Tourism professionals and community leaders will gather at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center on Thursday, Nov. 14, for the fall Tourism Industry Update, a luncheon event designed to share insights and strengthen collaboration across the city’s visitor economy. The event will begin with networking at 11:30 a.m.
The Duluth Winter Village will return for its ninth year Dec. 6–7 with expanded attractions, local vendors and festive holiday spirit along the Lake Superior waterfront. The annual celebration, held outdoors along Harbor Drive and inside the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.
Thorogood isn’t one of those legacy acts coasting on streaming royalties and casino circuits. He’s a lifer — one of the last truly American showmen still pounding the boards the old-fashioned way: loud, sweaty, and swinging like rock & roll still matters.
“We are not going anywhere. We are Duluth’s team. We came from Duluth, and Duluth got us to where we’re at right now.” -- Minnesota Monsters CEO Steve Walters
The pre-tournament games will give national teams a chance to adjust to time zones and North American-sized rinks, which are smaller than international ice surfaces.
Organizers say APi Group President and CEO Russ Becker’s remarks in his keynote address will highlight how the region’s strengths in talent and industry can shape global markets.
A new fall festival will debut on Duluth’s waterfront this weekend, featuring local vendors, food, live animals and autumn-themed activities. The inaugural Gourd Days, organized by Duluth Loves Local and Wonderfully Made in partnership with the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, will run Friday through Sunday from 10 a.m.
Halestorm earned a Grammy Award in 2012 for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for “Love Bites (So Do I).”
Last year, Forbes Media “secret shopped” the event and named it one of the Seven World’s Scariest Haunted Houses. For longtime organizers, the recognition confirmed what locals already knew: the Irvin is no ordinary Halloween gimmick.
The Duluth show, among the first Upper Midwest dates confirmed for the 30th Anniversary World Tour, is expected to feature signature medleys along with three new arrangements created for U.S. audiences.
City officials are also urging patience throughout the festival, with tens of thousands of visitors expected to flood into Canal Park and downtown Duluth. Significant traffic congestion is anticipated, and drivers are advised to plan alternate routes or consider walking and biking when possible.
Truth is, nobody does this kind of whimsical civic experience quite like the DECC. Remember their other big swings? The glitzy Bentleyville Christmas village that practically owns our lakefront each winter. The rollicking Oktoberfest.
The events are truly a Duluth-style night out. Where else can you watch the sun set over Lake Superior, see the Lift Bridge rise, and hear great music from the deck of a 1930s freighter?
With strategic growth and bold imagination, the DECC and Bayfront could become the heartbeat of a city redefining itself—not just as a gritty port town, but as a premier northern destination for arts, entertainment and innovation.
It’s that magical time of year when the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center kitchen revs up to serve hungry marathon runners at the annual Michelina's All-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti Dinner. The event, which began in an outdoor tent in 1977, now serves 8,000 in the Lake Superior Ballroom. The
The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council's mission is to create a healthy art and cultural ecosystem by offering support and resources for artistic professional development and equitable access for arts organizations and individuals to benefit all communities.
