Happy In Fargo 10-15-25

So Many Activities!

• Check out the calendars for Brewhalla, Unglued and The 1889 for events & workshops. Some sell out early, so look at them well in advance. The Fargo Moorhead CVB and Downtown Community Partnership are also great events calendar resources and they list many more activities than you’ll find here.

• The Great Maze - through 11/6 West Acres Mall parking lot

• Nooks & Crannies Flashlight Tours - 10/16, 10/23, 10/30 7:30pm Comstock House

• Lost in the Valley Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch - through 10/31 Fri-Sat-Sun Red River Valley Fairgrounds

• Succulent Pumpkin Making - 10/15 6:30pm Brewhalla

• Heartstrings: A Remembrance Service - 10/16 2pm & 5:30pm HIA Health Office

• Fargo Force vs Sioux City Musketeers - 10/16 6pm Scheels Arena. $2 Beer Night & $5 admission for college students.

• Nerd Nite Fargo - 10/16 7pm The Cellar At Front Street Taproom

• The Fargo Mini Marathon - 10/17-10/18 Fargo Civic Center

• ValleyCon - 10/17-10/19 Fargo Air Museum

• Big One Art & Craft Fair - 10/17-10/18 Fargodome

• Fargo Force vs Des Moines Buccaneers - 10/17 7pm Scheels Arena

• Red River Market - 10/18 10am-2pm Broadway Square

• Boo At The Zoo - 10/18, 10/25 11am-4pm Red River Zoo

• Unglued Fall Craft Retreat - 10/18 Crooked Lane Farm

• Concordia Football vs St. John’s - 10/18 1pm Christensen Stadium

• Fargo Force vs Des Moines Buccaneers - 10/18 6pm Scheels Arena

• Punkin Bash - 10/19 10am-5pm Drekker Brewing

• Fall Foraging Tour - 10/19 10am Buffalo River State Park

• Succulent Pumpkin Making - 10/21 6:30pm Brewhalla

Music Makes The People Come Together - follow Fargo Underground to stay up to speed on music (& more). Many concerts promoted by Jade Presents (see here).

• Concordia Vocal Jazz: Solo Night at Brewhalla - 10/16 7pm Brewhalla

• Marc Rebillet with CAPYAC - 10/16 8pm Fargo Civic Center

• Write Like A Girl: Nattie Jean, Brianna Helbling & Gina Powers - 10/17 7:30pm Swing Barrel Brewing

• The Beowulf Project (Reunion) - 10/17 9pm The Aquarium

• The Righteous Songs - 10/17 9:30pm Dempsey’s

• Ozzy Osbourne Tribute - 10/18 6:30pm TAK Music Venue

• The Quarterly (playing The Grateful Dead) - 10/18 8pm The Aquarium

• The Johnny Holm Band - 10/18 9pm The Windbreak

• Ada Lea w/ Walker Rider, patchbaydoor, and Adam B - 10/20 7:30pm The Aquarium

• Bluegrass Jam - 10/21 6pm Troll Lounge

• BrokenCYDE, Dot Dot Curve, From This Day Forward, Good Morning Guilty - 10/22 6:30pm The Aquarium

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• Open Mic Comedy - Wednesdays at 8pm The Cellar At Front Street Taproom

• TJ & Marty Quist - 10/17-10/18 The Cellar At Front Street Taproom

• David Harris, Luke Pauling & Tido Maldonado - 10/18 7:30pm Swing Barrel Brewing

• Lisa Curry & Korey David - 10/24-10/25 The Cellar At Front Street Taproom

• Comedy at the Creek - 10/25 7pm Bear Creek Winery

• Bill Engvall - 11/1 Dakota Magic Casino

• Minneapolis Showcase: Lily Meyer, Tido Maldonado, Pearl Rose & Lucy Beers Shenk - 11/1 The Cellar At Front Street Taproom

Get In My Belly!

• Fargo Moorhead Eats - this Facebook Group is the best place in town to learn about local food & drink, and ask questions. Also check out Page Admin’s features on Prairie Public’s Prairie Plates.

• Midwest Mediterranean 2.0 Book Launch Party and Feast - 10/17 6pm Bear Creek Winery

• Lutefisk and Meatballs - 10/19 10:30am-1:30pm Sons Of Norway

• Muninn x Bear Creek 5 Course Dinner - 11/12 Bear Creek Winery

Stage & Screen & Arts & Humanities

• What’s playing at the Fargo Theatre? The Classic Film “Edward Scissorhands” is showing 10/21.

• Romeo & Juliet - 10/16-10/18 at NDSU: Walsh Theatre, and 10/24-10/26 at Theatre B

• Misery - October 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31 and 11/1 Studio Stage West

• FM Ballet Spooky Ballets: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow & The Sorcerer's Apprentice - 10/18-10/19 Fargo Theatre

• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - 10/17-10/19 & 10/24-10-25 FMCT

• FM Symphony: Phantom Of The Opera - 10/25 7pm Fargo Theatre. The Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra as we present the 1925 silent film The Phantom of the Opera, brought to life with a powerful live orchestral performance.

• Puffs (or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years At A Certain School Of Magic) - 10/28-10/30 TAK Music Venue

• Evil Dead - 10/30-11/2 Fargo North High

Acts Of Kindness

• Check out all the individuals you can support via Lend A Hand Up.

• The FM Area Caring Catalog is now live through December 2, showcasing an incredible lineup of local charities. Every dollar raised goes directly to the nonprofits—no fees, just impact. You can explore and donate here.

• Celebrate Our Red: River Keepers Fundraiser - 10/23 Gate City Bank Swiontek Center

• Christkindlmarkt Volunteer Sign Up - check out the variety of opportunities from 11/14-12/2 (the Christkindlmarkt event itself is Nov 21-23 & 28-30).

• If you know of upcoming fundraisers, etc., please feel free to email [email protected].

Shout-outs & Shameless Plugs & Misc

• Follow Red River Market on socials, their newsletter or check their website each to see list the entertainment and vendors.

• If you like Halloween-type movies, you may want to set some calendar reminders for these films showing at the Fargo Theatre in October. And for Rocky Horror, you may want to purchase tickets in advance as the theatre is generally jam packed for that one.

• Fall Fest is happening every Saturday in October from 1–4 PM in West Acres Mall Aquarium Court.

• Plains Art Museum Teen Program Interest & Input Meeting - 10/23 6-7:30pm. Interested teens and their parent, guardian, or other trusted adult are encouraged to attend together.

• 2026 UP District Festival Field Season Passes are available

• Studio NoMo is now accepting drop-in sauna sessions. Thursday & Friday evenings and weekend mornings.

Save The Date

• Shrek Rave - 10/24 The Aquarium

• Fargo Record Fair - 10/25 Brewhalla

• Dylan Scott, Josh Ross & Zach John King - 10/25 Scheels Arena

• Tiny Print Making - Make Tiny Art - 10/27 & 10/28 Brewhalla

• Margo Price with Logan Ledger - 10/29 Sanctuary Events Center

• iLuminate: The Tour - 10/29 Fargo Theatre

• CreativeMornings Fargo - 10/31 8am Plains Art Museum

• The Surfrajettes & Bethlemen Shalom - 11/4 The Aquarium

• Yung Gravy with Pertinence - 11/6 Fargo Civic

• Jeff Dunham - 11/7 Scheels Arena

• A Night with Cody Jinks & Ward Davis - 11/11 Fargo Theatre

• The Black Jacket Symphony Presents AC/DC’s ‘Back in Black’ - 11/13 Fargo Theatre

• Under The Streetlamp - 11/14 Fargo Theatre

• ISMO - 11/16 Fargo Theatre

• Hayes Carll with Aaron Raitiere - 11/18 Sanctuary Events Center

• Sawyer Brown - 11/21 Shooting Star Casino

• Jamie Lissow Better Off Dad Comedy Tour - 11/21 Fargo Theatre

• Trans-Siberian Orchestra - 12/30 Fargodome

• The Offspring & Bad Religion - 2/6 Fargodome

• Fargo Comedy Fest w/Demetri Martin, #IMOMSOHARD & more - 2/27-2/28 Fargo Theatre

• Heart & Lucinda Williams - 3/11 Scheels Arena