Community Calendar

Jazz Festival @ Gooseberry Park featuring many jazz groups from our area.

Join us for the annual Summer Jazz Festival hosted by the Kicks Band of Fargo-Moorhead on Saturday, August 2 from noon–5 PM at Gooseberry Mound Park in Moorhead.

Spend the afternoon enjoying live jazz in one of the area’s most beautiful parks, featuring a wide variety of local musicians and groups ranging from big bands to small jazz combos.

Bring a lawn chair, bring some friends, and come celebrate the incredible jazz community here in Fargo-Moorhead. Whether you’re a longtime jazz fan or just looking for a great afternoon of live music outdoors, we’d love to see you there.

This Activity is funded in part with an operating support grant from the Lake Region Arts Council through a Minnesota State Legislative appropriation.
This Activity is funded in part with an operating support grant from The Arts Partnership, Fargo.

NDMOA Concerts in the Garden with TAE and the Neighborly
Tuesday, August 11, 6 – 8:30 pm in the Museum Sculpture Garden.

Tae & The Neighborly, a Wisconsin based Soul-pop R&B group, found themselves playing music together in a very unconventional way. They were all neighbors, each one living alone on one floor of a five-story flat. Critics hail the group as “having more kick than a bagged-up mule” (Rotary Times) and their live show “…going down smoother than a can of [beans] warmed on the campfire” (Cowboy Gazette). All in all, if you are looking for a dense show that will give you more inspiration fuel for self lovin’, world changin’, and consideration havin’ meet them where the music is made to be shared.

Bring a lawn chair or blanket and take a place in the Museum’s Sculpture Garden. In addition to great music, you can purchase meals hot off the grill prepared by the Museum Cafe, and enjoy root beer floats, beer, & wine. Doors open at 5:30 pm, with opening bands taking the stage at 6 pm, and headliners at 7 pm.

Tickets:
Individual tickets $20, Members $15, Season pass $75 (includes 5 flex tickets). Free admission for children twelve and younger. Tickets are not concert-specific and can be used for any concert in the series. Help support the Series and become a Patron for $175. Or a band sponsor for $500.

Full Line-up at:
https://ndmoa.com/summer-concerts-in-the-garden/

ROAD CLOSURE: Centennial Drive — the north-south road along Nistler Hall and Merrifield Hall — will be closed from University Avenue to the Museum parking lot. Use alternate routes, 1) Take Strinden Rd to Campus Rd, or 2) Off Columbia Rd take 2nd Ave N to Cornell Street which turns into Campus Rd.

Parking is Free after 4 pm.

Start the FM Summer Jazz Fest off right the night before at Jazz Night at Four & Four on Friday, August 1 from 5:00–9:00 PM in Fargo.

The evening will feature performances by the Race Hoglund Combo, Brian Hanagan and Friends, the FM Kicks Band and Friends, and more.

Admission:
• $20 adults
• $10 college students with ID
• 18 and under free

Then join us the following day for the Fargo-Moorhead Jazz Festival at Gooseberry Mound Park in Moorhead, featuring an afternoon of live jazz ranging from big bands to small combos performed by many of the area’s outstanding local musicians.

This activity is funded in part with an operating support grant from the Lake Region Arts Council through a Minnesota State Legislative appropriation.

This activity is funded in part with an operating support grant from The Arts Partnership, Fargo.

NDMOA Concerts in the Garden with Bad Bad Hats
Tuesday, August 18, 6 – 8:30 pm in the Museum Sculpture Garden.

Bad Bad Hats is an indie rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Kerry Alexander and Chris Hoge met in college and formed the band in 2012. In the 10 years of BBH, they have toured the country many times in their trusty minivan, sampling the best local cuisine along the way. BBH has toured with The Beths, Margaret Glaspy, The Front Bottoms, Hippo Campus, and Michelle Branch, among many others. Their fourth album Bad Bad Hats was released in 2024 on Don Giovanni Records.

Bring a lawn chair or blanket and take a place in the Museum’s Sculpture Garden. In addition to great music, you can purchase meals hot off the grill prepared by the Museum Cafe, and enjoy root beer floats, beer, & wine. Doors open at 5:30 pm, with opening bands taking the stage at 6 pm, and headliners at 7 pm.

Tickets:
Individual tickets $20, Members $15, Season pass $75 (includes 5 flex tickets). Free admission for children twelve and younger. Tickets are not concert-specific and can be used for any concert in the series. Help support the Series and become a Patron for $175. Or a band sponsor for $500.

Full Line-up at:
https://ndmoa.com/summer-concerts-in-the-garden/

ROAD CLOSURE: Centennial Drive — the north-south road along Nistler Hall and Merrifield Hall — will be closed from University Avenue to the Museum parking lot. Use alternate routes, 1) Take Strinden Rd to Campus Rd, or 2) Off Columbia Rd take 2nd Ave N to Cornell Street which turns into Campus Rd.

Parking is Free after 4 pm.

Celebrate local music legend David Ferreira at the TOAST Concert on Thursday, August 20 at 7:30 PM at the TAK Music Venue.

Join us for an evening honoring one of the Fargo-Moorhead area’s beloved musicians with performances, community, and great music.

Summer Park Concert featuring Kicks Band of Fargo/Moorhead

Enjoy the high-powered FM Kicks Band’s instrumental and vocal performances at our Summer Park Series at Viking Ship Park!

Featuring a variety of musical styles in the style of Buddy Rich, Stan Kenton, Ella Fitzgerald, Maynard Ferguson, Count Basie, and more. Take a break from your busy schedule; get your feet stomping and your heart pumping!

Established in 1975 by Dr. Edward Christianson to provide local musicians an opportunity to play great big-band musical literature, improve their improvisational jazz skills, and socialize with other music lovers.

Today, as a 501(c)3, our passion for music extends into education as we work with local schools to promote and preserve America's original musical art form.

This Activity is funded in part with an operating support grant from the Lake Region Arts Council through a Minnesota State Legislative appropriation.
This Activity is funded in part with an operating support grant from The Arts Partnership, Fargo.