Community Calendar

The Masonic Building is having their pancake breakfast from 7-11 am. Cost is $10 for all you can eat buttermilk and swedish pancakes, sausage, and eggs at the Moorhead Masonic Family Center, 1815 11th St N Moorhead.

Visit the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum in Bismarck Dec. 20-Jan. 7 for "Holiday Toys Through Time." Experience and enjoy toys and games children would have received as gifts over the last century. The toys will be available throughout the day in the State Museum hallway.

Over the years, the toys topping the holiday wish lists have evolved, from paper dolls and tin toys to more complex video games and tech gadgets. Play with an electric train, tops, paper dolls, and jacks. Look through a View-Master, and try your hand at PacMan and Super Mario Bros.

For more information, contact Laura Forde at 701.328.2792. The ND Heritage Center & State Museum is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Find upcoming State Historical Society events at history.nd.gov/events.

Celebrate the holiday season at Rheault Farm by planning a visit to Santa Village! Bring the whole family to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, meet Santa’s reindeer and more holiday fun.

Santa Village is a free event, located on a 15-acre enclosed farm site, where children and adults can make holiday memories. Participate in the Season of Giving by bringing donations of canned goods, cash and new or gently used toys for local organizations. Remember to dress warm and bring your camera!

Enjoy thousands of lights in over 75 displays from the comfort of your car at our Annual Holiday Lights Drive at Spring Lake Park. This immersive event offers take-home craft kits for kids to ignite their creativity, character nights that bring beloved figures to life, live animal exhibits for a touch of wildlife magic, and photo stations to capture precious memories.

Share your photos with us using #VisitonWilliston and #WillistonND and follow us on Facebook to stay updated on the magic awaiting you at the Spring Lake Park Holiday Lights Drive.

Activity Nights
December 2 - Superhero Night
December 3 - Bumble the Abominable Snowmonster
December 4 - Inside Out Night
December 5 - First Responders Night
December 9 - Grinch Night
December 10 - Selfies with Santa
December 11 - Grinch Night
December 13 - Swiftie Celebration
December 16 - Reindeer Night
December 17 - Reindeer Night
December 19 - Selfies with Santa
December 20 - The Polar Express
December 22 - Luminary Sunday
December 23 - Cookie Decorating
December 26 - The Great Elf Send-Off
December 27 - Unicorn Night
December 30 - Unicorn Night

When Clara falls asleep on Christmas Eve night, she dreams that her wood nutcracker comes to life and leads her on an enchanted journey. FMBallet brings this holiday classic to NDSU Festival Concert Hall on December 20-22. Join us as we follow Clara through a festive dreamland of magic, sweet dreams and romance!

Central Dakota Children’s Choir presents their 27th annual Christmas concerts, “Angels Sing” on Friday, December 20 and Saturday, December 21 at 7:00 p.m. at the Belle Mehus Auditorium, 201 N 6th St, Bismarck.
The concerts are sponsored by Knife River Corporation. All seats are reserved. Discounted advance tickets start at $15 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and students, and $5 for ages 2-5. Babies in arms are free. Tickets are available on the CDCC website at www.aboutcdcc.org until 3pm on December 19. You may also purchase tickets in person at the CDCC choir office M-Thurs 10am-3pm at 921 South 9th St., Suite 115 to avoid ticket fees. Tickets at the door, if available, are $20 for adults and $15 for seniors/students.
The concert will feature each of CDCC’s five choirs. Audience members will hear a mix of traditional Christmas music as well as some lesser-known Christmas tunes that will be sure to entertain. For the finale, the choirs will combine to perform A Holiday Sing-Along.

Formed in 1998, CDCC has grown from one choir of 65 students to five choirs, a second-grade pre-choir, and a class for first graders with over 300 children in grades 1 - 12 from 44 public, private, and homeschools from central and western North Dakota. The choirs have been invited to perform at many local, state, and regional events and are directed by Teri Fay, Dawn Hagerott, James McMahon, and Dr. Dean Jilek and accompanied by Carol Huck, Beth Weiss, and David Larson.

Experience a magical twist on the nativity story with "Gloria, The Christmas Angel," a classical ballet that brings love, hope, and joy. With 75 dancers ranging from ages 3 to adult, this enchanting performance is on December 21 at 7 PM and December 22 at 2 PM at Ann Nichole Nelson Hall. Performed by Rinat Mouzafarov Institute of Dance and Ballet Theatre.

MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET by Tom Dudzick

Meet the Nowaks of Buffalo, NY. Clara and her three grown kids have always known they were special, ever since the miraculous Christmas Eve in 1942 when the Blessed Mother appeared to Grandpa in his barbershop! Daughter Ruth unveils her plan to write and star in a one-woman Christmas show about the family miracle so the “whole world will know!” However, as her plans for theatrical immortality unfold, the entire family’s faith is shaken to the very core when a deathbed confession causes the family legend to unravel. The results are heartfelt and hilarious.

INDIVIDUAL TICKET PRICING
Adult $25
Senior $25
Senior Matinee $20 - Dec 8, 15, 22
Military/Veteran $25
Military/Veteran Matinee $20 - Dec 8, 15, 22
Student $12

ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES AND SPECIAL EVENTS
ASL Interpretation – Sunday, Dec 8 at 2:00 pm
Audio Description – Sunday, Dec 8 at 2:00 pm
Sunday Salon Discussion – Sunday, Dec 15 at 4:00 pm (free and open to the public)

EVENT TIME & DATE
Dec 6 - 22, 2024
Fri, Sat - 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Sun: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

A Must-See Christmas experience. Can you hear those sleigh bells ringing?

The 2024 tour schedule is below and tickets are on sale. Tickets Will Sell Out!

We can’t wait to meet you for another season of spectacular performances and holiday magic!

November 29 – The Magical Medora Christmas Show – 7:30PM – Hettinger High School – Proceeds support West River Health Foundation - Hettinger, ND (2024)

December 4 – The Magical Medora Christmas Show – 7:30PM – Watford City High School – Watford City, ND (2024)

December 5 – The Magical Medora Christmas Show – 7:30PM – Williston High School Auditorium – Williston, ND (2024)

December 6 – The Magical Medora Christmas Show – 7:00PM – Tioga Community Center – Tioga, ND (2024)

December 7 – The Magical Medora Christmas Show – 4PM – Nelson Hall – Minot State University –Minot, ND (2024)

December 9 – The Magical Medora Christmas Show – 7:30PM – Stern Cultural Center – North Dakota State College of Science – Wahpeton, ND (2024)

December 11 – The Magical Medora Christmas Show – 7:30PM – Central Cass High School Auditorium – Casselton, ND (2024)

December 12 – The Magical Medora Christmas Show – 7:30PM – Reiland Fine Arts Center – University of Jamestown – Jamestown, ND (2024)

December 13 & 14 – The Magical Medora Christmas Show – 7:30PM Friday & 1PM & 4PM Saturday – Old Town Hall Theater – Medora, ND (2024)

December 15 – The Magical Medora Christmas Show – 3PM - Reineke Fine Arts Center – North Dakota State University – Fargo, ND (2024)

December 17 – The Magical Medora Christmas Show – 7:30PM – Center for the Arts – Valley City State University – Valley City, ND (2024)

December 19 – The Magical Medora Christmas Show – 7:30PM – Kindred High School Auditorium –Kindred, ND (2024)

December 20 – The Magical Medora Christmas Show – 7:30PM – Fawcett Auditorium – Lake Region State College – Devils Lake, ND (2024)

December 21 – The Magical Medora Christmas Show – 3PM – Chester Fritz Auditorium – Grand Forks, ND (2024)

December 22 – The Magical Medora Christmas Show – 4PM – Bismarck Civic Center – Bismarck, ND (2024)

Visit the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum in Bismarck Dec. 20-Jan. 7 for "Holiday Toys Through Time." Experience and enjoy toys and games children would have received as gifts over the last century. The toys will be available throughout the day in the State Museum hallway.

Over the years, the toys topping the holiday wish lists have evolved, from paper dolls and tin toys to more complex video games and tech gadgets. Play with an electric train, tops, paper dolls, and jacks. Look through a View-Master, and try your hand at PacMan and Super Mario Bros.

For more information, contact Laura Forde at 701.328.2792. The ND Heritage Center & State Museum is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Find upcoming State Historical Society events at history.nd.gov/events.