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Bentleyville Tour of Lights is a walk through holiday lighting extravaganza! We take over Bayfront Festival Park, on the shores of Lake Superior in Downtown Duluth, and decorate it with over 5,000,000 lights! We are very popular and we often see large crowds. Many guests prefer to visit later in the evening or on weeknights. Many guests prefer to visit later in the evening or on weeknights. Learn more at bentleyvilleusa.org!
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/
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/
Participate in the nation’s largest inline skating event with 2,500 inline skaters along the shores of Lake Superior from Two Harbors to Duluth. Event includes Friday – Expo and free kids inline sprints, Saturday– inline half/full marathons, rollerski marathon, “Wheels Off” half marathon run and the MN Power “Tunnel 10K” run.
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.
Whether you’re craving an easy family hike or chasing cascades with your camera in hand, here are some of the best under-the-radar waterfall spots in and around Duluth, Minnesota.