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The entertainment capital of the region, the Fargo-Moorhead area offers a wide variety of activities for both visitors and residents

Arts

Plains Art Museum (Downtown Fargo) Brings people and art together; actively serves the region through art exhibitions, art education experiences and special programs

Rourke Art Gallery & Museum (Downtown Moorhead) Housed in the restored historic Moorhead Post Office, offers outstanding regional art exhibits of 20th century American, Pre-Columbian, Hispanic, African and Native American art collections

Fargo-Moorhead Opera Company (NDSU Festival Concert Hall, Fargo) Provides quality opera performances, featuring local, regional and international artists; the only full-time organization providing opera for 38 years within a 250-mile radius

Fargo-Moorhead Symphony (NDSU Festival Concert Hall, Fargo) Presents a full season of symphonic and chamber orchestra works; established in 1931

Jazz Arts Group This community-based professional repertory jazz orchestra offers concert presentations, guest artist clinics and educational programs; features the region's and world's renowned jazz artists

Underbrush Gallery
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Attractions                                                             Return to Top

Bergquist Pioneer Cabin (North Moorhead) Built in 1870, this is the oldest Moorhead house; still on its original site

Bonanzaville USA (West Fargo) A reconstructed pioneer village portrays life when bonanza farming was at its peak in the late 1800s; home to the Cass County Historical Society and Museum

Brainerd International Raceway and Resort (Brainerd, MN) Features a world-class ultra fast drag strip and a three-mile, ten-turn championship road course; offers one of the largest multi-purpose camping and lodging race facilities in the country

Celebrity Walk of Fame (Southwest Fargo, F-M Convention & Visitors Bureau)
Providing a little bit of Hollywood in the Midwest since 1989 with hand- or footprints of more than 100 musicians, athletes, movie starts and dignitaries, including Neil Diamond, Bob Costas, Garth Brooks and The Eagles

The Children's Museum at Yunker Farm (North Fargo) A fun place where children and their families can play, learn, create and interact: offers hands-on exhibits; recognized as one of the country's top 25 children's museums

Clay County Historical Society Museum (Hjemkomst Center, Moorhead) Offers several galleries filled with changing exhibits; features a wide variety of local and historical topics

Comstock Historic House (Moorhead) Built in 1882, features Victorian architecture and furnishings

Concordia College Campanile (Moorhead) Created in celebration of Concordia college's centennial in 1991, the Plass (Norwegian for "place" or "mall") is dominated by a 100-foot tower with six bells that ring throughout the day, including before and after chapel, and on special occasions

Courtney's Comedy Club

Dinosaurs & More (West Fargo) Home of Discovery Museum, featuring fossils, dinosaur material, wood carvings, butterflies and insects; kids enjoy toys, books exhibits and all things science

Fargo Air Museum (North Fargo) Displays one of the finest collections of historic aircraft in the country; dedicated to the education, preservation and restoration of vintage aircraft and the Red River Valley's rich aviation history

Hjemkomst Center (Downtown Moorhead) Features the replica Viking ship Hjemkomst and traveling exhibits; home to the Clay County Historical Society and Museum, Moorhead Senior Center, Stave Church and the Chamber of Commerce of Fargo Moorhead

Log Cabin Folk Art Center (South Moorhead) Each Tuesday evening beginning in mid-June, this log cabin, built in 1859 as a stagecoach stop, provides working folk artists, music on the deck and carriage rides

MSUM Planetarium (MSUM, Moorhead) Focuses on environmental science

MSUM Regional Science Center Buffalo River Site (Glyndon, MN) An outdoor, hands-on laboratory for physical, natural and social sciences

North Dakota Horse Park (North Fargo) Dedicated to the horse enthusiasts in a multi-state region; live-racing facilities

Red River Zoo (Southwest Fargo) A 33-acre zoo, features 80 species of animals in natural habitats; home of a restored 1928 carousel

Red River Valley Fairgrounds (West Fargo) Home of the Red River Valley Fair, concerts, camping and the Big Iron Farm Show

Red River Valley Speedway (West Fargo) Home of the World of Outlaws and summer stock-car racing on a 1/2 mile high banked oval dirt track

Rheault Farm Home to a variety of festivals, events and classes of year long; 15 acres including a house and barn built in 1918

Roger Maris Museum (West Acres Shopping Center, Fargo) Commemorates the accomplishements of the late, major-league baseball home-run legend

S.S. Ruby River Tours (Downtown Moorhead) Offers narrated pontoon tours of the Red River during the summer months; operated by River Keepers

Thunder Road of Fargo (South Fargo) Features 38 go-karts, two 18-hole miniature golf courses, six batting cages and more than 40 arcade games

Theaters                                                               Return to Top

Cinema Four theaters, providing 32 movie screens

Fargo Entertainment Company Local theatre troupe performs theatre presentations and murder mysteries and offers humorous telegrams and clown rental

Fargo Theatre (Downtown Fargo) An historic landmark built in 1926; a monument to the early days of vaudeville and silent movies; features the Might Wurlitzer Organ and Art Modern interior

Festival Concert Hall (NDSU, Fargo) Features local, university and world-renowned performing artists; home to the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony

Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre (Island Park, Fargo) Presents live theatre from September until June; offers something for everyone, including comedies, musicals, family shows and off-site theatre productions

Gooseberry Park Players (Gooseberry Park, Moorhead) provides young people with an educational and recreational summer theatre experience every July; productions are geared to a family audience

Little Country Theatre (NDSU, Fargo) produces a variety of theatrical activities, from Broadway musicals to the finest in comtemporary and original drama

Lake Agassiz Girls Choir A community choral arts organization for girls in grades three through twelve in Fargo Moorhead and surrounding area.

Minnesota State University Moorhead Theatre Offers four main-stage productions during the academic year

Straw Hat Players (MSUM, Moorhead) One of the oldest and most popular summer theatres companies, having staged more than 200 productions; founded in 1963

Trollwood Performing Arts School (Trollwood Park, Fargo) An outdoor youth theatre program; featuring various programs in performing and production arts; culminates each summer in a presentation of a Broadway musical

Sports                                                                      Return to Top

Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks Baseball (Newman Outdoor Field, Fargo) A minor-league baseball franchise of the independent Northern League

Fargo Force (Urban Plains Arena) The Fargo Force is the newest addtion to the 1 United States Hockey League (USHL) bringing the league team total to thirteen. Dean Blais, former UND Head Coach that led his team to two National Championships, will lead the Fargo Force as the Head Coach and GM.

Fargo Marathon There is only one marathon in the world with the words “Go” and “Far” in its name, and this is it; the Fargo Marathon! In three years, this event has taken the running world by storm, growing from a not-so-modest 2,400 runners in 2005 to over 9,000 runners from all 50 states in 2007!

Concordia College Cobbers

Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons

North Dakota State Unviersity Bison

Regional Wineries                                                                        Return to Top

Maple River Winery, Mapleton, ND

Red Trail Vineyard, Buffalo, ND

Vintner's Cellar, Fargo ND