Events
Get out your calendar and a pen. Here are some great dates and events to get your inner legend on! But write small because there is a lot to fit in, from water carnivals and cultural festivals to bike tours, historic reenactments and lots more.
January 23 Winter Wheels Car Show Jamestown Civic Center 800-222-4766/701-320-9108 Open to all wheeled vehicles; model car displays, custom lawn mowers, modified kids' wagons and a wide variety of custom cars and trucks. January 25-February 19 10th Anniversary Art Celebration Northern Lights Art Gallery, Mayville www.northernlightsart.org 888-411-3221/701-788-6200 Celebrating 10 years with past exhibiting artists. January 25-March 14 Journey Stories Ellendale www.nd-humanities.org/ellendale.htm 701-349-2916 Smithsonian traveling exhibit examines why Americans have traveled from where they were rooted to the next place. January 27-29 KMOT Ag Expo Minot www.kmot.com/Ag_Expo.htm
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Norsk Høstfest at Minot, Jason Lindsey
Information listed for some events may have changed since publication. Please call ahead to confirm dates, times and locations. January 15-17 Prairie Isle Dog Trekking Woman Challenge Binford www.prairieisledogtrekking.com Women of all ages explore winter survival, dog sledding, orienteering, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing or just relaxing by the fire. January 22-23 SnowJam 2010 Mapleton www.snowjam.org 701-361-2070 Area's premier snowmobile trail ride and the Snowmobile ND State Ride. January 23 Jazz Arts Big Band in Concert Fargo www.JazzArtsFM.com 218-359-4529 Jazz Arts Big Band is truly unique in America's musical landscape as one of a few nonprofit repertory jazz organizations. January 23 Winter Festival Sullys Hill National Game Preserve, Fort Totten 701-766-4272 Family event includes snowshoeing, crosscountry skiing, dog-sled rides for kids, a speaker and indoor games.
701-852-5254 Exhibitors showcase the latest ag technology and equipment, plus living ag classroom and seminars. January 28-30 KMOT Ag Expo Livestock Show Minot www.kmot.com/Ag_Expo.htm
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January 1-March 1 Wonders of Winter Paw'Tastic Dog Sledding Petersburg www.prairieisledogtrekking.com 701-345-8554 Join the Prairie Isle sled dogs in an eco-friendly means of getting close to the beauty of ND. January 1-April 12 Sensational Sundays Heritage Center, Bismarck www.history.nd.gov 701-328-2792 Free public program offered every Sunday featuring music, storytelling and lecture programs. January 10 Winter at the Fort Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center, Williston www.history.nd.gov/historicsites/buford/index. html 701-572-9034 Soldiers of the 6th Infantry Regiment Association relive and relate the trials of winter life at Fort Buford during the late 1800s. January 12-13 Winter Ag Expo Jamestown Civic Center 701-252-1400 2 days of ag seminars, booths and more.
701-852-5254 11 breed shows, a Pen of 3 Bull Show, a Pen of 3 Heifer Show, a Premiere Steer Show and a Junior Heifer Show. January 29 RSVP+ Penguin Plunge Mandan 701-258-5436 Watch as volunteers "Take the Plunge" into a cool dunk tank and enjoy the Pastry Waddle, concessions, Tuxedo Silent Auction, Penguin Ice Shuffle and Penguin Bowling. January 29-31 Trinity Mardi Gras Trinity School, Dickinson 800-279-7391/701-483-6081 Great food, extensive midway, entertainment and auction. Family entertainment at its best. January 30 Volunteer Fire Department Ice Fishing Tournament Devils Lake www.devilslakend.com 800-233-8048/701-662-3913 One of the largest regional events attracts visitors from all over the state. Big prizes and a raffle.
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