Duluth's Fourth Fest celebration will feature fan-friendly music and vendors at Bayfront Festival Park, the Mighty Thomas Shows carnival and what's billed as the largest fireworks show in Minnesota.
The gates open at 4 p.m. today at Bayfront Festival Park and music starts at 5 p.m. The lineup includes local soul and funk band Big Wave Dave and the Ripples, the Lake City Smokin' Section and headliner Martin Zellar playing his Neil Diamond tribute show.
Events in the park are free and open to the public.
The Mighty Thomas Carnival is open all day with rides, games and food. For a water-side perspective of the fireworks, the Vista Fleet has two cruises: the Star Spangled Dinner & Fireworks cruise and the Vista Queen's Elegant Fourth of July cruise.
Cloquet
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A day of family-friendly events includes a 5K race starting at 8 a.m. in Pinehurst Park., a Veterans Celebration parade on Cloquet Avenue from 18th to Fifth streets, and patriotic music by the Cloquet Community Band at Veterans Park.
The afternoon is filled with games, music, a magic show and fireworks to close out the night.
Lake Nebagamon
There are two parades today in Lake Nebagamon: The first starts at 4 p.m. at the Lake Nebagamon Laundromat and winds through town; the other includes decorated boats and starts at 7 p.m. at Honeymoon Point and tours along the shore to the public beach.
Fireworks start at dusk.
Family Fun Day starts at noon behind the Lake Nebagamon Auditorium and includes family games and prizes.
Still feeling festive on Thursday? There is a classic car cruise through downtown Lake Nebagamon from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Madeline Island
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Madeline Island Museum is hosting a Civil War sesquicentennial program, "Civil War Stories from Madeline Island and Chequamegon Bay," at 7 p.m. Thursday.
The presentation is part of Madeline Island's Thursday night summer lecture series and will look at the impact of the Civil War on communities on Chequamegon Bay, including topics like: the role of the region's natural resources on the war, the impact of the war on the Ojibwe community and what happened in the post-war era.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
Two Harbors
Two Harbors' annual Heritage Days celebration includes a concert in the park at 7:30 p.m. today at Thomas Owen Park and fireworks at about 9:50 p.m. at the South Avenue Depot area.
The kiddie parade starts at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, followed by another concert in the park, a classic car cruise and a teen dance.
Don't Panic plays the street dance at 8 p.m. Friday on First Avenue.
For a full schedule of events, go to thheritagedays.com.
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Superior
The annual Fourth of July parade starts at 11 a.m. today near Superior High School and goes west on North 28th Street before heading south on Hammond Avenue to Superior Middle School. The Superior Singers will give a patriotic-themed performance at 1 p.m. at Heritage Park, followed by the Tom Petty tribute band Free Fallin', which plays from 2-6 p.m. on the corner of North 12th Street.
The Bugs play a show at 7 p.m. at the fairgrounds, followed by fireworks at the Bong Memorial Airport at dusk.
The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center is offering free admission for veterans today. It's open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
