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Radio Waves Music Festival

Save the date for the 18th Annual Radio Waves Music Festival: September 5, 6, 7

We’re working on a great lineup of musicians for the 2025 Festival. Please follow WTIP for event news and announcements coming soon!

The Radio Waves music festival is a three-day celebration of local music and community on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Held the weekend after Labor Day every year, this annual festival organized by WTIP Community Radio brings together:
• diverse musical acts, spanning many genres;
• a balance of new artists and local favorites;
• an audience of area residents and seasonal visitors;
• community service partners and local food makers;
• a welcoming and family-friendly atmosphere;
• a uniquely beautiful location found only on the North Shore of Lake Superior.

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An Asterisk * means this act is NEW to Radio Waves

The Radio Waves Music Festival is an annual, community outreach event and has become a tradition for visitors, area residents, and performing musicians. Several vendors will be on-site with food/beverages. Outside food and beverages are accepted on the grounds as well. Some chairs are provided under the tent, but feel free to bring your own. This is a family-friendly event and all kids and teens 17 and under receive free admission.

More information about the festival:

The Radio Waves Music Festival is a favorite for visitors, area residents, and musical performers. The first festival was held in 2008, to celebrate WTIP’s tenth anniversary on the air and since then has become an annual, community tradition.
Several vendors will be on-site with food/beverages. Outside food and beverages are accepted on the grounds as well.
Please make an effort to use the recycling and trash bins located throughout the grounds.
Some chairs are provided under the tent, but feel free to bring your own.
Well-behaved dogs are welcome – but please make sure they’re on a leash at all times.
Ticket information coming soon!. As always, kids and teens 17 and under are FREE! Weekend passes and daily tickets are available at the gate.

As WTIP host Carl Solander said, Radio Waves is “one highlight after another!” Thank you to our great community of musicians and live music fans for being a part of the Radio Waves tradition! And a BIG thanks to Visit Cook County, the Grand Marais Area Tourism Association, the Gunflint Trail Association and the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund for your grant support of the event.

Radio Waves is made possible in part with funding from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, and is supported by a grant from Visit Cook County, Gunflint Trail Association and the Grand Marais Area Tourism Association.