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Duluth Reads Together
Sept. 18-20
Multiple locations
Throughout the weekend, readers of all ages will be invited to gather at Duluth Public Library locations and partner businesses across the city. These events will create a book and library crawl that encourages people to explore Duluth, experience community spaces and discover more of what the library has to offer. For a full schedule visit duluthlibraryfoundation.org.

Freak Show Circus
Friday, Sept. 18, 6:30 pm
Earth Ride Fest Grounds
Come one, come all sinners and spectacle seekers, where freaks awaken and the strange is beautiful. Dress in your best freak show attire, time to join the circus! Hosted by Cryptic Veil Oddities Studio & Gallery.

45th Annual Scandinavian Festival
Saturday, Sept. 19, 9 am to 3 pm
St. Luke’s Sports & Events Center
Scandinavian folk art including rosemaling, carving, kolrosing, hardanger, jewelry, woodenware, knitting, and miscellaneous Scandinavian-themed gifts. Visitors will experience Scandinavian music and folk art demonstrations, Scandinavian treats and lefse.

Driftless Revelers
Saturday, Sept. 19, 7 pm
Bent Paddle
Eau Claire-based weirdos have earned a cult following of devoted fans who appreciate their irreverent, highly original and sometimes slightly psychedelic interpretation of American roots music with a Midwest twist.

Woodstock Bay Cleanup
Sunday, Sept. 20, 11 am
Woodstock Bay Landing, Superior
Join the St. Louis River Alliance for a volunteer cleanup event at Woodstock Bay Public Landing in Superior, Wisconsin. Garbage bags, pickers, gloves and buckets will be provided. Dress for the weather and bring high boots if you have them and a water bottle.  Email jordan@stlouisriver.org to RSVP.

Dagwaagin Wiikonge’ Fall Feast
Tuesday, Sept. 22, 5:30 pm
AICHO
Fond du Lac Ojibwe elder Ricky DeFoe will lead a ceremony for community members and share cultural teachings on how people can do it in their own homes. The ceremony will be preceded with a feast and followed by a community giveaway. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Trusted Elections: Stronger Together
Thursday, Sept. 24, 6:30 pm
Dovetail Café
Nonpartisan community conversation sponsored by the League of Women Voters about what is at stake in the 2026 midterm elections. With Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer, St. Louis County Auditor Nancy Nielsen and St. Louis County Clerk ​Phil Chapman.