Happy In Fargo 12-3-25

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.

• Holiday Lights at the Fairgrounds - Thru 12/31 Red River Valley Fairgrounds

• Silent Reading Party - 12/4 4:30pm Troll Lounge

• Jingle Christmas Bar - December 4, 5 & 6 Synclaire Events Center

• Minnesota State Moorhead's Fire & Ice: Winter Celebration of the Arts - 12/5 5:30-9pm Roland Dille Center for the Arts, Livingston Lord Library, and the Campus Mall

• Santa Village - 12/6-12/7, 12/12-12/14, 12/18-12/21 Rheault Farm

• Christmas on the Prairie - 12/6 10am-5pm Bonanzaville

• Santa’s Snowfari - 12/6 & 12/13 11am-4pm Red River Zoo

• Unglued Holiday Handmade Lounge - 12/6 Brewhalla

• Xcel Energy Holiday Lights Parade - 12/6 Downtown Fargo

• Sankta Lucia - 12/7 4pm Faith United Methodist Church

• Free Holiday Pipe Organ Concerts - 12/8-12/12 Noon Fargo Theatre

• Noon Holiday Concerts - 12/8-12/12 Noon Plains Art Museum

• A Magical Medora Christmas - 12/8 in Wahpeton, 12/10 in Barnesville, 12/13 in Moorhead, 12/15 in Detroit Lakes

• Holiday Canning Workshop - 12/9 5:30pm Moorhead Public Library

• The Tell - 12/11 7pm The Four & Four

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).

• VIN, Giant’s Knife, & More - 12/4 8pm The Aquarium

• Dustin Lynch & Scotty McCreery - 12/5 Scheels Arena

• Peyton Lily - 12/5 7pm Rosewild at Jasper Hotel

• J4SB - 12/5 7pm Troll Lounge

• WEAREONE & DAMO presents: Transmissions From Above - 12/5 9pm The Aquarium

• TubaChristmas - 12/6 10am Brewhalla

• Peyton Lily - 12/6 7pm Rosewild at Jasper Hotel

• FilthyBass presents: Aweminus, Devoid, MERCII, Plead the filth, Jobiwanne, Deadsonic - 12/6 8:30pm The Aquarium

• Christmas Classics With Doug Allen Nash & Kathie Brekke - 12/7 TAK Music Venue

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

• Salma Zaky & Sammy Anzer - 12/5-12/6 The Cellar At Front Street Taproom

• Reg Thomas & Corina Lucas - 12/12-12/13 The Cellar At Front Street Taproom

• Robert Baril & Connor Hangsleben - 12/19-12/20 The Cellar At Front Street Taproom

• Gabriel Rutledge - 1/17 Sanctuary Events 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. Also check out Page Admin’s features on Prairie Public’s Prairie Plates.

• Holiday Drag Brunch - 12/6 9-11am Nova Eatery & Supper Club

• 20th Annual Traditional Norsk Christmas Event - 12/6 Sons Of Norway

• Vintage Heart Cake Decorating Class - 1/7, 1/28, 2/18 Moonrise Cafe

• Pre-order Christmas cookies by 12/15 from Charlie’s Place Coffee Shop.

Stage & Screen & Arts & Humanities

• What’s playing at the Fargo Theatre? Upcoming Christmas classics include Love Actually on 12/5, A Christmas Story on 12/6, White Christmas on 12/9 and Elf on 12/13.

• Glory - 12/5–12/6 and 12/11-12/13 NDSU Askanase Auditorium

• Handel's Messiah - 12/5-12/6 First Lutheran Church

• Birthday Candles - 12/5-12/7, 12/12-12/14, 12/19-12/21 Theatre B

• A Don’t Hug Me Christmas Carol - December 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 & 20 at 7:30pm; December 7 & 14 at 2:30pm Stage West Studio

• The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood - December 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, & 20 FMCT/Hjemkomst Center

• Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - December 12, 19 & 20 at 7:00pm; December 13, 14, 20 & 21 at 2:00pm Bonanzaville Arthur Town Hall

• Musical Theatre Showcase Recital Presented by Theatre NDSU - 12/15 5:30pm Beckwith Recital Hall

Acts Of Kindness

• Check out all the individuals you can support via Lend A Hand Up. Every little bit can help financially and to boost spirits.

• Plains Art Museum Holiday Gathering - 12/11 6-9pm Plains Art Museum

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

Shout-outs & Shameless Plugs & Misc

• Check out this great gift idea for that truck-loving kid. Self illustrated, self written, & self published by local author Ali Burke, the “12 Days of Christmas Trucks”.

• Applications are open for the 2026 Entrepreneur District. Accepted “residents” enjoy free office space, mentoring, guidance and comradery of the other entrepreneurs in the cohort.

• It's that time of the year again - snow. But fortunately I own a Reach Right USA handle which makes shoveling easier and safer. And I'll gladly shares this plug because it's a great product. When I first got one, my immediate thought was "why didn't I do this earlier?". Made in Fargo!

• Another Made In Fargo plug. This was a nice WDAY story the other day about the locally made game Tic Stack Toe, which would make a great gift idea.

Save The Date

• Cotton-Headed Ninny Muggins: An Interactive ELF Experience - 12/13 Fargo Theatre

• Mannheim Steamroller Christmas - 12/13 Scheels Arena

• The Quarterly & The Forefeathers: Grateful Dead Tribute - 12/13 The Aquarium

• The Blenders: Farewell Holiday Soul Tour - 12/17-12/21 Fargo Theatre

• Fa La La La Funk: Post Traumatic Funk Syndrome - 12/18 The 44 Venue in Colfax

• Post-Traumatic Funk Syndrome’s Have Yourself a Funky Little Christmas - 12/19 Sanctuary Events Center

• Post-Traumatic Funk Syndrome’s Have Yourself a Funky Little Christmas - 12/20 Sanctuary Events Center

• Trans-Siberian Orchestra - 12/30 Fargodome

• The Wicked Bees & Tailspin - 12/31 The Aquarium

• Drekker & Brewhalla's New Year's Eve Bash - 12/31 Drekker/Brewhalla

• Guerrilla Girls - 1/22 Plains Art Museum

• Midwest Murder Podcast - 1/30 Sanctuary Events Center

• The Offspring & Bad Religion - 2/6 Fargodome

• Coffee & Cocoa Crawl - 2/14 Downtown Fargo

• Reed Timmer: Dominate the Storm - 2/20 Fargo Theatre

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

• Heart & Lucinda Williams - 3/11 Scheels Arena

• Nate Bargatze - 4/23 Fargodome