Fall Fest is the best time to go shopping for your favorite Chester Bowl gear! In addition to a few closeouts from previous years’ events, we have a ton of awesome new Chester Bowl gear! You can buy them at the Chester Bowl table, just in front of the front gate, at Fall Fest on September 18th! The event is from 9:30 to 4:30, but you may want to arrive in the morning to minimize the chances of your favorite gear being sold out! Merchandise is not available to buy online or in advance of the event.

We are currently planning for Winter 2021/2022. Pre-registration for ski and snowboard rentals is open through October 10. Starting on October 11, those who pre-registered will receive an email to schedule their fittings in late October (snowboards) and November (skis). Please see the Ski/Snowboard Rentals tab above for full details and to pre-register.

Fall Fest 2021 is on Saturday, September 18, 2021, with a rain date of Sunday 9/19. You can see full details at https://www.chesterbowl.org/fall-fest/.

The Chester Creek Concert Series is back for 2021! We are so excited to welcome all of you back for another summer of free, live music in the park. Chester Bowl partners with the City of Duluth Parks and Rec Department to present the concerts.

Concerts start on June 15, and continue every Tuesday night through August 17, with a rain date on August 24. Check out the lineup below, or see a higher resolution PDF at this link.

Everyone at the concerts will be expected to follow current CDC and Minnesota Department of Health guidelines for large outdoor events.

We have added one final equipment return night for Wednesday, May 26, 5-8pm. Each person does need to sign up for a specific return time slot. PLEASE make every effort to return your gear on this night.

To sign up, follow this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d4daaae2ca4fa7-final

Once you are signed up, please be sure to have your gear ready to be returned. Have your boots buckled, the poles rubber banded together, and your skis together with a rubber band on the tails.

Please show up for your return on time and check-in with the greeter, who will be on the right-hand side of the road just before the equipment garage. When they tell you it is your turn to return your gear, you will pull your car up to the garage and (while wearing a mask) unload your rental equipment. You will then check-in with our paperwork volunteers who are located in the across the road form the equipment garage under a tent. Participants who have completed their volunteer hours will be eligible to have their volunteer deposit refunded during returns. You can choose to receive your entire refund by check, donate the entire refund back to Chester Bowl, or split it into a partial refund and a donation. Checks and/or donation receipts are issued that night, and all donations are used to support the next winter’s ski and snowboard purchase.

We also do need volunteers to help out. You can sign up to volunteer (4:30-8:15) at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d4daaae2ca4fa7-volunteer.