Marathon Weekend
THURSDAY, JUNE 15
Race Packet Pickup
TIME
4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m
Essentia Health Fitness Expo
FREE ADMISSION & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
LOCATION
DECC Pioneer Hall & Arena
Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center (DECC)
350 Harbor Drive, Duluth, MN 55802
TIME
4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m
FRIDAY, JUNE 16
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Group Run
FREE & NO PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
FEATURED GUEST
Alison Mariella Désir, Harlem Run & Author: Running While Black
TIME
8:00 a.m.
Race Packet Pickup
TIME
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Essentia Health Fitness Expo
FREE ADMISSION & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
LOCATION
DECC Pioneer Hall & Arena
Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center (DECC)
350 Harbor Drive, Duluth, MN 55802
TIME
10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Virtual Racecourse Tours
FREE ADMISSION & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Q&A session with 2-time Grandma’s Marathon champion Doug Kurtis
LOCATION
Paulucci Hall
Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center (DECC) Arena
350 Harbor Drive, Duluth, MN 55802
TIME
10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Michelina's All-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti Dinner
LOCATION
Lake Superior Ballroom
Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center (DECC)
350 Harbor Drive, Duluth, MN 55802
TICKETS
Adults: $16+tax | Ages 5-12: $8+tax | Ages 4 & Under: FREE
TIME
11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
YAF Festival for Kids
FREE ADMISSION & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
LOCATION
Bayfront Festival Park
350 Harbor Drive, Duluth, MN 55802
TIME
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Whipper Snapper Races for Kids
FREE & OPEN TO AGES 14 & UNDER
LOCATION
Bayfront Festival Park
350 Harbor Drive, Duluth, MN 55802
TIME
Registration from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Races Start at 2:00 p.m.
Keynote Speaker: Alison Mariella Désir
FREE ADMISSION & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Harlem Run & Author: Running While Black
LOCATION
Paulucci Hall
Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center (DECC)
350 Harbor Drive, Duluth, MN 55802
TIME
12:00 p.m.
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Roundtable
FREE ADMISSION & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
LOCATION
Paulucci Hall
Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center (DECC)
350 Harbor Drive, Duluth, MN 55802
FEATURED PANELISTS
TBD
TIME
1:00 p.m.
Dick & Carrie Pre-Race Talk Show
FREE ADMISSION & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Hosted by 2-time Grandma’s Marathon champion Dick Beardsley & Carrie Tollefson
LOCATION
Paulucci Hall
Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center (DECC)
350 Harbor Drive, Duluth, MN 55802
TIME
4:00 p.m.
FEATURED GUESTS
Kara Goucher
Doug Kurtis
Chad Salmela
Charlie Mahler
William A. Irvin 5K
START LINE LOCATION
Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center (DECC)
350 Harbor Drive, Duluth, MN 55802
FINISH LINE LOCATION
Bayfront Festival Park
350 Harbor Drive, Duluth, MN 55802
START TIME
6:00 p.m.
Rock the Bayfront
FREE ADMISSION & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
LOCATION
Bayfront Festival Park
350 Harbor Drive, Duluth, MN 55802
FEATURED LIVE ACTS
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – Arch Allies
PARK OPEN
5:00 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.
SATURDAY, JUNE 17
Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon
START LINE LOCATION
Scenic Highway 61
FINISH LINE LOCATION
Duluth, MN (Canal Park)
START TIME
Adaptive Division: 5:50 a.m.
Elites & Citizens: 6:00 a.m.
Grandma's Marathon
START LINE LOCATION
Two Harbors, MN
FINISH LINE LOCATION
Duluth, MN (Canal Park)
START TIME
Wheelchair & Adaptive Divisions: 7:35 a.m.
Men’s Elite & Sub-Elite: 7:40 a.m.
Women’s Elite & Sub-Elite: 7:45 a.m.
Citizens: 7:45 a.m.
Rock the Bayfront
FREE ADMISSION & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
LOCATION
Bayfront Festival Park
350 Harbor Drive, Duluth, MN 55802
FEATURED LIVE ACTS
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Rock-a-Billy Revue
12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Rafe Carlson
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Laura Velvet
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – GB Leighton
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Buckwild
9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. – Rhino
PARK OPEN
7:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.
