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Duluth Public Schools started the Unity In Our Community back-to-school event held at Bayfront Festival Park in 2022. Each year we celebrate our students, staff, families, and district. At this event, we have booths, speakers, school and community groups performing on stage, fun activities for kids, and so much more. We also continue to have a free backpack giveaway for families who need it provided by Neighborhood Youth Services and provide a free meal to all who attend. We also pay for transportation hubs around the city using our buses to help break down barriers. The 2025 event will be at Bayfront Festival from 3:30-7pm on Monday, August 18, 2025. Join us at 4pm for a free 1-mile Fun Run hosted by Grandma’s Marathon and Duluth Community Education! Registration is now open! Register for the fun run now!
The skies over Duluth, Minnesota roar to life each July during the Duluth Air and Aviation Expo – also known as the Duluth Airshow – one of the region’s most thrilling and anticipated events. Whether you’re a lifelong aviation enthusiast or a first-time attendee, you’ll be awed by jaw-dropping aerobatics, gravity-defying stunts, and patriotic pageantry.
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…
Once you get to Duluth, you can park your car…and then forget about it until you have to go home. Whether enjoying the city by foot, bike, trolley, scooter or bus, there’s an easy and convenient way for you to see the sights – no matter your mode of choice!
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