What to do in Fargo in October 2026

Friday, October 16, 2026

• Visual arts

  until Dec 31

  Land to Table: Food Stories from Clay County

  Hjemkomst Center · Moorhead, MN

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Feb 7

  Know Your Treaty: Wiwahokichiyapi

  Plains Art Museum · Downtown Fargo

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jan 24

  Threads of Offering

  Plains Art Museum · Downtown Fargo

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jan 3

  Americana: Objects that Reflect US

  Hjemkomst Center · Moorhead, MN

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Nov 29

  Clear as Mud

  Plains Art Museum · Downtown Fargo

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Nov 29

  Joy is a party, grief is a protest

  The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum · Moorhead, Minnesota

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Oct 25

  Three Ways Home

  Lewis Ableidinger · Sarah Christianson · Chris Franz

  The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum · Moorhead, Minnesota

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until May 30

  Aaron Coleman: Come, Go Back, Child

  Plains Art Museum · Downtown Fargo

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Nov 1

  Art Ghoullery IX

  The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum · Moorhead, Minnesota

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Nov 16

  Glissandos and Soothsayers

  Cyrus M. Running Gallery (Concordia College) · Concordia College campus, Moorhead MN

  • Visual arts

• Theatre

  7:30 PM

  Ride the Cyclone

  Theatre NDSU (Askanase Hall) · NDSU campus

  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

• Comedy

  8 PM

  Comedy in the Cellar - Steve Gillespie

  Steve Gillespie

  Front Street Taproom & Comedy in the Cellar · Downtown Fargo

  • Comedy

  $25–$32 Tickets ↗

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Saturday, October 17, 2026

• Music

  4 PM

  The Open Road: Music for Choir and Guitar

  Fargo-Moorhead Choral Artists

  Trinity Lutheran Church (Moorhead) · Moorhead, Minnesota

  • Music
  • Choir

  Tickets ↗

• Comedy

  7 PM

  Comedy in the Cellar - Steve Gillespie

  Steve Gillespie

  Front Street Taproom & Comedy in the Cellar · Downtown Fargo

  • Comedy

  $25–$32 Tickets ↗

• Music

  7 PM

  The Music of Studio Ghibli

  Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra · Downtown Fargo

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7 PM

  The Music of Studio Ghibli (FM Symphony)

  Fargo Theatre · Downtown Fargo

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  7:30 PM

  Ride the Cyclone

  Theatre NDSU (Askanase Hall) · NDSU campus

  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  —Time not announced

  Murder Mystery Dinner Theater: WhoDunnit?

  Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre · Moorhead, Minnesota

  • Theatre

Sunday, October 18, 2026

• Music

  2 PM

  The Open Road: Music for Choir and Guitar

  Fargo-Moorhead Choral Artists

  Trinity Lutheran Church (Moorhead) · Moorhead, Minnesota

  • Music
  • Choir

  Tickets ↗

Monday, October 19, 2026

• Other

  7 PM

  Wheel of Fortune LIVE!

  Fargo Theatre · Downtown Fargo

  $25 Tickets ↗

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

• Comedy

  8 PM

  An Evening with David Sedaris

  David Sedaris

  Fargo Theatre · Downtown Fargo

  • Comedy
  • Literature

  $61.50 Tickets ↗

Thursday, October 22, 2026

• Comedy

  7 PM

  Comedy in the Cellar - ALOK

  ALOK

  Front Street Taproom & Comedy in the Cellar · Downtown Fargo

  • Comedy

  $30–$40 Sold out Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  7:30 PM

  Ride the Cyclone

  Theatre NDSU (Askanase Hall) · NDSU campus

  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7:30 PM

  The Black Jacket Symphony presents Bon Jovi's 'Slippery When Wet'

  The Black Jacket Symphony

  Fargo Theatre · Downtown Fargo

  • Music
  • Rock

  $47 Tickets ↗

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Friday, October 23, 2026

• Theatre

  7:30 PM

  Ride the Cyclone

  Theatre NDSU (Askanase Hall) · NDSU campus

  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Tosca

  Fargo-Moorhead Opera · Downtown Fargo

  • Music
  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

Saturday, October 24, 2026

• Music

  5 AM

  Smithsonian Regional Youth Summit

  Plains Art Museum · Downtown Fargo

  • Music

• Theatre

  7:30 PM

  Ride the Cyclone

  Theatre NDSU (Askanase Hall) · NDSU campus

  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

• Dance

  —Time not announced

  Spooky Ballets 2026

  Fargo-Moorhead Ballet · Downtown Fargo

  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

Sunday, October 25, 2026

• Music

  2 PM

  Tosca

  Fargo-Moorhead Opera · Downtown Fargo

  • Music
  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

• Dance

  —Time not announced

  Spooky Ballets 2026

  Fargo-Moorhead Ballet · Downtown Fargo

  • Dance

  Tickets ↗

Thursday, October 29, 2026

• Music

  5:30 PM

  Brass Chamber Recital

  Beckwith Recital Hall (NDSU) · NDSU campus

  • Music
  • Recital

Friday, October 30, 2026

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Piano Concert: Dr. José R. López

  Hvidsten Hall of Music (Concordia College) · Concordia College campus, Moorhead MN

  • Music

• Cinema

  11 PM

  The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Halloween at the Fargo Theatre

  Fargo Theatre · Downtown Fargo

  • Cinema

  $9

Saturday, October 31, 2026

• Visual arts

  6:30 PM

  Art Ghoullery IX - Masquerade Reception

  The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum · Moorhead, Minnesota

  • Visual arts

  Free

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