Events

10am-noon Sun. Apr. 19

Storytime & Crafts at the Great Lakes Aquarium

Join us for family-friendly crafts, storytimes at 10:15 AM and 11:15 AM, free library swag and prizes, and Library staff to sign up new library card holders and reactivate library cards. And of course, all the aquarium has to offer! Admission to the Aquarium will be free during the event, and parking in the Aquarium lot will also be free.

Great Lakes Aquarium 353 Harbor Drive, Duluth

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

11am-2pm Sun. Apr. 19

Student Art Sale

Kirby Rafters UMD Campus, 1120 Kirby Drive, Duluth

11:30am-3pm Sun. Apr. 19

Swing into Spring Festival

Join the Duluth East Student Government at the Swing into Spring Festival on April 19th. This community centered event will offer family-friendly activities such as live music, dancing, face painting, bracelet making, yard games, rock painting, and free lemonade and cookies.

Peace Church UCC 1111 Nth 11 Ave. E., Duluth

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

noon-2pm Sun. Apr. 19

Acrylic Paint Class

Explore your creativity by painting your own masterpiece with step-by-step instruction! All materials 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. To see the image we’ll be painting and to register, please visit the website. Note: the class on 4/17 is $50

Northern Exposure Art 1832 W Superior Street #105, Duluth

Cost: $40

noon-2pm Sun. Apr. 19

Blake Thomas

Zeitgeist Arts 222 E. Superior St., Duluth

noon-3pm Sun. Apr. 19

Beer & Gear Buy/Sell/Trade

‘Tis the season to clear out your old gear and score something new (to you). Bring your clean gear, set your own prices, and buy, sell, or trade. Coming to shop?Bring a few small, in-demand items and see what you can trade—or just come…

Bent Paddle Taproom 1832 W. Michigan St., Duluth

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

1-3pm Sun. Apr. 19

Similar Dogs

Ritual Marketplace 1323 Broadway St., Superior

1-4pm Sun. Apr. 19

Letters to Our Future

Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery 115 W. Wisconsin St., Grand Marais

2-3pm Sun. Apr. 19

Our Place: Documenting Superior's Dive Bars

Join artist Erica Dischino as she presents her photographic essay “Our Place” documenting dive bars in Superior, WI from October 2025 to February 2026. Learn how Superior developed its saloon scene. Celebrate local dive bar culture with beer prices from 50 years ago. Event Drink Special: Pint of Miller Lite for 40¢ - the price it was in 1976!

Dodgie's East End Tavern 2114 E. 5th St., Superior

Cost: FREE

Age: 21+

2pm Sun. Apr. 19

The Odd Couple

Fitger's Spirit of the North Theater 600 E. Superior St., Duluth

2pm Sun. Apr. 19

Watch on the Rhine

Lillian Hellman was in Germany in 1936, where she watched fascism rising in Europe, and wrote this play in 1941 as a warning to America. First performed eight months before the U.S. entered WWII, it explores the conflict between choosing to confront what is going on in the world and looking the other way.

Old Post Office Ballroom 1401 Tower Ave. 3rd Floor, Superior

Cost: $10 youth, $20 adults

2pm Sun. Apr. 19

Molly Whuppie

Rinehart Theatre 210 5th Ave. E., Ashland

2pm Sun. Apr. 19

'Tracks' one-act play

William Kelley High School 137 Banks Blvd., Silver Bay

2pm Sun. Apr. 19

The Spongebob Musical

Marshall Performing Arts Center 1215 Ordean Court - UMD Campus, Duluth

2pm Sun. Apr. 19

UMD Spring Bands Concert

Weber Music Hall 1151 University Dr. - UMD Campus, Duluth

2pm Sun. Apr. 19

Brahms: The Towering Giant

College of St. Scholastica Mitchell Auditorium 1200 Kenwood Ave., Duluth

3-4pm Sun. Apr. 19

Jane Austen's Major Minor Characters

Honest Dog Books 40 S. Second St. #1455, Bayfield

3pm Sun. Apr. 19

Friends of the Felgemaker: Afternoon with the Romantics

The program entitled “An Afternoon with the Romantics,” includes diverse works by romantic composers Bossi, Buck, Widor, and Rheinberger, plus a work by the master of baroque organ music, J.S. Bach.

Sacred Heart Music Center 201 W. 4th St., Duluth

4-6pm Sun. Apr. 19

Corey Medina

210 Gallery & Art Center 210 Commercial Ave. N., Sandstone

4-6pm Sun. Apr. 19

Jazz Jam Sessions

Northern Waters Smokehaus 394 Lake Ave. S., Duluth

4-6pm Sun. Apr. 19

Living History with John Hayes

Klockow Brewing 36 SE 10th St., Grand Rapids

4-7pm Sun. Apr. 19

John Seguin

The Breeze Inn 5168 Jean Duluth Rd., Duluth

4pm Sun. Apr. 19

Steve Solkela & Kate Dinsmore

Jim's Sports Club 108 W. Lake St., Chisholm

5-6pm Sun. Apr. 19

East Coast Swing Dance Lessons

Haven Bar & Grill 217 Kennedy Memorial Dr., Hoyt Lakes

7pm Sun. Apr. 19

Twin Ports Wind Orchestra

Weber Music Hall 1151 University Dr. - UMD Campus, Duluth

7:30pm Sun. Apr. 19

Ellis Paul

The West Theatre 319 N. Central Ave., Duluth