We are pleased to share the 2025 Duluth Dylan Fest will be held May 18-25, 2025. Please note times and locations are subject to change. Watch for update for ticketed event links. The festival lineup includes:
Sunday, May 18, 2025 (Pre-fest Party)
Hibbing Dylan Day
Birthday Celebration on the lawn of Bob Dylan’s Boyhood Home featuring live music by Gene Lafond and Amy Grillo (10:00-11:00 AM) and Hibbing High School Tour (11:30 AM-1:00 PM)
2425 7th Avenue East, Hibbing (Boyhood Home)
7th Avenue East & East 22nd Street, Hibbing (Tour)
10:00 AM-1:30 PM | Free
Pre-registration is requested for tour
Ticket link: Eventbrite
Monday, May 19, 2025
Dylan Fest Acoustic Jam Session with host Leslie Black
Bring your voice and/or instrument and music stand
Chord book with lyrics provided
Carmody Irish Pub
308 East Superior Street, Duluth
5:30-8:30 PM | Free
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Along the Turntable with DJ Stagger Lee
Experience a curated collection of Dylan’s releases
in their original form, through an analog sound system.
Wussow’s Concert Cafe
324 North Central Avenue, Duluth
6:30-8:00 PM | Free
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Molly & The Danger Band (event update)
Join us for a groovy night with Molly & The Danger Band
Molly Otis is a singer, songwriter, fiddle, mandolin, guitar player who
fronted the power country group known as Molly & the Heymakers
Cedar Lounge
115 N. 3rd Street, Superior, WI
7:00-9:00 PM | $10 advance; $15 door
(limited reserved tables of 4 for $100)
Ticket link: Eventbrite
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Duluth Dylan Fest Dance Party with Cowboy Angel Blue
Mr. D’s Bar and Grill
5622 Grand Avenue, Duluth
7:00-10:00 PM | Free
Friday, May 23, 2025
Dylan Fest Singer-Songwriter Contest
Sacred Heart Music Center
201 West 4th Street, Duluth
7:00-10:00 PM | Tickets $10 advance; $15 door
Ticket link: Eventbrite
Saturday, May 24, 2025
Bob Dylan Front Porch Birthday Party with live music by Greg Tiburzi
Bob Dylan’s childhood home
519 N. 3rd Ave. East, Duluth
11:00-12:30 PM | Free
John Bushey Memorial Lecture (event update)
“Master of Peace in A Time of War: Bob Dylan”
Lecture by Steve Potts, author, historian, and teacher
Wussow’s Concert Cafe
324 N. Central Avenue, Duluth
1:30–3:00 PM | Free
Shelter From The Storm Concert
Featuring Jane Aas, Peter Aas, Mike Bernier, Garth Anderson, Jordon Ash, and Todd James
Sacred Heart Music Center
201 West 4th Street, Duluth
7:00-10:00 PM | Tickets $20 advance; $25 door
Tickets on Eventbrite
Highway 61 Revisited Radio Show
The North 103.3 FM, Streaming online at 5:00-6:00 PM | Free
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Farewell Brunch featuring Live Music
by Greg Tiburzi
Wussow’s Concert Cafe
324 N. Central Avenue, Duluth
11:00 AM -12:30 PM | Free (Brunch not included)
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