Fridays-N-Duluth launches this week: food trucks, live music, science shows, and more

May 22, 2023

Fridays-N-Duluth features food trucks, live music, vendors, and special themed events, all summer long!

Downtown Duluth will again host Fridays-n-Duluth events for the 2023 season. It’s a mixture of food trucks, live entertainment, and special themes.

It happens from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday nights, on the Duluth Town Green. Admission and entertainment is FREE — just bring your wallet for food and drink.

The schedule is very different this year!
It’s a very abbreviated season, starting just in time for Memorial Weekend and ending in late July.
(In past years, the events have run from April through October, ending with a Halloween bash.)

The events feature a variety of food trucks, and live entertainment in separate areas along the Town Green and the downtown area. There are also special themed nights sprinkled throughout the series (details and schedule below).

Both events feature live entertainment on the Festival Stage in the Town Green, and in the Parsons Alley business development.

And don’t forget about Flicks on the Bricks — a Friday night series happening on the 1st and 3rd Friday in August.

You can often find the current week’s food truck vendors and bands listed on the city’s event page. And you can scroll down this page for more details and the full season’s schedule.

Note that the events happen rain or shine, unless weather conditions become unsafe.

Downtown Duluth’s open container policy

Duluth has a liberal alcohol policy with an open container policy.
During Fridays-N-Duluth events, you can carry an alcoholic beverage with you, as long as it was purchased from licensed downtown merchant. So swing by a local restaurant and grab a cocktail when you arrive!

You cannot bring outside alcohol into a Fridays-N-Duluth event.

Event details for the current week

The May 26th event has a special theme of Eureka!
A mad scientist will take over the Town Green, presenting thrilling science experiments and encounters with strange creatures.

Food Truck Lineup:
Eggroll Boyz
Leh’s Food Truck
Sometimeatarian
The Cheezy Truck
The Patty Wagon
Yumbii
Decorative Funnel Cakes
Kona Ice
Lisa’s Creperie

Entertainment
Main Stage:
Live Music by The Sarah Nova Band
Science Creations Show (7-7:30pm)

Festival Center:
Experiment Stations to include CO2, electricity & a mini volcano. Space is limited so please check-in at the Duluth tent to reserve your spot for this activity.
Take Home Experiment Kits (while supplies last)

Parsons Alley:
Live Music by Highbeams
Party Animal Exotic Animals

City Hall Parking Lot:
Live Music by Ebony & Ivory
Food Trucks
Rochale’s Paint Spot

Town Green:
Gazebo by 6S: Big Thinkers Discovery Booths to include dry ice demo, magnetic exploration & optical illusions.
Duluth PD CSI & Drone Demonstrations
Charlie Elliot Observatory Sky-gazing

Taylor Park Gazebo:
SKA Imagination Station to include lego building, straw challenge, DIY kaleidoscope, marble maze and drawing 101.

Find parking info here

The 2023 Fridays-n-Duluth schedule

May 26th — the theme is Eureka! (science)
June 2nd — Pride Night: a celebration of diversity and inclusivity
June 9th
June 16th — Dog Days of Summer (pet friendly event)
June 23rd
June 30th
July 7th
July 14th — Decades Night (music from the ’20s, ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s)
July 21st
July 28th — International Night and Lantern Parade
Flicks on the Bricks takes place on Aug. 4th and 18th

You may also be interested in:

Downtown Duluth’s open container policy

Event details for the current week

The 2023 Fridays-n-Duluth schedule

More FREE events:

Monday, May 22, 2023

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Friday, May 26, 2023

Saturday, May 27, 2023