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Taste Twin Ports

You’re invited to Taste Twin Ports! Saturday, July 12, 2025 12:00pm – 8:00pm Formerly known as Taste of Duluth and later Festival by the Lake, our signature summer event is returning to its roots with a fresh new name: Taste Twin Ports. This reimagined lakefront celebration is inspired by the Taste Twin Ports podcast, hosted by Joe Macor and Pez Davila. Their love for local cuisine, craft beverages, and community connection is driving an exciting new chapter for the event — and we’re so excited to work with Pez and Joe to make it even better. You can still expect all the things you love: Delicious food from local restaurants and food trucks. Craft beer and Cider from top Twin Ports breweries. A variety of local craft and retail vendors. A family-friendly kids area, sponsored by the Irving Community Club. And this year, we’re thrilled to share the weekend with…

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A yellow sign for the chester bowl fall fest and a crowd of people in the background in duluth, mn

Chester Bowl Fall Fest

Chester Bowl’s 42nd Annual Fall Fest is on Saturday, September 19th, 2026 from 9:30am – 4:30pm. UPDATE – SEPTEMBER 22, 2025: Thank you for an incredible Fall Fest on Saturday! Thanks to the generosity of everyone who visited and donated at the entry, we raised $12,250 for the Chester Bowl scholarship fund! We are already looking forward to our next Fall Fest on September 19, 2026. Information below is from 2025 and will be updated closer to next year’s event. Fall Fest is all about building community with friends and neighbors in the park! At this regional craft event you will enjoy music, food, crafts, locally grown fresh produce, vendors, and informational booths about local programs. The annual event has grown over the years and will host 135 vendors selling locally made crafts, a great line up of music, fifteen food trucks (if you go home hungry you are doing…

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