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Events For 08/07/2025

Thu. Aug. 7

Lake County Fair

Lake County Fairgrounds 1381 FairGrounds Rd., Two Harbors

8:30am-4pm Thu. Aug. 7

Dare to Go Bear Golf Scramble

🎉 Get Out on the Green for a Wild Cause! 🐾Join us for the Dare to Go Bear Golf Scramble, a fundraiser benefiting the Lake Superior Zoo, held at the beautiful Black Bear Golf Course! 📅 Date: Thursday, August 7th📍 Location: Black Bear Golf…

Black Bear Golf Course 1791 MN-210, Cloquet

Cost: Early Bird | $100 per golfer, General Registration | $120 per golfer

11am-11pm Thu. Aug. 7

Bayfield County Fair

Bayfield County Fairgrounds 7080 N. Main Street, Iron River

1-3pm Thu. Aug. 7

Big Truck Day

Cloquet Veterans Park 508 Cloquet Ave., Cloquet

3-5pm Thu. Aug. 7

Pop Up Splash Pad

Keene Creek Park Bristol St. & 63rd Ave. W., Duluth

4:30-8pm Thu. Aug. 7

Bands, Brew & BBQ

Minnesota Discovery Center 1005 Discovery Dr., Chisholm

5-7pm Thu. Aug. 7

Duluth LSCHC Block Party

The Lake Superior Community Health Center Duluth BLOCK PARTY is Thursday, August 7, 2025! National Community Health Center Week is August 3-9, 2025. The theme this year is "America's Health Centers Celebrating - PAST - PRESENT - FUTURE- 60 Years of Improving Our Nation's Health" link https://healthcenterweek.org/ At this FREE Block Party we will have: food, fun, music and more! SAVE THE DATE!

Lake Superior Community Health Center 4325 Grand Avenue, Duluth

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

5-8pm Thu. Aug. 7

Car & Bike Night

Helping to raise money for the Tim Colalillo Scholarship For Kids entering the trades. All vehicles welcome.

Colalillo's Covered Wagon 9049 E. County Rd. B, Lake Nebagamon

5:30-7pm Thu. Aug. 7

Locomotion Band

At Sara's Table/Chester Creek Cafe 1902 E. 8th St, Duluth

6-7:30pm Thu. Aug. 7

Duluth Indivisible City Council Candidate Meet & Greet, Q&A Panel & Endorsement Vote

All Duluth City Council candidates have been invited. They may host an information table, talk with voters, and give their responses to three questions. Following the candidate panel Q&A, we will hold an endorsement vote. Please bring your phone…

Clyde Iron Works 2920 W. Michigan St., Duluth

Cost: FREE

Age: 18+

6-8pm Thu. Aug. 7

Gordon Thorne

North Shore Winery 202 Ski Hill Rd., Lutsen

6-8pm Thu. Aug. 7

Concerts by the Lake

Bayfield’s Concerts by the Lake occur every Tuesday and Thursday, from June 17 through August 28, 2025 in Memorial Park. The music runs from 6-8 p.m. Guests are welcome to bring blankets or lawn chairs to the park. Dogs are also welcome on a leash. The concert could be moved indoors if the weather does not cooperate. A location will be announced the day of the event on signage around Bayfield.

Bayfield Memorial Park 2 Rittenhouse Ave., Bayfield

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

6-8pm Thu. Aug. 7

Old Love, Gas Station Coffee

Cooper, Corey-Flatau, Ilhang, and Pollesch come together for the Duluth-based songwriting project, Old Love. Gas Station Coffee, comprised of Oliver Newton and Ashe Berton, brings songs that feel honest, lived-in, and quietly powerful. — built…

Bent Paddle Taproom 1832 W. Michigan St., Duluth

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

6-8pm Thu. Aug. 7

Transistor Radio

Harry Nelson Rec Center Chebomnicon Road & Rice Street, La Pointe

6-8pm Thu. Aug. 7

Cherry Dirt

Cascade Lodge 3719 Hwy. 61, Lutsen

6-8pm Thu. Aug. 7

Acrylic Painting Class

Explore your creativity and paint your own masterpiece with step-by-step instruction! All materials to paint a 16x20 canvas will be provided and no experience is necessary. Snacks and beverages are welcome. Class will be held at Northern Exposure Art in Enger Lofts Marketplace. Must register through the website.

Northern Exposure Art 1832 W Superior St #105, Duluth

Cost: 40

Age: All Ages

6pm Thu. Aug. 7

Open stage

Up Yonder on 61 1615 W. Hwy. 61, Grand Marais

6pm Thu. Aug. 7

Nick Foytik

Ursa Minor Brewing 2415 W. Superior St. Suite B, Duluth

6:30-8pm Thu. Aug. 7

Music in the Park

Carl Schuster Park 400-500 Main St., Biwabik

6:30-8:30pm Thu. Aug. 7

Minnesota Writers Off the Page

What can we discover when we reclaim the term ‘locker room talk’ and the intimate conversations between women in personal spaces? The Minnesota Book Award winning anthology, “Locker Room Talk: Women in Private Spaces,” lays bare some of these conversations shared by women from Minnesota and beyond, demonstrating how women show up and care for each other, and the power of women to create a safe space. With Michelle Filkins, Margret Aldrich, Julie Gard, Jennifer Hopkins and Leslie Miller.

Wussow's Concert Cafe 324 N. Central Ave., Duluth

Cost: FREE

Age: Adults

7-10pm Thu. Aug. 7

Celtic Jam

Sir Benedict's Tavern 805 E. Superior St., Duluth

7:30-10pm Thu. Aug. 7

RENT

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, friends in Manhattan’s East Village struggle to build the lives of their dreams. Pennilessness, drug abuse, HIV/AIDS, social tension, and political unrest, among other hardships, challenge the group physically and emotionally. Facing the problems head on, they make personal self-discoveries and find what really matters most in life.

Teatro Zuccone 222 E. Superior St., Duluth

Cost: $30 General, $15 Student, $15 Senior

Age: 16+

7:30pm Thu. Aug. 7

Gaelic Storm

Big Top Chatauqua 32525 Ski Hill Rd., Bayfield

7:30pm Thu. Aug. 7

Corky Siegel

The West Theatre 319 N. Central Ave., Duluth

9pm Thu. Aug. 7

Shirts & Skins

Grand Casino Hinckley 777 Lady Luck Drive, Hinckley

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