North Dakota Festivals
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Jan 2 2021Sullys Hill Winter Festival - Fort Totten
Varfious outdoor activities include snowshoeing, hiking and cross-country skiing. Educational workshops on site. -
Jan 2 2021Annual North Dakota State Trophy Night - Harvey
See the biggest mounts from across the state. Enter the white tail deer contest, gun raffles and more. -
Jan 15 - 17 2021Annual THS Mardi Gras - Dickinson
This event is a 48+ year tradition offering great food, fun, and fine entertainment for the whole family with games for all ages. -
Jan 15 - 17 2021Norski Days - Fort Ransom
Winter festival includes downhill and cross-country skiing, ice fishing tournament, snowmobile run, snow sculpting, big air snowboarding, Norwegian bu ... more » -
Jan 22 - 23 2021Drayton Curling Club Bonspiel - Drayton
Annual bonspiel hosted by North Dakota's oldest curling club. -
Jan 23 - 24 2021Shiverfest - Devils Lake
This is a winter event for the whole family, with events ranging from dog sled races to auto cross, art and quilt show, snowmobiling and kite flying. ... more » -
Jan 23 - 24 2021Celebrating Pomps 201th Birthday - Washburn
Celebrate the 201st birthday of Sakakawea's baby Jean Baptiste Charbonneau. -
Jan 23 2021Pomp - Washburn
Celebrate the 201st birthday of Sakakawea's baby Jean Baptist Charbonneau. -
Jan 23 - 24 2021In the Heart of Winter Festival - Ashley
in the heart of winter, enjoy a snow day in the park, quilt and handcraft displays, banquet and prizes. -
Jan 30 2021Garrison Firemen - Garrison
Feast on buffalo roast and meatballs. Dance to live music. -
Jan 30 2021Cross Ranch State Park Winterfest - Center
Fight off cabin fever with a day of winter activities. Cross country skiing during the day and by candlelight from 5-8 p.m. Ski clinics. Enjoy horse-d ... more » -
Apr 2 - 4 2021Dakota Bull Session - Devils Lake
Three-day gathering features dance, banquet, memorial service and guest speaker. Public is invited. -
May 8 - 10 2021Skydance Sakakawea - Garrison
Kite flying festival for all ages. Fly your own kite. See kites of all shapes and sizes being flown. Stunt kite flying demonstrations. Prizes awar ... more » -
May 14 2021Hettinger's Street Fair - Hettinger
Street fair with food and craft vendors, entertainment, children's activities, specialty shops promotion, bus trip from Bismarck. -
May 14 - 15 2021Pitchfork Steak Fondue - Medora
A unique dining experience. A juicy, ribeye steak is placed on a pitchfork and prepared "cowboy style" and served with all the fixin's. Live music by ... more » -
May 15 2021Carousel Days - Wahpeton
Parade, craft and food booths, games, zoo and carousel. -
May 20 - 23 2021Old Settlers Days - Center
Four-day celebration mark 101 years. Three musical performance of "Only in America" June 8, 10 and 11. Main Street carnival, wagon train, kids' parade ... more » -
May 22 2021Annual Rhubarb Festival - Grand Forks
Bake sale, door prizes, create a rhubarb bar contest, quilts, cards, rhubarb lotions, gels and candles for sale. Lunch also served. -
May 26 2021De Mores Day - Medora
Half price admission to the Chateau de Mores in honor of the 148th birthday of the Marquis. -
May 27 - 30 2021Finley Days - Finley
Family entertainment, parade, kiddie events, games-to-go, street dance, all faith service, picnic in the park, water carnival plus lots more. ... more » -
May 28 - 30 2021Lewis & Clark Days - Washburn
Parade, carnival, street dance, with band "Rift", fishing derby, car show and much more. -
May 28 - 30 2021Hunter 125th Celebration - Hunter
Friday: Stars Come Out At Night Talent Show, Burger Night at Hunter Cafe and Bakery.Saturday: Parade, dedication to Veterans Memorial, kids karoke, ba ... more » -
May 28 - 31 2021Happy Days Festival - Lisbon
Community celebration, steak fry, stock car races, rock climbing wall, pancake breakfast, parade, street dances Friday and Saturday nights, Citywide r ... more » -
May 29 2021Turtle Fest - Arvilla
Festival includes outdoor seminars and demonstrations held all day, meal starting at 11 a.m. until food is gone. -
May 29 - 30 2021German Festival Street Fair - New Leipzig
German-Russian ethnic celebration with food, entertainment, demonstrations, museum. -
Jun 3 - 6 2021Fort Union Rendezvous - Williston
Nineteenth-century fur trading fair includes a variety of historic period arts, crafts, music and interpreters. -
Jun 3 - 6 2021Annual Oakes Irrigation Days - Oakes
Annual community celebration. Parade, street dances featuring live performers, bull-a-rama, artisans on main, grand parade, demo derby, pickup pull, b ... more » -
Jun 4 - 6 2021Aneta Turkey Barbeque - Aneta
Event includes breakfast, arts and crafts show, parade, two dances, all-faith service and, of course, a turkey barbecue on Saturday. -
Jun 4 - 5 2021Burke County Birding Festival - Bowbells
Birding tours, grand opening of Lostwood Tower, wildflower walk, youth activities, barbecue in Powers Lake, shorebird and waterfowl seminar, Music on ... more » -
Jun 4 - 6 2021Sheldon 125th Celebration - Sheldon
Dance, food, parade, quilt show, tractor and pickup pull, and rodeo. -
Jun 5 - 7 2021Rally in the Valley - Valley City
Three day celebration includes a Classic Car Show (sponsored by Bridge City Cruisers), street dances, motorcycle hill climb, parade, class reunions, r ... more » -
Jun 10 - 14 2021Harvey Centennial - Harvey
Join us for grand celebration. Events include: street dances, carnival, craft fair, parade, demolition derby, club de ski nautique, antique tractor s ... more » -
Jun 10 - 14 2021Hillsboro 125th Anniversary - Hillsboro
Event coincides with Trail County Courthouse centennial. All-school reunion, golf tournament, dances, auto show, games, concerts and North Dakota anti ... more » -
Jun 11 - 14 2021Steele 125th Birthday Celebration - Steele
Everyone is invited to Steele to join them in a 3 day festival celebrating 125 years of life on the prairie. -
Jun 11 - 14 2021Hannaford Centennial - Hannaford
Two dances, fireworks, variety show, petting zoo, banquet, parade, tractor pull and hole-in-one contest. -
Jun 11 - 13 2021Aber Days - Abercrombie
Community celebration. Friday night Variety Show, 7pm at the Pavilion Park. Free Will Offering. Saturday - Pancake Breakfast, 7-10am at Community H ... more » -
Jun 12 2021Hazelton Community Days - Hazelton
Community Day is held each year on the third Saturday in June. A family affair, there is fun for everyone, including races, food, trapshoot, paintb ... more » -
Jun 12 2021Rhame Gala Day - Rhame
Yearly celebration. Street games, parade, noon meal, slope summer circuit rodeo, street dance, softball game, and flea market. Last Saturday in June. ... more » -
Jun 14 - 24 2021Roughrider Days Fair and Expo - Dickinson
Feel the excitement in the heart of oil country! Western North Dakota is where cowboy action and family fun begins with the Roughrider Days Fair and E ... more » -
Jun 15 2021National Trails Day - Bottineau
Celebrate National Trails Day on our trails for your chance to win prizes. Activities at the park include biking, birding, hiking and canoeing. ... more » -
Jun 22 2021Visitor Appreciation Day - Bottineau
Enjoy free day entrance into the state park to picnic, swim, hike and bike. Explore the natural areas of the park to bird watch, canoe or just to fin ... more » -
Jul 4 - 5 2009Buffalo Trail Days - Epping
Event includes barbecue from 6-8 p.m., and fireman's dance from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. on Saturday; Pancake breakfast, church service, museum tours, parade, ca ... more » -
Jul 3 - 6 2014McVille Centennial - McVille
Event includes entertainment, barbecue, fishing derby, canoe races, parade, golf tournament and all-class reunion. -
Jul 4 - 6 2014Drayton Riverfest - Drayton
Annual city-wide festival featuring attractions for all ages. Food, music, parade, horse show and more. -
Jul 4 - 5 2015Turtle Days - Turtle Lake
Home of the USA and World Turtle Races. Kids' tractor pull, soap box derby, egg toss, coin hunt, turtle races, street dance, dunking booth and much mo ... more » -
Jul 4 - 5 2015Sodbuster Days - Fort Ransom
Family show includes horse farming, small engines, pioneer skills and crafts, live music, kids' games. Second full weekend in July. Saturday: 9-5 pm ... more » -
Jul 2 - 4 2020Fargo Downtown Street Fair - Fargo
Fargo's Downtown Street Fair features over 280 art and craft vendors, 40-plus food vendors, as well as demonstrations, live musical entertainment and ... more » -
Jul 2 - 4 2020Taylor Horsfest & Hee-Haw Musical - Taylor
Highlights include a parade of horses and horse-drawn equipment, craft vendors, draft horse pull and driving competitions, demonstrations, musical and ... more » -
Jun 12 - 15 2021Almont Centennial - Almont
Street dances, city tours, water slide, local entertainment, children's activities, paint ball war, fireworks display, parade and program. -
Jun 17 - 20 2021Tolna Centennial - Tolna
Event includes alumni banquest, parade, daily entertainment, polka dance, bull ride, fireworks, demolition derby. -
Jun 17 - 20 2021Ryder Centennial - Ryder
Events include a parade, tractor pull, steak fry, school and museum tours, street dances combined church services, community choir and more. ... more » -
Jul 2 - 4 2021Michigan Days - Michigan
Community celebration. -
Jul 2 - 4 2021Pioneer Village Threshing Bee - Crosby
Parades, threshing, flea markets, food, entertainment and all buildings open. Bakery, bank, blacksmith, wood cutting. -
Jul 2 - 4 2021White Cloud Days - Jamestown
Four day event includes childrens activities at the National Buffalo Museum, parade, free birthday cake, classic carshow, McElroy Park festival, weste ... more » -
Jul 7 - 11 2021North Dakota Ukrainian Festival - Dickinson
The Ukrainian festival is an immersion into the Ukrainian culture. Featured are the foods, the performing and visual arts, religious rites and intell ... more » -
Jul 9 - 11 2021Mayville-Portland 125th Anniversary/Summerfest - Mayville
Three days of family fun. All-school reunion. Children's activities, parade, street fair, tractor pull, horse pull, Sunday in the park and lots more. ... more » -
Jul 16 - 17 2021Scheels Midwest Waterfowl Fest - Fargo
Events include Greenwing program, K-9 super air challenge and duck calling contests. Food and product vendors will be on site. -
Jul 22 - 25 2021Old Fashioned Saturday - Northwood
Old Fashioned Saturday occurs the fourth Saturday of July every year and has been occurring every summer since the Centennial Celebration in 1984! ... more » -
Jul 16 - 18 2021Deuce of August Icelandic Celebration - Mountain
This is a celebration for the entire family featuring Icelandic heritage and culture, music, food, and entertainment. 107th Annual Icelandic Celebrat ... more » -
Jul 22 2021Corps of Discovery Pitchfork Fondue - Hensel
Pitchfork fondue meal with Lewis and Clark related program to follow in beautiful park setting. -
Jul 24 2021Gingras Day - Walhalla
Annual Gingras Day celebration. -
Jul 24 - 25 2021Pioneer Days at Frontier Village - Jamestown
Saturday: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM Blacksmith Demonstrations, 11:00 AM–2:00 PM Quilter Demonstrations, 2:00–5:00 Morse Code Demonstrations, 1:00 PM and ... more » -
Jul 24 2021Street Festival - Valley City
Arts, crafts, food, flea market, entertainment. Quilt show inside the courthouse. -
Jul 27 2021Evening in the Park - Oakes
Includes Pets in the Park. Family fun featuring pet show, farmer's market, rib cook-off, community picnic. -
Jul 31 2021Kulm - Kulm
Activities all day. Golf tournament, kids/adult games, food, street dance celebrating North Dakota's first two commerical wind farms Saturday. ... more » -
Jul 31 - 1 2021Killdeer Lewis and Clark Event - Killdeer
Golf the Legend, Lewis and Clark cook-off, frontiersman, rodeo, wagon train, talent show, frontier street dance, and much more. -
Aug 2 2021Madame De Mores Day - Medora
Half price admission to the Chateau de Mores in honor of the 150th birthday of Madame de Mores. -
Aug 6 - 8 2021Heritage Days - Grand Forks
Displays, demonstrations, barn dance, crafts, parade, thresher's breakfast and concessions. See website for schedule. -
Aug 7 2021Beach Party - Garrison
Fun for all ages. Fantastic concessions, 50's, 60's, and 70's live entertainment, great shopping opportunity in Garrison. -
Aug 8 2021Annual Village Fair - Rugby
Live music, pioneer demonstrations, fair food, art exhibit and loads of family fun. The biggest, best day of the year at Prairie Village Museum. ... more » -
Aug 22 2021Railroad Days at Railroad Museum - Mandan
Visit the ND Railroad Hall of Fame; Telegraph Demonstrations; live steam mini-train rides for kids of all ages on the "Sky Line Railway". A hobo banqu ... more » -
Aug 13 - 14 2021Old Settlers Days - Alexander
Chili cookoff, street dances, parade and barbecue with program. Kids fun rodeo. Sunday all faith church service and potluck. -
Aug 14 2021gardendwellers Farm Produce Party - Churchs Ferry
The produce party at gardendwellers Farm is a one-day garden event and farmers market. Enjoy musicians in the gardens, artist demonstrations, food, fu ... more » -
Aug 19 - 22 2021Hazen Harvest Festival - Hazen
Quilt show, car show, kids' activities, variety show, tractor pull, parade, turkey barbecue, Johnn Holm Band dance and more. -
Aug 21 - 22 2021Sodbuster Days - Fort Ransom
Family fun in picturesque setting. Horse farming, threshing and potato picking, displays, demonstrations of pioneer skills and crafts, live music and ... more » -
Aug 22 2021Pumpkin Festival - Beach
Fun family festival celebrating the pumpkin and zuchinni with games, food, races and contests. -
Aug 26 - 29 2021Sunflower Festival - Enderlin
All-day events. Parade, recipe contest, entertainment, fun for kids, craft show, flea market, food booths, 10-K, 5-K run/walk, quilt show. Sunflower t ... more » -
Aug 27 - 29 2021Central North Dakota Steam Threshers Reunion - New Rockford
Parade of engines daily at 2 p.m. Stationary engines, threshing, steam plowing, craft, fleat markets, thresherman's breakfast at 6 a.m. and much more ... more » -
Aug 28 - 20 2021Beaver Creek Pumpkin Festival - Linton
Enjoy live entertainment on Sunday afternoons, ride down memory lane on our covered wagon, learn something new in our educational corn maze, ring old ... more » -
Aug 28 2021West Fest - West Fargo
Community celebration includes parade, food vendors, firemen's ball and softball tournament. -
Aug 28 2021Hannafest Hannaford Fall Festival - Hannaford
Craft booths, tractor pull, kids' games, soup and sandwich dinner, petting zoo. -
Sep 22 - 25 2021Norsk Hostfest - Minot
Norsk Hostfest is North America's largest Scandinavian festival and celebrates the heritage and culture of the five Nordic countries. The festival fea ... more » -
Sep 25 2021OktoberFest Mandan - Mandan
The Annual OktoberFest is back for more fun, food, music and Beer Tasting! 11 am – 10 pm No Dogs Permitted in the Park!. Beer Garden Noon-10pm F ... more » -
Sep 17 - 19 2021Duck Fest - Bowdon
Three-day celebration of waterfowl hunting. Event includes crafts, demonstrations, specialty foods, talent show, trap shoot and more. -
Sep 17 - 19 2021Makoti Threshing Show - Makoti
Big parade on Saturday and Sunday, demonstrations, flea market, antique farm equipment, steam and gas engines, music and food. Tractor pull, worl cha ... more » -
Sep 22 2021Sauerkraut Day - Wishek
German entertainment, bingo, sauerkraut and wiener food. -
Sep 25 2021Dakota Feeder Calf Show and Craft Fair - Turtle Lake
Annual events has dog show demo, pitchfork fondue, craft fair, auction, cowpie bingo and much more. -
Oct 3 - 9 2021Kenmare Goosefest - Kenmare
Seven-day hunting festival held in scenic Kenmare, snow goose capital of North Dakota. -
Oct 8 - 9 2021Hettinger's Pumpkin Festival - Hettinger
Variety of fun activities for all ages centered around the Pumpkin theme. -
Oct 29 - 31 2021Steele Winterfest - Steele
Winterland fun and crafts for everyone. -
Nov 5 - 21 2021Dickens Village Festival - Garrison
Each weekend, walk the streets of downtown and eat delicious hot baked potatoes and sausages on a stick, warm up with a cup of English tea, shop the E ... more » -
Nov 12 - 13 2021Christkindlfest - Enderlin
German arts festival, ethnic foods, crafts, German music, tour of homes and hands on crafts and visit with Santa for kids. -
Nov 13 - 14 2021Holiday on the Frontier Open House - Medora
An open house at the Chateau de Mores held in conjunction with Medora's Cowboy Christmas community celebration.