Happy In Fargo 8-20-25

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.

• StartupBREW Fargo - 8/20 8am coffee, 8:30am program Broadway Square

• Puppy Patio Party - 8/20 6-8pm Junkyard Brewing Company

• Bingo On The Patio - 8/20 7pm Wild Terra

• FM RedHawks vs Gary SouthShore - 8/20 7pm Newman Outdoor Field

• FM RedHawks vs Gary SouthShore - 8/21 12:30pm Newman Outdoor Field

• CreativeMornings Fargo - 8/22 8am Broadway Square

• Yoga On The Terrace - 8/22 10am Jasper Hotel

• Happy Harry's Zoo Brew - 8/22 6pm Red River Zoo

• Science Saturday - 8/23 10am-2pm Buffalo River State Park

• Island Park Show - 8/23-8/24 Island Park, of course

• Pioneer Days - 8/23-8/24 Bonanzaville

• Tacos & Two Wheels - 8/23 UP District Festival Field

• Downtown Fargo Lemonade Crawl - 8/23 Downtown Fargo

• Totally Tubular 80s Craft Night - 8/23 6pm The 1889

• Fargo Area Social Club All Group Meetup - 8/23 6pm Brewhalla

• Tokyo Nights - 8/23 8pm Wild Terra

• FM RedHawks vs Winnipeg - 8/26 7pm Newman Outdoor Field

• FM RedHawks vs Winnipeg - 8/27 7pm Newman Outdoor Field

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).

• Trucks & Tunes: Pat Lenertz Band - 8/21 5-8pm Detroit Lakes City Park

• 3rd Street Blues Band - 8/21 6:30pm Tailgators

• Sip & Sail: Yacht Rock Wine & Cocktail Experience featuring Black Jacket Symphony - 8/21 Bluestem

• Jarrod Danuser - 8/21 7pm 701 Eateries/Camp Lonetree

• Lilly Danielle - 8/21 7pm Suite Shots

• Buckaroo featuring Charley Crockett, Justin Moore, 49 Winchester, Matt Stell & more - 8/22-8/23 The Lights

• Jo Dee Messina - 8/22 Shooting Star Casino

• Rosewild’s Patio Party - 8/22 8pm Rosewild at Jasper Hotel

• Pass the Flask, Pretty Hardly, and Big Hank - 8/22 9pm The Aquarium

• Prey for Reign - 8/22 9:30pm Dempsey’s

• Drekker Patio Concert Series: Common Man - 8/23 Drekker Brewing

• Lutheran Heat, Les Dirty Frenchman, Crucial Tauntaun, and Hevvy Swetter - 8/23 Harold’s

• The Riddim HQ presents KHOLD - 8/23 8pm The Aquarium

• Perfectly Still, Milk Krayt, The Sunflower Burial, & Zero Fret - 8/26 7:30pm The Aquarium

• Boy Jr. & Kopps - 8/27 6:30pm The Aquarium

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

• Colum Tyrrell & Dean Stanfield - 8/22-8/23 The Cellar At Front Street Taproom

• Daniel Simonsen & Khadijah Cooper - 9/5-9/6 The Cellar At Front Street Taproom

• David Cross with Steve Furey - 9/6 Fargo Theatre

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.

• Tokyo Nights - 8/23 8pm Wild Terra

• Soft Opening of Fergie’s & Frenchie’s Crêperie - 8/28

• Duane’s House Of Pizza has reopened in their new spot (right behind/west of where their old building was on Univ Dr S) and it looks great inside. Can’t wait to check it out one of these days.

• After introducing four people to Chai Moto this week and having all four thank me for making them aware of this coffee & tea shop, I figured I’d share this for y’all too in case you haven’t visited it yet. While I like many coffee places in town, I’d probably have to rank this one at the top for a number of reasons. Chai Moto is located near 40th Ave S & Veterans Blvd and I believe their hours are Mon-Sat 8:30am-2:30pm.

Stage & Screen & Arts & Humanities

• What’s playing at the Fargo Theatre? Must admit I’m pretty excited to see Monty Python And The Holy Grail on Thu 8/21!

• Artist Talk: Murray Lemley - 8/21 6pm Plains Art Museum

• Playlist: Artist Reception - 8/23 6-8pm Gallery 4

• NDSU Chamber Music Festival - 8/25, 8/26, 8/28 NDSU Beckwith Recital Hall (8/25, 8/26, 8/28) & Plains Art Museum (8/28)

• Member Morning at the Museum - 8/27 8am Plains Art Museum

• Grit & Grace Documentary Screening w/Q&A - 9/5 7pm Fargo Theatre

Acts Of Kindness

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

• Haven Gala - 8/21 Jasper Hotel

• 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.

• The Market At West Acres (parking lot) - Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 9am-3pm. June-October. The Moorhead Farmers Market is Tuesdays from 3:30-6:30pm in Viking Ship Park.

• From Field to Feast: A Fargo Area Farm Tour 2025 - 9/18 Noon-7pm. Ticket includes bus transportation to all the locations with convenient pick-up and drop-off in Fargo. You’ll be provided a grab-and-go lunch from Moonrise Cafe to be enjoyed on the bus, as well as an evening celebration with a grazing table by Milk Made when you arrive at the final destination. Stops at Family Roots Farm, Exit 44 Flowers & More, Ten Seven Acres and Crooked Lane Farms.

Save The Date

• The Avett Brothers with The Milk Carton Kids - 8/30 Bluestem

• Chase Rice with Hannah McFarland and Dan Brekke Band - 9/5 UP District Festival Field

• Roam The Red - 9/6 Dike East Park in Fargo, Gooseberry Park in Moorhead and all along the trails in between

• Danae Hays: The First Time Tour - 9/12 Fargo Theatre

• Bret Michaels & Stephen Pearcy - 9/12 The Lights

• Melvins with Redd Kross - 9/16 Harold’s

• Kansas with Eli Young Band - 9/18 Bluestem

• Jim Norton - 9/18 Sanctuary Events Center

• Kelsey Cook - 9/16 Fargo Theatre

• Marc Rebillet - 10/16 Fargo Civic Center

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