Cold Front is a free, family friendly celebration of winter fun! Come out to Bayfront Park in Duluth on Saturday, February 7, 2026 from 12pm – 7pm. Join us for: Snow Play · Youth Dog Sled Rides · Bonfires · Curling · Ice Skating Sledding Luge · XC Skiing · Fat Biking · Snow Volleyball · Giant Ski Races · and more! Accessibility: Cold Front parking is in a snow-packed gravel parking lot. All paths are connected from the parking lot and there are gentle slopes, and no stairs in the event area. Snow removal will take place prior to the event so that wheeled devices can move throughout the paths. Conditions of paths may vary based on the weather leading up to the event. More information to come, so keep an eye our website: ColdFrontDuluth.com
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mini Harvest Festival
Join us for our fifth annual mini Harvest Festival for kids! Presented by: Essentia Health Learn about where our food comes from and experience fun fall activities! playful harvesting apple prints photo booth make your own apple juice live music with Zeb or Zeke and the Runaway Screamings and more with our community partners, Duluth Cider, Native Wise, and Duluth Community Garden! Free event with a suggested donation of $10/person.
Duluth-Superior Pride Festival
The annual free Pride Festival will celebrate our 40th anniversary in Duluth’s beautiful panoramic Bayfront Festival Park. With beer tents, food trucks, an exciting group of exhibitors, information booths, merchandise vendors, an area of fun games and activities for children & families, and a full day of entertainment on the main stage. 2026 Schedule of Events Thu, Sep 03: Mayors’ Reception from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM at the Historic Union Depot, 506 W. Michigan St., Duluth, MN 55802. Fri, Sep 04: The Queerest Art Show Ever Reception from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM at the Prøve Gallery, 21 N. Lake Ave., Duluth, MN 55802. Sat, Sep 05: Pride Festival from 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM at Bayfront Festival Park, 350 Harbor Dr., Duluth, MN 55802. Sun, Sep 06: Pride Parade at 12pm on Tower Avenue in Superior, WI 54880. For more information, visit https://www.duluthsuperiorpride.com/
Duluth Superior Pride
The annual free Pride Festival will celebrate our 40th anniversary in Duluth’s beautiful panoramic Bayfront Festival Park, with events all around the Twin Ports throughout the weekend – including the parade on Tower Avenue in Superior on Sunday. With beer tents, food trucks, an exciting group of exhibitors, information booths, merchandise vendors, an area of fun games and activities for children & families, and a full day of entertainment on the main stage. 2026 date TBD. For more information, visit https://www.duluthsuperiorpride.com/
City of Duluth Fourth Fest
Celebrate Independence Day at Bayfront Festival Park with Duluth Fourth Fest — the region’s biggest Fourth of July party and fireworks show. This free, family-friendly event kicks off at 4pm with food vendors, local crafts, and live music throughout the evening.
Run, Smelt, Run – Magic Smelt Parade
Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe presents its 13th annual community costume-and-puppet parade, assembling at the aerial lift bridge on the lawn behind the Paulucci Building, with a brief performance to introduce the puppets and the Twin Cities brass band, the Brass Messengers. Everyone will be invited to join the procession down the Lakewalk. Festivities begin at 3:30 p.m. The spectacle features masks, large puppets and a Twin Cities brass band, the Brass Messengers. Also participating in the parade is a stilt-walking Royal Guard, an energetic school of silver smelt puppet and mask dancers, and a musical procession featuring the giant Smelt Queen. The non-motorized parade follows the Lakewalk to a smelt fry and dance party at the Zeitgeist Arts Cafe at 5 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to dress up in silver on black or blue. Email contact@magicsmelt.com to get involved.