North Dakota: A Guide to the Northern Prairie State

Calendar of Annual Events

Listed here are events of general interest which occur annually in North Dakota. Dates may vary from year to year, and should be verified.

(n f d = no fixed date)

Jan.	1	Fargo	Ice Carnival
	3rd wk	Fargo	Farmers and Homemakers Week, Agricultural College
	4th wk (usually)	Grand Forks	All-American Turkey Show
	n f d	Valley City	Ski Tournament
	n f d	Williston	Old Fiddlers Contest
	n f d	Varies	State Poultry Show
Feb.	21	Grand Forks	Carney Song Contest, University
	2nd wk	Grand Forks	Winter Sports Carnival
	2nd wk	Grand Forks	Hobby Show
	4th wk	Fort Totten Indian Agency	Midwinter Fair
	n f d	Devils Lake	Lake Region Sports Carnival
	n f d	Minot	Winter Sports Carnival
	n f d	Varies	State Class B High School Basketball Tournament
Mch.	17	Fessenden	Alfalfa Festival
	n f d	Bismarck	State Class A High School Basketball Tournament
	n f d	Park River	Midwinter Fair
	n f d	Park River	Ski Tournament
Apr.	4th Fri.	Grand Forks	Engineers’ Day, University
May	17	State-wide	Norwegian Independence Day
	17	Fargo	Northwest Norwegian Whist Tournament
	30	Nishu (Old Fort Berthold)	Memorial Day Ceremony
	1st wk	Fargo	May Festival, Agricultural College
	2nd wk	Zap	Lignite Festival
	4th wk	Grand Forks	Interfraternity Sing, University
	n f d	Fargo	Lilac Festival, Agricultural College
	n f d	Grand Forks	May Festival and High School Week, University
	mid month	Bismarck	State Art Exhibit, Capitol
June	24	St. John	St. John’s Day
	29	Strasburg	SS. Peter and Paul’s Day
	1st wk	Williston	Upper Missouri Band Tournament
	n f d	Devils Lake	Rhythm Pageant, Deaf School
	n f d	Devils Lake	Governor’s Day, Camp Grafton
	n f d	Fargo	North Dakota State Fair
	n f d	Fargo	Valleyland Music Festival
	n f d	Grand Forks	North Dakota State Fair
	n f d	Grand Forks	State Peony Show
	n f d	Hazelton	Emmons County Breeders Association Stock Show
	n f d	Nishu	Fort Berthold Indian Reservation Mother Corn Ceremonies
	n f d	Nishu	Fort Berthold Indian Reservation Sage Dance
	n f d	Turtle Mountain Reservation	Chippewa Indian Sun Dance
July	last wk	Belcourt	St. Ann’s Day
Aug.	15	Elbowoods	Indian Congress
	1st wk	Peace Garden	Rededication and Highlander’s Frolic
	n f d	Varies	Golden Grain Festival
Sept.	1st wk	Elbowoods	Fort Berthold Indian Reservation Fair
	1st wk	Fort Totten	Indian Agency Fair
	1st wk	Fort Yates	Standing Rock Indian Agency Fair
	3rd wk	Grand Forks	Harvest Festival
	4th wk	Valley City	Barnes County Corn and Lamb Show
Oct.	last wk	Bismarck	State Corn Show
	n f d	Fargo	Harvest Festival, Agricultural Extension Division
	n f d	Turtle Mountain Reservation	Indian Fair
Dec.	n f d	Fargo	4-H Boys and Girls Club Achievement Institute, Agricultural College
	n f d	Valley City	Ice Carnival