Wonderful experience of the tour of lights , sure come back next year. Great for all the ages. Popcorn , hot coca cookies, marshmallows are for free, but you can put some donation of your wish. Lights everywhere in these chilled winter. Santa is also there withMr. and Mrs Clause and a warn gift for children.

The tour was about 1 1/2 hour, and great. Staff explained points of interest, their use, and history. Beautiful

It's an absolutely beautiful place I remember traveling there as a young child and just also here recently if you go around the holiday season it is absolutely amazing be mindful it's Minnesota and holiday season here can tend to get a little chilly so make you you check the weather before you head out and dress appropriately it is right on the shoreline of the great lakes so it's probably going to get chilly check it out you definitely shouldn't be disappointed

We go every year! And this year is their 20th anniversary! Kids love the music, lights, hot cocoa, popcorn, cookies, roasting marshmallows, and getting their hat and goodies from visiting Santa! They provide wheelchairs and simple strollers to borrow at the entrance if you don't have your own. Dress warm! You're right along Lake Superior! And if it's windy? It's VERY chilly. Have fun!

Magical, no matter your age! The experience was perfect for boosting the Christmas spirit! Kudos to all the volunteers that make Bentleyville happen!!

Reggae fest was disappointing this year . No reentry after 430 concert ends at 11pm. Can't bring on coolers anymore. They force you to buy the vendors food and then the vendors run out of food. 1 hour between performers. Not sure I will return next year.

We went to Bentleyville. Would highly recommend it for all ages. Lively paved paths and the lights were excellent.

Visited during Bentleyville lights event. First time visiting and I thought it was good. Parking was simple ($10 fee) and there were parking attendants helping with traffic. Light setup was very nice and there were characters dressed up interacting with guest. Definitely worth it. I would recommend visiting. Family and little kids friendly. Couple date and group dates works as well. Lots of photo opportunities.

Came here to see the Bentleyville lights. Even though it was sprinkling, we had a great time. The reflection of the lights made it better.

Bayfront Park is an amazing space. Kids can run free, fly kites, Bentleyville at Christmas, there is a playground.

This is a fun venue for all ages to visit during the Christmas season. It’s located waterfront near the aquarium. The cost is $10 for parking otherwise it’s a free event. I rated it a 4 since it was frustrating getting into the parking lot. They should hire someone to direct traffic when it’s so busy. It took us a half hour to move 150 feet. Once inside the lot, there were plenty of people directing where to park. There are shuttles from various places only during the weekend. Once inside there’s plenty of room and it’s fun for all ages to stroll under and around the lights. We enjoyed the themes, especially the one thanking the “troops” since our daughter is in the Army National Guard.

Love the holiday season at this park! The Bentleyville display will put anyone in a happy holiday mood!

Beautiful landscape along the lakefront, huge area, amazing views and great location plenty of parking not bad price point. Easy to get around, close to other attractions such as DECC, and the Aquarium.

Bentleyville is my favorite place to go at Christmas time!

The reggae fest was a great time. The park was well kept and structures the stage music was loud even from a far. All the Porta potties was cleans and maintained. It was a great time and a great place by the water to take some photographic shots.

Awesome location to stretch out, have a beer and mingle after the Marathon. Seen concerts here as well and I can't say enough about how awesome they've been. Sit in back in a chair or stand up close. Lots of food and drink options.

Was there for Bentleyville. Amazing free event, just pay for parking and donations appreciated. Extreamly well put together!

Beautiful venue. The concert prep could have been better. We were here for Bon Iver, got there early enough to be at the gate. There was no clear layout of how the 8 entrances to go through would be set up until shortly before the gates opened. There was one line for GA Pit, however you had to go through GA if you had a chair. The Pit line was all the way to the right, which thankfully we had been waiting in front of already. It was nearly 90° and they had pushed back the opening by about 45 minutes after removing the barrier. Instead of any announcement of letting people through, it was literally a mad rush when they finally allowed it. I feel bad for the workers, there was no way to properly check people's ID or bag with that rush. They had two people taking the Pit passes and putting on wrist bands, but had allowed so many through that it became a back log. My only complaint!

Jon pardi concert it was amazing minus the rain.

The 4th at Bayfront had great music, food and beverages. Leaving after, is the issue. Be prepared to be stuck for 40 - 60 minutes. Duluth needs to figure out more coordinating ways to move traffic 😑.

Love the atmosphere and waking around here during concerts...boats all over, people waking, sitting, scootering... was a great time. Felt safe, and full of things to do even if you didn't purchase tickets for the concert

Concert itself was a lot of fun, got cut short because of weather. The line to get in was not efficient at all, might want to find a new method for scanning tickets and carding people. We ended up missing some of the headliner because we waited in line for an absurd amount of time.

We love how festive and bright the Bentlyville lights are every year!

Bayfront is beautiful! 3 1/2 stars The vendor prices are ridiculous!! The Blues fest is totally over regulated, it really takes the fun out of it. No Carry ins, having to dump out your own water and anything bought in the park, And be searched per entry.. I had to throw away my little bag of chips that I purchased IN the park after leaving the park for just a few minutes. Really? A quenching drink mikes hard lemonade or something summery and tasty would be good to add on the drink selection. It's capitalized and unfortunate because it's such an amazing event, but sooo regulated and over priced. Try the Blues Fest in Durand WI. It's free!! First weekend in August. It's right on the chippewa river, beautiful! Way more vendors, bars right down the block, Blues from ALL OVER just the same! Camping is also a short distance, and their sponsored locally. And the bands play at the bars after the show in the Park. I don't understand why this event doesn't get local sponsors and stop the insane prices and crazy overdrive of taking away the enjoyment. It would be great if some of the bands played locally for other business after the event, we didn't hear anything about after bar entertainment. Over all, great line up just way over priced for everything.

This is a big open space on grass, so very nice for somewhere you might attend a concert or festival and be walking or standing for some hours. There isn't a lot of shade, but there are some land mounds towards the entrance, away from the lake, that have trees grouped on them. There you can get some shade. There is a restroom building, but usually during large events they provide plenty of portable toilets. There are usually food trucks at the events as well. I have attended concerts and beer festivals here. Always an enjoyable experience. Great background as the stage is set on the water's edge, and so you can watch huge lakers go by in the background on Lake Superior, and watch them go under the Aerial Lift bridge. The weather can be unpredictable in Duluth, but growing up here, we always said, "If you don't like the weather, just wait 10 minutes." This can be very true, as the All Pints North Beer Festival, that I attended in July of 2021, had some rain fall. I think it lasted less than 10 minutes, and then it was nice again. That day was quite hot, so the nice light rain was actually a welcome cool off period. It would be nice if there were more shady spots, but overall this is a great spot to attend an event.

Water is Life Festival was powerful! All of the Indigenous Artists and performers were spectacular. Activists spoke about the importance of protecting our sacred land and water- very beautiful.

We had a blast watching the whipper snappers. I'm glad they returned to having the kids run with their own age groups and girls vs girls, boys vs boys. It's more fun to actually compete fairly. Great park Ina beautiful location with nice bathrooms and accessible parking. Please click 👍 if this was helpful.

Wow- Bentlyville! At Bayfront Festival Park. Everything is free but be sure to give a donation. This is a true Christmas wonderland for all ages. This was our third visit and one of the best in recent memory during a pandemic. It’s right for the soul and a perfect place to celebrate with family. We came on a Tuesday night later to avoid the crowds making our night special.