Name: Grandma’s Marathon
Start: 2023-06-16T18:30:00+00:00
End: 2023-06-16T20:30:00+00:00
Location: Bayfront Festival Park

Grandma’s Marathon

FRIDAY, JUNE 16 (DJ starts at 5:00 p.m.)
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. — Arch Allies

When the race is over, the fun’s just beginning on Grandma’s Marathon weekend!

With a move to Duluth’s Bayfront Festival Park the party’s as big and as fun as ever for our participants, volunteers, supporters, and the entire community!

There’s something for everyone – families and kids included – starting Friday afternoon and going strong through Saturday night, with live music and entertainment at Bayfront Festival Park just beside the waters of the Duluth Harbor.

Whether you’re in need of space to lay out with the family following your big run or a just a fun night out with friends, Grandma’s Marathon weekend has got you covered.

You may come for the run, but you’ll stay for the fun!

NOTE: Bayfront Festival Park will be open and selling food and beverages beginning at 11:00 a.m. for our YAF Kids’ Festival and Whipper Snapper Races.

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Venue Info

Venue Bayfront Festival ParkLocation 350 Harbor Drive, Duluth, MN, 55802 Venue Phone (218) 727-0947 (218) 727-0947

Event Info

Date June 16, 2023Time 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Ladies and gentlemen, get ready to travel back to the golden era of rock and roll.
Please welcome to the stage: Arch Allies!

Six Legends. One Epic Night.

Arch Allies isn’t just a cover band—they are a high-octane, non-stop explosion of the greatest stadium anthems of the 1970s and 80s! As America’s premier "Multi-Tribute" spectacle, they deliver the definitive, face-melting hits of six titans who defined arena rock:

STYX • REO SPEEDWAGON • JOURNEY • DEF LEPPARD • BON JOVI • BOSTON

A Full-Throttle Arena Production

When Arch Allies rolls into town, they bring a massive, 1985-style stadium production designed to blow your mind:

Monster Lighting & Video: A computerized light rig and state-of-the-art video wall flash in perfect, heart-pounding synchronization with every blistering guitar solo.
The Rock Mystique: Professional smoke, cinematic visuals, and a jaw-dropping confetti finale turn the entire venue into one giant stadium party.

World-Class Vocals & Wall-to-Wall Anthems

To pull off these legendary bands, you have to soar. The vocal powerhouses of Arch Allies possess the insane range required to nail Steve Perry’s high notes, Kevin Cronin’s grit, and Brad Delp’s operatic majesty. Backed by screaming guitars and a thunderous rhythm section, they deliver a flawless wall of sound.

The Setlist: Every song is a 10-out-of-10 masterpiece. Zero fillers. Zero obscure B-sides. Just the massive, multi-platinum sing-along anthems that dominated FM radio for decades.

Join the Army of Allies

Tearing up stages from coast to coast, Arch Allies has built a die-hard following of fans. Whether headlining a massive outdoor festival or rocking a packed showroom, their mission never changes: to take you back to a time when the music was big, the hair was bigger, and the choruses lived forever.