Community Calendar

Dockdogs! An exciting canine aquatic sports event that includes dogs of all breeds, sizes, and abilities! Come enjoy the show or enter your pooch, competitions are open to any and everyone! There will also be food trucks, a cash bar, and vendors!

Watch dogs compete in a high-flying water jump contest where they run down a 36-foot dock and leap into a large pool of water! Come out and support a fun event, have a delicious snack, tasty ice cream, cold beer, or flavorful coffee! There will be something for everyone!
September 4th, 5th, & 6th! Find the full schedule on our website, Facebook, or dockdogs.com

Join us downtown Fargo for the Red River Market. Shop from 60+ local vendors, including produce, meat, eggs, bakery, pantry items, household goods, and art.

Visit the Market:
Saturdays*, 10am-2pm
July 11- October 31
Broadway Square
201 Broadway, Downtown Fargo
*Except July 18th - the market will take place on Sunday, July 19th due to the Downtown Street Fair

Red River Market’s mission is to create a place where all people can experience the joys of local food.

We accept SNAP/EBT and match up to $15 per person! Visit the Red River Market information booth to learn more.

Visit redriver.market to view updates to programming and vendors.

*This event is a program of Folkways - a community nonprofit creating belonging in the Fargo-Moorhead Area.

Dockdogs! An exciting canine aquatic sports event that includes dogs of all breeds, sizes, and abilities! Come enjoy the show or enter your pooch, competitions are open to any and everyone! There will also be food trucks, a cash bar, and vendors!

Watch dogs compete in a high-flying water jump contest where they run down a 36-foot dock and leap into a large pool of water! Come out and support a fun event, have a delicious snack, tasty ice cream, cold beer, or flavorful coffee! There will be something for everyone!
September 4th, 5th, & 6th! Find the full schedule on our website, Facebook, or dockdogs.com

Pembina State Museum is hosting free, family-friendly programs on Saturdays to share the games and skills that shaped the history of the region. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Sept. 5, Make Your Own Red River Oxcart, 1-4 p.m. Make a model oxcart with popsicle sticks to take home, and learn about the Métis, oxcarts, and the Red River Valley fur trade.

Upcoming Programs:
Sept. 12, Games of Pembina’s Past: Cards, 1-4 p.m. Play historical card games with replica card decks from the 18th and 19th centuries such as primero, twenty-one, and whist.
Sept. 19, Citizenship on the Border, 2-3 p.m. Discover how life on the Canadian border impacted peoples' citizenship and the differences between American and Canadian citizenship.
Sept. 26, Arrows & Atlatls, 1-4 p.m. Learn about the tools prehistoric hunters used to survive and thrive on the prairies. Test your skills with targets, bows, arrows, and spear-throwers on the back lawn.

These family-friendly events are part of the ND250 commemoration celebrating our country’s 250th birthday.

The Pembina State Museum, located at 805 Highway 59, Pembina, is managed by the State Historical Society of North Dakota. The museum is open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. through Sept. 7, then Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, contact Outreach Coordinator Brian Hardy, shspembina@nd.gov or 701.825.6840. Find upcoming events sponsored by the State Historical Society at history.nd.gov/events or call 701.328.2666.

Dockdogs! An exciting canine aquatic sports event that includes dogs of all breeds, sizes, and abilities! Come enjoy the show or enter your pooch, competitions are open to any and everyone! There will also be food trucks, a cash bar, and vendors!

Watch dogs compete in a high-flying water jump contest where they run down a 36-foot dock and leap into a large pool of water! Come out and support a fun event, have a delicious snack, tasty ice cream, cold beer, or flavorful coffee! There will be something for everyone!
September 4th, 5th, & 6th! Find the full schedule on our website, Facebook, or dockdogs.com

Fall is in the air at Happy Harvesters Preschool Discovery Hour! Little learners will explore the science of the harvest through hands-on activities, sensory play, and seasonal discoveries with our friends from NDSU Extension.

Activities Include:
Sort pumpkins, leaves, and gourds
Calico corn weaving
Harvest pretend play
and more!

September 9 | 9:00 to 9:45 AM and 3:30 to 4:15 PM* at North Dakota’s Gateway to Science
Free Program | Best for ages 3–5

Fall is in the air at Happy Harvesters Preschool Discovery Hour! Little learners will explore the science of the harvest through hands-on activities, sensory play, and seasonal discoveries with our friends from NDSU Extension.

Activities Include:
Sort pumpkins, leaves, and gourds
Calico corn weaving
Harvest pretend play
and more!

September 9 | 9:00 to 9:45 AM and 3:30 to 4:15 PM* at North Dakota’s Gateway to Science
Free Program | Best for ages 3–5

The Study's Fall Virtual Humanities Programs
September–November 2026

Learn from nationally recognized scholars, bestselling authors, historians, and educators this fall through The Study's live virtual humanities programs. Choose from multi-week classes, lectures, book talks, living history performances, and Study Clubs exploring history, literature, democracy, philosophy, writing, science, and the arts. Attend from anywhere in North Dakota via Zoom.

Join us for an evening of music, food, art, and more in Moorhead at Sunset on the Riverfront!

Shop local artists, makers, and vintage shops. Enjoy an evening on the American Crystal Sugar lawn in Moorhead.

Admission: FREE & Family Friendly

ENTERTAINMENT
5:00pm - 6:00pm: Transcontinental Railroad
6:30 - 9:00pm: The Wicked Bees

FREE ACTIVITIES
Brainy Ink Kids Playlab
Bugman’s Daughter
Bubbles
Lawn Games
Cotton Candy

Learn more: https://www.folkways.org/sunset-on-the-riverfront

The Study's Fall Virtual Humanities Programs
September–November 2026

Learn from nationally recognized scholars, bestselling authors, historians, and educators this fall through The Study's live virtual humanities programs. Choose from multi-week classes, lectures, book talks, living history performances, and Study Clubs exploring history, literature, democracy, philosophy, writing, science, and the arts. Attend from anywhere in North Dakota via Zoom.