Hoyt Lakes Water Carnival
July 25-28
Hoyt Lakes
What started as a city picnic in 1955 has grown into a four-day festival that draws thousands. Events include softball, volleyball and bean bag tournaments, 5K race, turtle races, bingo, queen coronation, parade, fireworks, live music, Shockwaves water ski show and more.

Music on the Ship
Thursdays through Aug. 29, 7 pm
William A. Irvin
Free concert series in a special setting with different local acts each week, playing jazz to hard rock to ‘80s pop. Musicians including Hot Club of Duluth, Derecho, Teague Alexy & The Common Thread, Nvr Tgthr, Sadkin, Boss Mama and Sonja Martin Band.

Wussow’s 25th Anniversary Party
Fri. & Sat., July 26 & 27, 7 pm
Wussow’s Concert Café
An inclusive and supportive home for local artists, musicians, writers for a quarter of a century. Friday features DJ Norby, A Band Called Truman, Brasszilla and Jason Wussow’s ska band Woodblind. Saturday has Super D & the Double Chucks and Emma Lee Hart & Ian Alexy.

Music from ‘The Seeker’
Saturday, July 27, 1-3 pm
Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center, Schroeder
“The Seeker” is a unique audio tour combining music, education and guided meditation which visitors can listen to while walking the nature trail. Crystal Myslajek and Peter Morrow, who contributed to the soundtrack, perform a free concert.

Paper Chain, Splash!
Saturday, July 27, 5 pm
Rathskeller
Two bands with shared members perform with literary lyrics and captivating melodies, drawing inspiration from philosophy, mysticism and spiritual practice, creating an atmosphere that’s both invigorating and comforting.

Royal Canadian Air Force 100th Anniversary Airshow
Wednesday, July 31, 5 pm
Duluth
Free air show over Lake Superior performed by the men and women in nine planes of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, best viewed from Lakewalk or, for a higher vantage point, Skyline Parkway.

Spy Pilot: Francis Gary Powers & The U-2 Incident
Thursday, Aug. 1, 6:30 pm
Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center
With newly available information, the son of the famed U-2 pilot presents the facts and dispels misinformation about the Cold War espionage program that his father was part of.