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

Red River Valley Fair - Through 7/12

StartupBREW Fargo: Young Entrepreneur Day - 7/8 8am coffee, 8:30am program Broadway Square

RiverArts & The Great American Community Picnic - 7/8 5:30pm Viking Ship Park

The Tell - 7/9 7pm The Four & Four

CreativeMornings Fargo - 7/10 8:15am Plains Art Museum

ND Horse Park racing season kicks off on 7/10 (opens 5pm) & 7/11 (opens 11am).

Fargo Woodchippers (aka FM RedHawks) vs Cleburne Railroaders - 7/10 7pm Newman Outdoor Field

Red River Market Opening Day - 7/11 10am-2pm Broadway Square

Silent Reading Party - 7/11 2-4pm Bear Creek Winery

FM RedHawks vs Cleburne Railroaders - 7/11 6pm Newman Outdoor Field

FM RedHawks vs Cleburne Railroaders - 7/12 1pm Newman Outdoor Field

Race the Red Canoe & Kayak Races - 7/13 6:30pm Dike East Park

ArtVentures - 7/14 1pm Island Park

Red River Valley Garden Tour - 7/15 & 7/16 Fargo–Moorhead area

The Front Fenders - 7/8 6pm & 10:30pm Red River Valley Fair Free Stage

Blackhawk - 7/8 7pm Red River Valley Fair Grandstand

Trucks & Tunes: The Cropdusters - 7/8 5pm Detroit Lakes City Park

Save Me CJ - 7/9 6pm & 10:30pm Red River Valley Fair Free Stage

Dan Kaufman, Aaron Niehaus & Martin Drive - 7/9 6:30pm Suite Shots

Stone Temple Pilots, Candlebox, & Pop Evil - 7/9 7pm Red River Valley Fair Grandstand

Kyle Colby - 7/9 7pm 701 Eateries

Lizzy Hofer - 7/10 6pm & 10:30pm Red River Valley Fair Free Stage

Stella - 7/10 6:30pm Tailgators

Wolf Girl - 7/10 7pm Troll Lounge

KC Johns Band - 7/10 7pm TAK Music Venue

Gypsy Wizard Queen, Bong Reaper, Void Conscripts & Cthosis - 7/10 7:30pm The Aquarium. I get a kick out of how the Aquarium describes some of the bands, such as doom metal & fuzz rock.

Jason Derulo - 7/10 8pm Red River Valley Fair Grandstand

Heatbox - 7/10 9:30pm Dempsey’s

Trace Adkins, Chase Matthew, and Uncle Kracker - 7/11 5:30pm Red River Valley Fair Grandstand

Lendon James - 7/11 6pm & 10:30pm Red River Valley Fair Free Stage

Harold’s 7th Bday Party: The Trans Ams, Nato Coles, Dashed & Sketchy McClain - 7/11 Harold’s Lounge. Also karaoke inside all day.

Amerikan Junk, Far Far Away, & More - 7/11 8pm The Aquarium

GOTH CHURCH: A Pop-Up Nightclub by TEMPO - 7/11 9pm The Bomb Shelter

Anne Wilson, Nick Hall, Matt Maher & Chris Tungseth - 7/12 6:30pm Red River Valley Fair Grandstand

Pearl & The Oysters w/ Parliament Lite - 7/14 7:30pm The Aquarium

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

Improv Comedy Jam Session - Tuesdays at 6pm The Cellar At Front Street Taproom

Grant Winkels & Elliott McVey - 7/10-7/11 The Cellar At Front Street Taproom

Local Comedy Showcase - 7/24 & 7/25 The Cellar At Front Street Taproom

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.

The Forum did a story recently about the opening of Field & Fork Bistro inside the Plains Art Museum. They’re closed this week but reopen 7/16, with normal hours of Thu-Sun 11am-2pm.

The Great American Community Potluck - 7/8 5:30pm Viking Ship Park

Rare Beer Picnic - 7/11 4pm Viking Ship Park

Summer Dinner Experience with Leela Thai - 7/14 6:30pm Bear Creek Winery

Sign up for the 2026 Downtown Fargo Street Fair Corn Dog Eating Contest with varying spots from 7/16-7/18. Fastest time among all competitors wins $500 and the coveted Corn Dog Eating Champion Belt - and of course, the glory. Winning this would make a great addition to your LinkedIn profile.

What’s playing at the Fargo Theatre? The Kids Flicks film on 7/14 is GOAT. The 7/16 Classic Film is Pulp Fiction.

Frozen The Broadway Musical - July 20-25 & July 28-August 2 Bluestem

Grindflicks and Mr. B Present: The Room With Greg Sestero - 8/15 Fargo Theatre

Camp Lone Tree are celebrating 25 years of FM Pride on Sat 7/11 with raffle prizes, community, great food, and a whole lot of fun. the family-friendly Rainbow Raffle Night is from 7-9pm & the Rated "R" Raffle After Dark is from 9pm-Midnight.

Swingstock fundraiser for Radio Free Fargo - 7/15 5-9pm W.H. Davy Park

Check out all the individuals you can support via Lend A Hand Up. Every little bit can help financially and to boost spirits. If chipping in $ is not in the cards, you can also help by Likes or Shares on the social posts to make others aware.

Happy In Fargo is a HUUUUGE supporter of our local icon The Fargo Theatre, so with their announcement of their capital campaign to continue renovations & upgrades (new seats already installed), we will continue to plug their campaign. Please consider $upporting the theatre, with a gift of any amount or something in one of their Donor Recognition Levels.

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

Theatre B Summer Youth Workshops - 7/17-7/19. Choose from: We're Here to Play: Improv; Under the Knife: Stage Combat; Creating a Big Bold Character; Making a Scene: "She Kills Monsters"; and Twisting the Fairytale: Intro to Theatrical Design.

Former local artist & small biz owner Hannah Stelter has a Kickstarter campaign for her new coffee table book “The Art Of Being”.

Loon Writers Workshop - Creative Infusion on 7/21 and Writing About Place on 8/4.

Watch the TEDx Fargo Extra Events page to see what additional events are going on in the area around TEDx (late July).

The Sandy’s Donuts “Red River Valley Fair Donut” is available at all three locations through 7/12 and with every purchase, you'll receive a FREE general admission ticket to the fair (limit one ticket per customer, while supplies last)!

The businesses in the vicinity Center Ave & 8th Street in Moorhead are getting hammered with some major road construction. Show some extra support over the next couple of months - see the Tour De Cones promo below.

Downtown Fargo Street Fair - 7/16-7/18

Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy - 7/17-7/18 Bonanzaville

Night Ranger - 7/24 Shooting Star Casino

Shop The Lot - 7/26 Scheels Arena parking lot

TEDxFargo - 7/29-7/30 Brewhalla

Brett Young with Ashley McBryde - 7/30 The Lights

Women's Wellness Summit - 8/4 Rustic Oaks

Theory of a Deadman & Sevendust - 8/11 Scheels Arena

Symphony Rocks: Funky Days & Disco Nights - 8/13 Bluestem

Downtown Fargo Lemonade Crawl - 8/15 Early bird tix thru 7/1.

Grindflicks and Mr. B Present: The Room With Greg Sestero - 8/15 Fargo Theatre

The Beach Boys - 8/21 Shooting Star Casino

BUCKAROO Country Nights - 8/28-8/29 The Lights

Foo Fighters - 9/12 Fargodome

Black Flag - 9/13 The Aquarium

Geoffrey Asmus & Tommy Brennan - 9/18-9/19 The Cellar At Front Street Taproom