2026 looks bright for arts and entertainment happenings – InForum
FARGO — A new year gives us time to look forward to some of the big events coming up ahead.
Of course, it’s only early January now and not everything has been announced yet, like the complete lineups at the Red River Valley Fair or the Bluestem Concert Series.
These are some things that we’re most looking forward to seeing.
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While this play ran for two weekends in early December, the North Dakota State University production was up against some stiff competition for scheduling with holiday events. Still, the people that did make it out to see this stylish depiction of a
woman’s hockey team playing against all odds in the 1930s
loved the show. That’s including two representatives from Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, who selected the show to be staged at the Region 5 event in Rochester, Minnesota, Jan. 18 through 24.
As a fundraiser, the show will be produced again at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 16 at Akanase Auditorium with tickets available at the door for a freewill donation.
Guerrilla Girls go ape at the Plains Art Museum
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The Plains Art Museum’s
current exhibit, “Women Artists: Four Centuries of Creativity,”
asks viewers to consider the role women played in art over the last 400 years. When the Guerilla Girls come on Jan. 22, they won’t ask anything, but rather force guests to examine gender and racial disparities in art and museums. The group of anonymous feminist artists and activists has confronted inequality in the art world for 40 years and will talk about the issue at a ticketed talk.
Heart and Lucinda Williams rock the rink
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It’s been 23 years since
Heart played the area, but the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers will return, bringing the hits to Scheels Arena on March 11.
Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson will bring another iconic singer/songwriter to open, Americana legend Lucinda Williams.
Fargo Theatre throws a big birthday party
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The countdown has started for the Fargo Theatre’s 100th birthday party. The celebration on March 15 will be just days before the annual Fargo Film Festival and while a slate of events hasn’t been announced yet, one highlight will be the restoration of the Art Deco theater, including
new seats,
paint, improved HVAC system and more. The main theater will be closed starting in January to allow for the work.
Nate Bargatze brings the laughs back to the Fargodome
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There aren’t many bigger comedians than Nate Bargatze, who sold more than a million tickets in 2024, the first time he played the Fargodome. He returns on
April 23 with more low-key, self-effacing humor.
FM Symphony and Opera go big on joint season finale
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The Fargo-Moorhead Opera and Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra are teaming up for a doozy of a concert. Both organizations are presenting a joint production of Puccini’s one-act show, “Il Tabarro.” The April 25 and April 26 shows will also include notable arias, duets and other powerful numbers from the opera canon. It’s a momentous way for both groups to end their seasons.
Alison Krauss comes down to the river to play
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While she broke out nationally in 1995 with “Baby Now That I’ve Found You” and “When You Say Nothing at All,” Alison Krauss still has never come to the area. The long wait ends on June 16 when the
singing fiddler plays Moorhead’s Bluestem Amphitheater
with Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas.
Becky Gulsvig returns to Trollwood
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When
Michael Walling announced he was leaving Trollowood
after the 2025 mainstage musical, the performing arts school needed a veteran director used to working with high school students to helm next summer’s “Frozen: The Broadway Musical.” Cue Becky Gulsvig. The
Moorhead native returns to Trollwood
where she starred in three musicals from 1998 through 2000. In the meantime she’s made a name for herself on and off Broadway as a musical actor, so she’s got the chops for the job. The show runs July 20 through Aug. 1.
Foo Fighters land at Fargodome
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After a relatively quiet concert year at the Fargdome, the buzz started early when it was announced that
Foo Fighters would make their Dome debut on Sept. 12.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers are one of the biggest rock acts on the road and ticket sales are off to a strong start.
Concordia College cues up its 100th Christmas Concert
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The Fargo Theatre isn’t the only local institution with a big birthday coming up. Concordia College will celebrate its 100th Christmas Concert in December. It’s hard to imagine the annual event getting much bigger with more than 350 student musicians performing, but every year the show expands and improves in some way.
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