Happy In Fargo 10-16-24

So Many Activities!

• Great Straw Maze - Through 10/31 West Acres parking lot. Tickets at gate or online.

• 2024 Paranormal Investigations - Through 10/26 Bonanzaville

• Spooky Terrarium Making - 10/16 6:30pm Brewhalla

• Fall In Love With Your Business - 10/17 The Maven Collective

• Fargo Force vs Waterloo - 10/17 6pm Scheels Arena. $3 Night on tickets, domestic draft beer, well drinks, popcorn, fountain pop, hotdogs, chips and candy!

• Fargo Festival of Wines - 10/17 6pm Delta Hotel

• Fargo Nerd Nite - 10/17 7pm Front Street Taproom

• ValleyCon - 10/18-10/20 Ramada Inn

• Fargo Force vs Waterloo - 10/18 7pm Scheels Arena

• Red River Market - 10/19 10am-2pm Broadway Square. Live performances include Anthony Chaput10-11), Cooking Demonstration: Carly Erickson (11-11:30), Annabelle (11:30-12:30), Great Plains Harmony (12:30-1) & Amped School Of Music (1-2).

• Boo At The Zoo - 10/19, 10/26 11am-4pm Red River Zoo

• NDSU Football vs SDSU - 10/19 6:30pm Fargodome. On ESPNU or ESPN2.

• Broadway Horse & Carriage Rides - 10/23, 10/27 & more Nov & Dec dates First Ave Market

• Poletergeist VII: Endgame - 10/19 The Windbreak

• StartupBREW Fargo - 10/23 8:30am Drekker Brewing

• Many are sold but there are still some spots in the upcoming Haunted Downtown Fargo Tours.

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).

• A Spooky Sub:Culture - 10/16 7pm The Aquarium

• Kathie Brekke & the 42nd Street Jazz Band - 10/17 7pm Urban 42

• Sushi Roll - 10/17 9:30pm The Windbreak

• Moon of Marble - 10/18 7pm Troll Lounge

• Black Windows, The Sexrays, CGI Horse - 10/18 7pm Harold’s

• Heart And Soul - 10/18 7pm Urban 42

• Buku, Chalupa, Z-unit, batty tesla, daddylong legs - 10/18 8pm The Aquarium

• The Wicked Bees - 10/18 9:30pm Dempsey’s

• Some Sh!tty Cover Band - 10/18 9:30pm The Windbreak

• Bindle Fest V - 10/19 Shows at 5pm & 9pm The Aquarium

• Stella Band - 10/19 7pm Urban 42

• American Authors - 10/20 8pm Sanctuary Events Center

• Blue Halycon - 10/21 7pm Sidestreet

• Careful Gaze, Pop Star, Frost Found Us, Mother - 10/24 8pm The Aquarium

LOL - follow Jade Presents, The Cellar At Front Street Taproom, Boss’s Comedy Club to catch most local shows

• Open Mic Comedy - Wednesdays at 9pm The Cellar At Front Street Taproom

• Correy Bell & Joy Gamby - 10/18 & 10/19 The Cellar At Front Street Taproom

• Fargo Monthly has a recent feature about the Fargo standup scene, featuring several comedians.

Stage & Screen & Arts & Humanities

• What’s playing at the Fargo Theatre?

• What the Constitution Means to Me - through 10/20 Theatre B

• Little Women: The Broadway Musical - 10/17-10/19 & 10/24-10/26 NDSU

• Carrie The Musical - 10/18-10/27 Hjemkomst Center

• Fall into an art class at the Plains Art Museum. Some upcoming adult classes (for ages 16+) include Make A Beer Stein, Watercolor, Acrylic & Oil Paint Sampler, and Ceramics. Register today.

• FM Ballet’s Wizard Of Oz -10/19 & 10/20 Fargo Theatre

• Artside Talks - 10/24 6pm Plains Art Museum

• FM Symphony SpookTAKular - 10/25 6pm & 8:15pm TAK Event Center

• Oak Grove: Beauty & The Beast - 10/25-10/27 & 11/1-11/3 Oak Grove High

• Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre: Stay As Dead As You Are - 11/8 & 11/9 Hjemkomst Center

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.

• Alice in Wonderland-themed dinners - 10/15, 10/16, 10/22. 10/23 701 Eateries

• Wine Not Wednesday - 10/16 Luna. Seating begins at 5:15pm with the presentation starting at 5:30pm sharp.

• In addition to their great chicken options, Brew Bird is also serving up tasty sweets in October such as Apple Crumble Donuts, Pumpkin Caramel Donuts and Deep-fried Golden Oreos.

Acts Of Kindness

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

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

• Nichole’s Fine Pastry Ukranian Cupcake Project - 50% of order proceeds go to FM Volunteers for Ukraine

• Bras Off Broadway 2024 - 10/17 5-10pm Brewhalla

Shout-outs & Shameless Plugs & Misc

• The Market at West Acres occurs Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 9am-3pm through October in their west parking lot. The Market features a wide variety of produce and products from regional vendors.

• You have a business idea that you are working on or need to validate? Applications are open for the next ILT Academy lean startup cohort (Jan-Mar 2025). Either register as a ND or MN small biz.

• Jeff Kolpack's “They Caught Them Sleeping: How Dot Reinvented The Pretzel” book release - 10/17 4-7pm Minn-Dak Market at West Acres

• How To Sell AI - Business Edition - 10/17 11am online. Presented by Chipp.

• Check out the Classes calendar hosted by The 1889. Cooking, crafts, art.

Save The Date

• The Big One Art & Craft Fair - 10/25 & 10/26 Fargodome

• Junkyard West Fargo One-Year Anniversary Celebration - 10/25 Junkyard Brewing West Fargo

• Midwest Murder Podcast - 10/25 Sanctuary Events Center

• Fargo Record Fair - 10/26 Fargo Brewing Company

• Brewhallaween - 10/26 Drekker/Brewhalla

• Halloween House Party - 10/26 Junkyard Brewing West Fargo

• Pride Of Dakota Holiday Showcase - 11/1 & 11/2 Scheels Arena

• Kidz Bop Live - 11/3 Scheels Arena

• Nitro Circus - 11/7 Fargodome

• Barker Bros Games Remixed: The Pyramid - 11/9 Brewhalla

• The Tell - 11/14 Cellar 624

• Blippi - 11/21 Scheels Arena

• Christkindlmarkt - 11/22-11/24 & 11/29-12/1 Fargo Civic