 2022, Vinho Verde from [...]
New Year's Eve Northern Lights
December 31, 2024    
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Northern Lights will be dancing across the sky all day New Year's Eve, so get out at dusk to catch the tail end of the [...]
Events on December 1, 2024
Events on December 5, 2024
Joyful Event: Golden Acrylic Mediums
5 Dec 24
Grand Marais
Pikku Joulu
5 Dec 24
Finland
Events on December 6, 2024
Bookworm Social Hour
6 Dec 24
Grand Marais
Events on December 7, 2024
Events on December 8, 2024
Julebyen
7 Dec 24
Knife River
Christmas Bingo
8 Dec 24
Finland
Events on December 12, 2024
Paint and Sip
12 Dec 24
Tofte
Events on December 13, 2024
Ten and Under Pancake Spiel
13 Dec 24
Two Harbors
Events on December 14, 2024
Ten and Under Pancake Spiel
13 Dec 24
Two Harbors
Santa at the Lighthouse
14 Dec 24
Two Harbors
14 Dec
14 Dec 24
Grand Marais
Events on December 15, 2024
Ten and Under Pancake Spiel
13 Dec 24
Two Harbors
Santa at the Lighthouse
14 Dec 24
Two Harbors
Holiday Vendor Pop-Up
15 Dec 24
Silver Bay
Events on December 18, 2024
Events on December 21, 2024
Tour the North House Campus
21 Dec 24
Grand Marais
Nate Weiler
21 Dec 24
Two Harbors
Events on December 27, 2024
Douglas County Mafia
27 Dec 24
Silver Bay
Events on December 28, 2024
Tour the North House Campus
28 Dec 24
Grand Marais
Andy Hauswirth
28 Dec 24
Two Harbors
Events on December 30, 2024
Best Stargazing December
30 Dec 24
Silver Bay
Events on December 31, 2024
New Year's Eve Celebration
31 Dec 24
Lutsen
New Year's Eve Dinner Special
31 Dec 24
Two Harbors
New Year's Eve Northern Lights
31 Dec 24
Silver Bay

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