Arts & Events Calendar

Bayfield Apple Festival

October 1-3

This event is a celebration of the autumn harvest and Bayfield’s agricultural heritage. Tour the orchards and wineries, peruse fine arts and crafts while sampling local foods at more than 60 food booths. Enjoy live music by the Blue Canvas Orchestra of Big Top Chautauqua and a carnival. Special events include the crowning of the Apple Queen, an apple peeling contest and a Saturday evening fish fry at the historic Bayfield Lakeside Pavilion. The festival culminates with the Grand Parade, featuring a mass band with 400 participants playing On Wisconsin, marching down historic Rittenhouse Avenue in Bayfield, Wis., to Lake Superior.

Dogtoberfest

October 2

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This fun family event for all dog lovers will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Itasca Dog Lodge, Grand Rapids, and includes a professional photographer, mobile pet spa, dog massage, food vendors, agility demos, and contests for costume, trick, biggest/ smallest and look-alike, and rally races. Some proceeds will help benefit Range Regional Animal Rescue. Dogs may attend but must be on a leash and not show aggression. Tickets are sold at the door. For more information, call 218-301-9532.

Duluth Art Institute Masquerade Gala

October 9

Show your support for the Duluth Art Institute, Roaring 20s style! Enjoy classic

DAI Gala elements including silent auction packages, heads and tails, and a Funda-Need program. Inspired by the success of the 2020 Virtual Gala, the 2021 Gala offers a multilevel ticket option, exciting raffle items, and a once-in-a-lifetime afterparty experience you will not want to miss. The 1920s were a decade of growth and celebration and the 2020s are quickly trending this way, too. The Masquerade Gala is the DAI’s premier annual event and fundraiser; location to be determined. Visit www.duluthartinstitute. org.

Duluth Gala

October 21

The Adult & Teen Challenge’s annual gala will be held from 5-9 p.m. at the DECC’s Harbor Side Ballroom. Hear stories of the miracles that are happening every day within our walls and help us to continue to restore families, strengthen communities, and transform lives. There will be a silent auction. Contact Abby Shirley at 218-7405509 or abby.shirley@mntc.org for more information.

October 27

The Northland Senior Expo is now the GO Show (Getting Older But Still Going), set for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. Today’s seniors and soon-to-be seniors are active, working, having fun, helping raise their children’s children, vacationing, crafting, building, buying – they are still going. At the GO Show, which is free, you’ll still find all the important information you need as you get older – estate planning, healthcare, etc –but will also focus on things you WANT to do! This means more fun – with exhibitors featuring travel, beer, food, outdoor gear, hobbies, and afternoon entertainment. Over 100 vendors will be at the expo. For more information, visit Goshowexpo.com.

Taste at Fitgers

October 29

A new twist on this 25-year event: dress up for Halloween and sample themed entrees, desserts, non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages from our region’s finest purveyors. Stay for the after-party including a DJ, cash bar and costume contest. Taste at Fitgers will be held from 6-9 p.m. Friday, oct. 29, at Fitger’s Brewery Complex in Duluth. Proceeds benefit Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank. Purchase tickets at www.eventbrite. com.

Junk Hunt: Fall 2021

November 4-6

Handpicked vendors from all over the state of Minnesota and beyond bring junk, repurposed treasures and rusty finds to sell at the annual fall Junk Hunt at the DECC Pioneer Hall. For more information, visit www.duluthjunkhunt.com.

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