Happy In Fargo 9-30-26

So Many Activities!

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.
The Great Maze - through 11/2 West Acres Mall parking lot
Lost in the Valley - Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays through 10/31 Red River Valley Fairgrounds
Downtown Fargo Nerd Crawl - 10/1-10/10 Downtown Fargo
Twilight Movie Night - 10/1 5:30pm Broadway Square
Junkin’ Market Days Fall Market - 10/2-10/3 Veterans Memorial Arena West Fargo
Rural Democracy Summit 2026 - 10/2 Armory Event Center
Red River Market - 10/3 10am-2pm Broadway Square
Arthur Market - 10/3 10am-2pm Arthur, ND
Oktoberfest - 10/3 10am Drekker Brewing
Studio Crawl - 10/3-10/4 Noon-6pm
Awesome Art Afternoon - 10/3 1pm Yunker Farm
NDSU Football vs Wyoming - 10/3 2:30pm Fargodome
Gals Guide Grand Opening & Book Sale - 10/3-10/4 215 10th Street North, Moorhead, MN (Theater B & Lincoln School)
Techno Viking Dance Party - 10/3 8pm-2am Hjemkomst Center
Stay True Live - 10/5-10/6 Avalon Event Center

Music Makes The People Come Together - follow Fargo Underground to stay up to speed on music (& more).

Steve Schlangen - 9/30 5:30pm Bear Creek Winery
Common Man - 10/1 7pm Drekker Brewing patio
Cafe Jazz - 10/1 7pm 701 Eateries
Missouri Executive Order 44 with MΩTHER, Antler, and JURON - 10/2 8:30pm The Aquarium
8th Hour - 10/2 9pm Unhynged
Darren Quam Band - 10/2 9:30pm Dempsey’s
The Inspector Cluzo & Gypsy Wizard Queen - 10/3 8pm The Aquarium
Stella - 10/3 8pm Vic’s
Opal in Sky, Levels & Mirrorcell - 10/4 6:30pm The Aquarium

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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
Looks like comedy is back in the basement of Boss’ Pizza & Chicken with open mic sets each Tuesday (sign up at 7pm, show at 8pm)
Marcella Arguello & Khadijah Cooper - 10/2-10/3 The Cellar At Front Street Taproom
Josh Blue - 10/3 7pm Dakota Magic Casino
Mike Glazer, Greg Schoepp, Marquay Belcher & Justin Van Berkom - 10/3 7pm The Sandbox
Charlie Berens - 10/9 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.
German Wine Dinner - 10/7 Luna. For this dinner, Chef Ryan and his team will be presenting 5 expertly paired courses with the wines.
Jeremiah Wine Pairing - 10/13 701 Eateries
An Evening of Filipino Flavors - 10/13 Bear Creek Winery
Broadway Musical Brunch - 10/17 701 Eateries
I’ve been enjoying the sandwiches at So+Lo’s in downtown Fargo. Lately I’ve had the Curry Chicken Salad Toasted, Berzerker and Valhalla Dog. Their egg salad and salmon spread is excellent too. I recommend following their FB or IG to learn about their food.

Stage & Screen & Arts & Humanities

What’s playing at the Fargo Theatre? Madd Frank Presents: Little Shop Of Horrors is 10/4. 2017’s Get Out is showing 10/6.
Poetry On The Prairie - 10/1 MSUM Regional Science Center
Come From Away - 10/1-10/4 & 10/6-10/8 Stage West Studio
Frankenstein - 10/9-11/1 Theatre B
FM Opera’s “Tosca” - 10/23 & 10/25 NDSU Festival Concert Hall

Acts Of Kindness

Falling for Justice (Fundraiser Gala) - 10/22 Armory Event Center. Justice North is a nonprofit civil law firm dedicated to the principle that equal access to justice is a basic human right, regardless of background or circumstances. They empower low-income and vulnerable individuals by providing equal access to justice and critical legal assistance.
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.

Shout-outs & Shameless Plugs & Misc

He made the first round, the second round and now is on to the Top 10 round. Vote for Fargo's James Bergman in this latest voting round of Super Dad. You may vote every 24 hrs through 10/1.
The FM Curling Club has a created a Business League for teams of 4 to represent their business on the ice and/or through sponsorship visibility.
I came across a new satirical news website called The Fargo Times, that include short fake new stories - and some of the fake comments gave me an extra laugh. You can follow it on socials too.

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