Happy In Fargo 8-27-25

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 - 8/27 8am coffee, 8:30pm program Broadway Square

• Light Up The Block - 8/27 5:30-9pm Trinity Lutheran

• Movies Under The Stars: Avengers: Endgame - 8/27 6pm Eagleridge Plaza

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

• Bison Block Party - 8/28 Scheels on 45th St. Tailgate Party 3-6pm, Block Party kicks off at 6pm.

• Downtown Fargo Book Club - 8/28 6pm Boiler Room

• FM RedHawks vs Winnipeg - 8/28 7pm Newman Outdoor Field

• The Clown Ball |Music, Tattoos, Vintage| - 8/29 8pm The Aquarium

• Youth Skate Camp - 8/30 9am Fargo Skatepark

• Red River Market - 8/30 10am-2pm Broadway Square

• StartupBREW Fargo: Author & Venture Capitalist Brad Feld - 9/3 8am coffee, 8:30pm program Prairie Den

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).

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

• Trucks & Tunes: Six One Five Collective - 8/28 5-8pm Detroit Lakes City Park

• Ella Rudd - 8/28 7pm Suite Shots

• A Night of Patsy Cline with Juliette Angelo - 8/28 7pm TAK Music Venue

• Tucker’d Out - 8/28 7pm Troll Lounge

• Elijah O'Sullivan - 8/28 7pm 701 Eateries/Camp Lone Tree

• The Clown Ball |Music, Tattoos, Vintage| - 8/29 8pm The Aquarium

• Slamabama - 8/29 9pm The Windbreak

• The Winter Sloths - 8/29 9:30pm Dempsey’s

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

• Phil Fallway - 8/30 7pm Teddy’s Bistro

• Ashtyn Barbaree, Emmy Woods & David Allen - 8/30 8pm The Aquarium

• Javi & The Brambled Hearts - 8/30 9pm The Windbreak

• Pile, NNAMDÏ & Disappear Forever - 8/31 8pm The Aquarium

• Museum of Light, Hevvy Swetter & Big Hank - 9/1 7:30pm The Aquarium

• Bluegrass Jam - 9/2 6pm Troll Lounge

• Mark Erelli - 9/3 7:30pm Broadway Square. Or VIP ticket with Jasper patio seating + Rosewild 3-course meal + drink.

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• Open Mic Comedy - Wednesdays at 8pm 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

• Kelsey Cook - 9/19 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.

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

• Been to Butcher Block Meats yet in the Rail District in Dilworth? I haven’t but plan to after reading all the good comments on the Fargo Moorhead Eats page plus seeing all the photos of their sweets, meats & cheeses on Butcher Block’s FB Page.

Stage & Screen & Arts & Humanities

• What’s playing at the Fargo Theatre?

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

• NDSU Chamber Music Festival - 8/28 NDSU Beckwith Recital Hall & Plains Art Museum

• Moorhead Public Library Fundraiser: A Novel Evening with William Kent Krueger - 8/28 6-9pm Rustica

• Opening Reception: Rimer Cardillo: Deep Ecology - 8/28 6pm Plains Art Museum

• Ann Schreiber Book Launch Author Event & Signing - 8/30 11am-1pm Ferguson Books

• Exhibition Tour: Deep Ecologies - 9/4 6pm Plains Art Museum

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

• Theatre B's 2025–2026 Season Preview - 9/8 7pm RiverHaven

Acts Of Kindness

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

• Moorhead Public Library Fundraiser: A Novel Evening with William Kent Krueger - 8/28 6-9pm Rustica

• Unseen Fall Fire - 9/19 6:30pm Brewhalla

• 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

• 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

• Concordia Cobbers Football vs Mayville State - 9/6 Jake Christiansen Stadium

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

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

• NDSU Bison Football vs Southeast Missouri State - 9/13 Fargodome

• MSUM Dragons Football vs Winona State University - 9/13 Nemzek Stadium

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

• Volores (Flogging Molly/Reverend Payton’s Big Band) - 9/16 The Aquarium

• Folkways Night Bazaar - 9/18 Broadway Square

• Kansas with Eli Young Band - 9/18 Bluestem

• Jim Norton - 9/18 Sanctuary Events Center

• All-Star Vegas starring Piff the Magic Dragon - 9/21 Fargo Theatre

• Croce Plays Croce - 9/22 Fargo Theatre

• Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Xzibit & Dakotah Faye - 9/25 UP District Festival Field

• Post Traumatic Funk Syndrome & Starchild - 9/26 UP District Festival Field

• The Rocket Man Show - 10/12 Fargo Theatre

• Marc Rebillet - 10/16 Fargo Civic Center

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

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