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Things to Do - Festivals
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Barnesville
Potato Days - August
Barnesville, MN 800-525-4901
This unique, family-oriented event
annually attracts nearly 15,000 from across the region and from 36
states across the nation. Anything you can possibly do with a potato
will be done; including picking and peeling, carving and cooking;
sacking and sculpting. Call the spudline for more info.
Buffalo River Pumpkin Patch
Located 4 miles East of Glyndon, MN on Hwy. 10
218.498.2684
Come for family fun on the Farm.
Attractions at the pumpkin patch include:
* Haunted Forest
* Straw Pile
* Petting Zoo
* Horse Drawn Hayrides
* Numerous Photo Opportunities
* Games
* Cowboy Camp
* Different special events featured each weekend.
Hours of operation:
Thursday & Friday 3
- 7p.m.
Saturday & Sunday 10a.m.
- 7p.m.
Gate Fee $3
Easter Egg-stravaganza
Children's Museum at Yunker Farm
701-232-6102
Hop along the bunny trail for two
days of an eggciting Easter eggtivity. See baby farm animals, hunt for
Easter eggs, dye your own eggs, play eggstra fun games, and make
eggcelent spring art!
Fall
Festival
The Rheault Farm
701-241-8160
This is a celebration of Harvest
and and the Fall season that's sure to be fun for the whole family.
Pick pumpkins in the pumpkin patch, race around the straw bale maze or
go to the scarecrow factory. Admission to the event is free.
Fargo Blues Festival
Newman Outdoor Field
218-287-7775
A two-day festival for Blues
and music lovers. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy!
German Folk Festival
Rheault Farm
701-241-8160
Bring your lawn chair and enjoy
listening to a show band from Germany
along with other regional German bands. There will be authentic German
food, children's activities and workshops. Admission is free to the
park.
Island
Park Show
Island Park
701-241-8160
This is a 200 booth juried art and
craft show held annually under the shade trees in Fargo's
Oldest
Park.
There is concessions, free entertainment, and free admission.
Jazzin'
June
Island Park
701-241-8160
Come out and enjoy great jazz
music. The event features local, regional, and well-known jazz artists.
Admission is free to the park.
Midwest
Kid Fest
Island Park
701-241-8160
Kick off summer fun at this
one-day festival in Island
Park.
The event features continuous stage entertainment by and for children,
fun activities and fabulous food. Play games, sing, dance, do arts and
crafts and participate at interactive booths hosted by local
organizations that serve children. The event is sponsored by Ronald
McDonald charities.
MPR
Classical Music Festival
Trollwood Park
701-241-8160
Great classical music, instrument
petting zoo, family activities and great food. Free admission to the
park!
MSUM 4th Of July Celebration
Minnesota State University Campus - Moorhead
Food and fun for everyone
including barrel rides, covered wagon and stagecoach rides. The 10 K
run beginning at 8:00a.m, a kid's race begins at 11:00a.m. at Nemzek Stadium. One
of the biggest fireworks shows ever, starting approximately 10:30p.m
Pioneer Days
The 33rd Annual celebration of
pioneer life features pioneer demonstrations of craft and ethnic foods,
Model T rides, stage coach rides, treats, music, movies, dancing and
stage entertainment. Life in the Past Lanes for the entire family.
Red River Street Fair
701-241-1570.
Whether your interest is baskets,
pottery, jewelry, paintings, photography, sculpture or you come for the
food you'll find something to delight your senses and palate. The fair
has a kid's area with fantastic fun art activities and strolling
entertainment all three days. For more information look us up at
www.fmdowntown.com.
Rib Fest & More!
FARGODOME
701-241-9100
Award-winning BBQ ribs, food,
carnival rides, petting zoo and more!
River Splash
River Splash is a community
festival which showcases the many activities that could occur along the
Red River.
It draws thousands of people of all ages to the banks of the River. The
festival features a canoe race, Family Funland and a variety of other
events and food.
Scandinavian
Hjemkomst Festival
Featuring authentic Scandinavian
and Scandinavian-American ethnic entertainment, music and folk dancing,
a marketplace, foods, exhibitions, demonstrations of arts, crafts and
ethnic traditions with activities for all ages. Call Claudia Pratt at
218-299-5452 or email claudia.pratt@ci.moorhead.mn.us.
Spirit Fest Midwest
P.O. Box 625
Detroit Lakes, MN 56502
800-492-3378, 2
Christian music festival with
top performers at the Soo Pass Ranch, 45 miles east of Fargo-Moorhead.
Trollwood
Park/Trollwood Performing Arts School
Broadway and 37th Ave N
Fargo,
ND 58107
(701) 241-4799
The Trollwood Performing Arts
School presents outdoor theatrical productions during the summer.
Handicap Access, Refreshments, Pets Allowed, Self-Guided Tours,
On-Site Automobile Parking, Restrooms, Season Opening.
WE-Fest
P.O. Box 625
Detroit Lakes, MN 56502
800-493-3378
Detroit
Lakes, MN
Country music fans from across the USA
and Canada
will gather at the scenic Soo Pass Ranch. For three days we have great
country music featuring Nashville's
brightest stars, and four days of camping at We Fest. With a natural
amphitheater that holds up to 50,000 people, including one of the
biggest stages in North America,
the Soo Pass Ranch is one of the finest outdoor concert.
Western
Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion
2610 1st Avenue North
Fargo, ND 58102
218.789.7792
Rollag, MN
Four days of demonstrations and fun activities which include: farming
with horses, plowing, threshing, free 2 mile rides on a full size
train, pioneer homemaking demos, operating print and blacksmith shops,
and many more!
Zoobilation - Red River Zoo
701-277-9238
Celebrate the zoo with
all the
animals, special entertainment provided and activities, ride the
carousel.
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