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Join us for a week’s worth of celebratory events culminating in a 25th Anniversary Open House Celebration on Friday, July 25th! Proceeds from all 25th Anniversary events directly support animal care, educational programming, community outreach, and exhibit design all year long at Great Lakes Aquarium! 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 Sunday, July 20th – Friday, July 25th, 2025 For a week-long schedule of events, visit GLAquarium.org/25thAnniversary 𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐞 Raffle tickets are $10 each and are available for purchase at the front desk of Great Lakes Aquarium prior to July 25th or at the event on July 25th. Great Lakes Aquarium is open from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. daily. 𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 When? Friday, July 25th @ 7:30 p.m. Where? Great Lakes Aquarium – Outdoor beer garden (weather-pending) What else? Guests need not be present to win but must be 18+ to purchase raffle tickets. Want to support the Aquarium from the comfort of your own…
The fourth-annual Bloody Mary Bash will be on the decks at Skyline Social & Games on Sunday, August 10, 2025. 9 Local bars and restaurants, and 8 breweries will be competing for 3 awards voted on by attendees: Best Tasting Bloody Mary, Best Presented Bloody Mary, and Best Beer Snit or Chaser. The Northwoods Band will take the stage in the sand starting at noon! All proceeds from the event & bar sales will be donated to Never Surrender Inc. to help fund the fight against ALS.
Going Bananas Run Duluth’s Newest Fun Run June 7th, 2025 | Duluth, MN Start & Finish: Bent Paddle Brewing Co. race and festivities from 10a-12p Get ready to peel out in the most a-peeling race Duluth has ever seen! The Going Bananas Run is a first-of-its-kind charity fun run where your speed raises money for a great cause — and your outfit is half the fun. Every racer receives their very own banana suit to wear as they dash through a lively Duluth course. But you’d better split fast, because 2 minutes after the start, we release… “The Gorilla.” He’s fast. He’s sneaky. And he’s got one mission: chase down those bananas. If you beat “The Gorilla” to the finish line, you’ll snag a special prize and help unlock a donation to a local food shelf. Do you have what it takes to outrun the ape and go bananas for…
Join Girl Scouts Lakes and Pines as we partner with local breweries to present Cookies on Tap! From Thin Mints® to Lemonades®, we’ve challenged local brewers to craft specialty cookie-inspired brews showcasing some of your favorite cookie flavors! Paired with some delicious appetizers, great live music provided by John & Andy, and a silent auction, Cookies on Tap promises to be an evening of fun for adults to raise money for leadership programming and scholarships for Twin Ports area Girl Scouts!
Saturday, May 10th marks the largest one-day food drive in the nation – the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp out Hunger Food Drive. Letter carriers across the Duluth, Superior, Ashland, Bayfield and Cloquet communities will be collecting food on their route to support our local food banks. Please have your unopened, non-perishable donations by your mailbox by 9am. Volunteers will also be assisting letter carriers throughout the community so your donations may be picked up at a time earlier than your mail carrier typically arrives. If you want to help volunteer in the Twin Ports area, please sign up using the link provided below.
Come join us for the TNT xChange & The Spice and Tea Exchange’s Pizza Burger Seasoning Launch party! For every pizza and seasoning pack sold, $2 comes back to the Ronald McDonald House Northland Location in downtown Duluth. $1 from each pack of sauerkraut, pickles and bacon also comes back to the House that Love Built Duluth location. Your support helps to provide food, lodging, comfort, and compassion to families facing the unimaginable. Last year alone, RMHC-UM served over 5,400 families across five Minnesota locations — saving them valuable time and resources so they could focus entirely on their child’s health and healing. Every gift, big or small, makes a difference. Donate now!
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