Annual List of Events
Upcoming events may be cancelled or postponed.
Please check the links at right for 2023 events of interest.
Previous events of 2022
January
Barkers Island Craft Fest
Beargrease Cutest Puppy Contest
Brewsheen by Beargrease
Duluth Ice & Mixed Fest
Duluth Wedding Show
Full Moon Snowshoe at Jay Cooke
Great Lakes Pond Hockey Classic
Hartley Nature Center Candlelight Ski, Skate, Snowshoe
Homegrown Winter Fiasco
Jazz at the Depot
John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon
Lake Superior Ice Festival
Martin Luther King Day Rally
Nordic Spirit Ski Race & Tour
Northland Figure Skating Competition
Turns & Tunes at Mont du Lac Resort
Wild Winter Wipeout 5K
Winterfest & Candlelight Hike at Pattison Park
Zoo Tots in Duluth
February
Best of the Northland Celebration
Cold Front Duluth
Duluth Boat, Sports, Travel & RV Show
Duluth Energy Design Conference & Expo
Duluth Women’s Expo
Father Daughter Dance
Garden Talks at Fairlawn Mansion (ongoing)
Hartley Park 10K
Loose in the Moose
Make a Difference Conference
Snowshoe at Glensheen
Winter Bike Week Celebration
Winter in the West 2022
March
Brewski Craft Beer Fest
Cabin Fever Festival
Fitger’s Bock Fest
Garden Talks at Fairlawn (ongoing)
Head of the Lakes Jazz Fest
Jazz at the Depot
Mustache March Run
Nordic Cross National Championship
Otter’s Birthday Party at the Aquarium
Rock and Roll Heaven Masquerade Ball
Spring Eat Downtown Week
St. Fennessy 4k Race
Stride, Ride, Glide Triathlon
Taste at Fitgers
Two Harbors Curling Club Bonspiel
Women Hike Duluth
April
AAD Shrine Circus
Arrowhead Home & Builders Show
Easter Egg-stravaganza at the Zoo
Enchanted Tea Party
Fitger’s 5k Run & Walk
Fitger’s Brewhouse HempFest
Gitchee Gumee Brew Fest
Hawk Spring Migration Celebration
Homegrown Music Festival
Jazz at the Depot
Wildwoods Fundraiser
May
Bob Dylan Fest
Dive Bar Saints World Tour
Duluth Junk Hunt
Lion’s Club Pancake Day
National Train Day
North Shore Scenic Railroad Mother’s Day Lunch
The Duluth Superior Film Fest
Veteran’s Memorial Hall 5k Fun Run/Walk
Walk MS
June
Area 7 Festival
CHUM Rhubarb Fest
Clayton Jackson McGhie Day of Remembrance
Downtown Duluth Arts Walk
Duluth Monarch Festival
Duluth Superior Film Fest
Essentia Health Fitness Expo
Grandma’s Marathon
John Galo Memorial 5K Run/Walk
Monster Truck Show
North Shore Scenic Railroad Father’s Day BBQ Lunch
Park Point Art Fair
Park Point Rummage Sale
Summer Fest Kan-Jam Tournament
William A Irvin 5k & Whipper Snapper Races
July
4th Fest at Bayfront Park
All Pints North Summer Brew Fest
Bayfront Country Jam
Bayfront Reggae & World Music Fest
Bayside Sounds Concert Series (ongoing Wednesdays)
Bow Fest at Mont Du Lac
Chester Creek Concert Series (ongoing Tuesdays)
Cloquet Color Run
Day Out with Thomas the Train
Duluth Air Show
Duluth International Regatta
Fairlawn Mansion Ice Cream Social
Festival of Steam at the Duluth Depot
Greater Downtown Council Movies in the Park (ongoing)
Head of the Lakes Fair
Heritage Days
Honor the Earth Festival
Moondance Jam
Park Point 5-Miler / 2-Miler Walk
Rose Fest
Sidewalk Sales Festival
South St.Louis County Fair
Taste of Duluth Festival
Taste of Greece Festival
Zoo La Palooza
August
Art in Bayfront Park Art Fair
Barker’s Island Summer Fest
Bayfront Blues Fest
Bayside Sounds Concert Series (ongoing Wednesdays)
Chester Creek Concert Series (ongoing Tuesdays)
City on the Hill Music Festival
Day Out with Thomas the Train
Duluth Hammock Fest
Far West Days
Festival of Sail/Parade of Tall Ships
Fore the Kids Golf Classic
Grand Slam Fest at Wade Stadium
Great Northern Classic Rodeo
Greater Downtown Council Movies in the Park (ongoing)
Grill Wars
Guns & Hoses Charity Softball
Hoghead Fest Car Show
International Ukulele Carnival
Kids, Cops & Cars
Killin’ Your Liver at the River
Kraus-Anderson Bike Duluth Festival
Lake Superior Art Fest at Brighton Beach
Lake Superior Dragon Boat Fest
Lake Superior Rib Fest at Bayfront
Lucky Duck Day
MN Brewery Running Series
National Night Out (various Twin Ports locations)
North Shore Scenic Railroad Murder Mystery Express
Party in the Park
Proctor Speedway Races
Spirit Valley Days
Superior Tri
Tall Ships Kayak Experience
Wild Waters Music Fest
Wine in the Woods
Without U2 at the Tribute Fest
Wood City Music Fest
September
Alps to Adriatric Fest
ARTcetera
Beargrease Beer & Bacon Bash
Bear, Bloody Mary & Bacon Tasting
Biz Bash Duluth
Castle Danger Growler Hiatus Hurrah
Chester Bowl Fall Fest
Cloquet River Run
Duluth Fall Festival
Duluth-Superior Pride
Duluth Traverse Mountain Bike Adventure
Fall Colors aboard the Vista Fleet
Flannel Jubilee
Gitche Gumee Wedding Show
Grand Traverse
Grandma’s Minnesota Mile along scenic Skyline Parkway
Great Northern Classic Rodeo
Hawk Weekend Fest
Heck of the North
Hot Air Balloon Festival
Indigenous Foods Expo
KIA Drag Races & Car Show
Lake Superior Harvest Fest
Lester River Rendezvous
Light Duluth Teal Gala
North Shore Incline Marathon
Oktoberfestival
Paws for Cause 5K Walk/Run
Pin Up Pub Crawl
Running for Our Heroes 5K
Scandinavian Festival
Sips & Slices
Superstition Tours at Fairlawn
United Way Chili Cook-Off
Vista Fleet Brunch On the Bay
Vista Fleet Harvest Dinner Cruise
Wacky Wednesdays
Walk For Wishes
Wheels Off Half Marathon & Tunnel 10K
October
5K9 Run For the Dogs
Aqua Affair
Autumn Splendor Gala
Beer Tasting Train
Boo at the Zoo
Coffee Cupping
Duluth Children’s Museum Spook-tacular
Duluth Cider’s Big Bad Apple Bash
Duluth Family Game Night
Duluth Gala
Fido’s Fall Festival
Fitger’s Harvest Run
Fitoberfest
GO Show
Lincoln Park Brew Tour
Makersfest
Miller Hill Mall Winterfest
North End Nightmare 5K
North Shore Scenic Railroad Great Pumpkin Train
Northern Lights Brew Tour
Pumpkin Patch Party
Rainbow Concert
Scarium at the Aquarium
Seeds of Hope Pumpkin Hunt
Spooktacular North End Days
Superstition Flashlight Tours at Fairlawn
Swapportunity
Taste the Twin Ports Brew Tour
Wild Duluth Races
William A. Irvin Haunted Ship Tours
November
AMSOIL Snocross National
Bentleyville Tour of Lights
Breakfast With Santa
Christmas City Express
Christmas City of the North Parade
Duluth Art Institute Masquerade Gala
Duluth Farmer’s Market Festival of the Season
Duluth Junk Hunt
Eat Downtown Flavors of Fall Week
Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Beacon Lighting
Festival of Trees
Gales of November
Give to the Max Day
Gobble Til You Wobble
Harbor House Annual Dinner
Jingle All the Way Craft Show
Project Joy
Thanksgiving Day Free Buffet at the DECC
Santa and his Live Reindeer at Fitger’s
Santa Paws
December
Arrowhead Ice Fishing & Winter Show
Bentleyville Tour of Lights
Christkindlmarket
Christmas City Express
Duluth Winter Village at Glensheen
Fairlawn Holiday Sampler
Jingle Bell Run
Julebyen Scandinavian Christmas Village
Love Your Local Artist
Merry Little Christmas Book Sale
Minnesota Ballet’s Nutcracker
Mistletoe Mania Craft Expo
Murder Mystery New Year’s Eve Dinner Party at Mont du Lac Resort
New Years By the Lake
New Year’s Eve “Behind the Mask” Gala
New Year’s Eve: Time Warp
Noon Year’s Eve at the Zoo
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Ugly Sweater Holiday Party!
Wild Santa Run
Winter Solstice Celebration
