Dockside Sessions is a free outdoor concert series on the Grand Marais harbor, gathering our community the first three Wednesday evenings in August. Come enjoy beautiful summer nights of live music on the North House Folk School’s outdoor commons—where the lake, the sky, and the sounds all come together. Bring a chair, bring a friend, and settle in.

Presented in partnership with North House Folk School, North Shore Music Association, and WTIP.

Funded in part by the Cook County Community Fund, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Visit Cook County, Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation and by the voters of Minnesota, through a grant by the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. 

Mixed Precipitation's beloved Pickup Truck Opera rolls into Grand Marais with a wildly imaginative outdoor production of Tales of Hoffmann. Performed from the back of a pickup truck, this one-of-a-kind theatrical experience reimagines Jacques Offenbach's classic opera as a colorful adventure featuring a traveling poet, mysterious spirits, and an unforgettable soundtrack blending classical opera with '90s favorites by Nirvana, Hole, and The Offspring.

Whether you're an opera aficionado or have never seen one before, Pickup Truck Opera is designed for everyone—funny, surprising, family-friendly, and completely unlike anything else you'll experience this summer.

Bring a lawn chair or blanket and join us at Sweethearts Bluff, overlooking Lake Superior on the west edge of the Grand Marais Campground and Marina.

Suggested donation: $5–$50
Free for youth and teens.
Reservations encouraged at mixedprecipitation.org.

Presented by the North Shore Music Association and the Opp-Hvidston Foundation.

Join acclaimed Minnesota songwriter Dave Simonett—best known as the voice behind Trampled by Turtles and Dead Man Winter—for an intimate solo performance on the shores of Lake Superior. As part of North House Folk School's Unplugged celebration, this free outdoor concert invites you to bring a chair or blanket and enjoy an evening of exceptional live music on the Outdoor Commons (weather permitting). This free concert is part of North House Folk School's annual Unplugged celebration and was curated in partnership with the North Shore Music Association.