2023 Duluth Dylan Fest: May 20-28 Advance Schedule

After months of meetings and planning, the schedule for Duluth Dylan Fest 2023 is fairly solidified. DDF kicks off on Saturday, May 20th and runs through Sunday, May 28th. 

The 2023 line up, though still potentially in flux, will be pretty much as follows:

SATURDAY, MAY 20 

*Forging Community Dylangate Event & Historic Armory/Bob Dylan Duluth Tour 

Armory Arts & Music Center Annex Armory Tours at 10 am and 10:45 am 9:30-11:30 AM | Free 

Highway 61 Revisited Radio Show 

The North 103.3 FM 

5:00-6:00 PM | Free 

Duluth Dylan Fest Kick Off Party 

with music by Hard Rain- All Things Dylan with special guest opener tba Earth Rider Festival Grounds 6:00-10:00 PM | Tickets $5 to $40 Eventbrite 

SUNDAY, MAY 21 

*Robert Zimmerman Hibbing Day 

Lunch at Sammy’s Pizza with stories by 

Joe & Mary Keyes - 11:30 AM 

Meet at Dylan Monument at Hibbing High School for Tour - 1:00 PM 

Front Yard music at childhood home by 

Gene La Fond & Amy Grillo - 2:30 PM 

11:30AM-4:00 PM | Free RSVP Eventbrite 

*John Bushey Memorial Lecture with 

 Seth Rogovoy, Author of Bob Dylan: Prophet Mystic Poet 

Livestream on Zoom 

6:30-7:45 PM | Free 

MONDAY, MAY 22 

*Acoustic Dylan Jam 

Bring your instruments, music stand and/or voice - lyric & chord book provided 

Carmody Irish Pub 5:30-7:30 PM | Free 

*Basement Tapes Band 

Bent Paddle 

7:30-9:30 PM | Free 

TUESDAY, MAY 23 

*Dogs Do Dylan--New Salty Dogs & Friends
Wussow’s Concert Cafe 7:00-9:00 PM | $5 

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24 

Birthday Cake 2022

*Bob Dylan Front Porch Birthday Party with live music by Greg Tiburzi 

Dylan childhood home 519 N. 3rd Ave. East 12:00-1:30 PM | Free 

Bob Dylan Birthday Bash 

Cowboy Angel Blue 

Gartman Plays Dead: The Club Front Rehearsals 

Earth Rider Festival Grounds 5:00-9:30 PM | Tickets $5 to $40 Eventbrite 

THURSDAY, MAY 25 

*Evening with Jeff Slate with Paul Metsa & Sonny Earl Opening Sacred Heart Music Center 7:00-9:00 PM | $10 Advance Eventbrite 

FRIDAY, MAY 26 

*Dylan Fest Singer-Songwriter Contest
Sacred Heart Music Center 7:00-10:00 PM | Free RSVP Eventbrite 

SATURDAY, MAY 27 

*John Bushey Memorial Lecture with Matt Steichen,Bobcats podcast host. Bob Dylan and his Fans: Searching for Love and Inspiration Wussow’s Concert Cafe 

1:30-3:00 PM | Free 

Highway 61 Revisited Radio Show 

The North 103.3 FM 

5:00-6:00 PM | Free 

*Music of Bob Dylan Infidels with Dan Israel, Terry Walsh & More
Sacred Heart Music Center 7:00-10:00 PM | $10 Advance Eventbrite 

 SUNDAY, MAY 28 

*Farewell Brunch with Misisipi Mike Wolf & Friends
Wussow’s Concert Cafe 11:00 AM-1:00 PM | Free 

If travelling from afar, Duluth has an airport (DLH) where you can fly in and fly out with ease. Some people choose to fly in to Minneapolis-St.Paul Airport and rent a car to visit a few Dylan sites in the Twin Cities, such as the largest Dylan mural in the world. 

For the most up-to-date information on events, please visit: www.duluthdylanfest.com or www.facebook.com/duluthdylanfest/ 

*Funding support from the Minnesota Arts Board