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July 2025
Homefest Talent Contest 2025
Sign up to show us what you got at this fun contest at Art in the Park! Prizes awarded to all and the top winner in each age category will be chosen to perform at Ribfest on August 9th Age Groups: Kids: 0-8 Youth: 9-12 Teen: 13-18 Adult: 19 + Please register no later than July 9th *Note: Performance lineup will be emailed to you a day prior to the event. Please Read Carefully For karaoke, lip sync, dance, etc.…
Find out more »Oda Hjertine Voltersvik Pianist Concert
Join us as we welcome internationally renowned Norwegian Pianist Oda Voltersvik in concert in Watford City. Oda, “(… ) an extraordinary Scandinavian artist!” (Per Brevig, Musicians Club New York), has performed at venues and festivals such as Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, Victor Borge Hall, Wigmore Hall, St Martin in the Fields, the Norwegian Opera House, Palermo Classica Festival, Paul Constantinescu International Festival and Bergen International Festival (May 2025). She has achieved great reviews internationally on her recordings “Neo” (solo), “Firebird”…
Find out more »August 2025
Free Art Project at Watford Market
Join us as we paint rocks at the Market!
Find out more »Back to School Open House
Back to School Open House at The Merc! Join us on Monday, August 18th from 11 AM to 4 PM at the Long X Visitor Center for a day full of creativity, cool treats and back-to-school fun! Kids can get crafty with FREE felt pennant flag decorating and design your own pencil pouch. Enjoy drink and ice cream specials while you browse, create, and connect with our community
Find out more »Open Mic Night at the Market
Come show your talent at the last Watford Market of the year!
Find out more »“Polymer Skies”‘ – Open House
Meet Artist Debbie Kauffman and learn about the process she uses to create her beautiful landscape pieces out of recycled material.There will be treats and a free art project for the kids! Free and Open to the Public. Artist Bio North Dakota fiber artist and award winning longarm quilter, Debbie Kauffman, comes from a world of textiles and sewing machines. She learned to tell her stories through drawing and sculpting with thread. She’s all about using unexpected materials and incorporating…
Find out more »September 2025
Unwillable: A Journey to Reclaim My Brain-Author Visit
When Jackie M. Stebbins had reached the pinnacle of success as a young trial lawyer, she desperately tried to hide her anxiety and depression. But her shaking hands, endless insomnia, and white noise in her ears told her it was true: she had burned herself out. After she pleaded to be committed to a psychiatric ward, her world went black. She awoke a month later to learn that she had a rare and debilitating brain illness that stole her career…
Find out more »Western Art Show & Cowboy Culture Gathering
Celebrate our western heritage at the North Dakota’s Rodeo Finals. Enjoy the art show featuring western artists, makers, crafters and hands on classes and demonstrations and sit down between rodeos to listen to some of the best storytellers in the genre! Then dance the nights away with live western music
Find out more »Mexican Brass
Celebrating 20 years as a brass quintet in 2025, M5 The Mexican Brass, is a world-class ensemble seamlessly blending virtuosic musicianship, non-stop audience interaction, and showmanship to produce a great musical-theatrical experience! M5’s program will mix classical with opera, jazz, & pop—a terrific blend for every audience. September 30, 2025 7 PM In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month Rough Rider Center Convention Hall Find out more about Mexican Brass Part of the Watford City Area Concert SeriesNow taking memberships for…
Find out more »October 2025
Open House Reception for “Les Fleurs de Mon Coeur”
Join us as we celebrate and thank Marilyn Niewehner for sharing her art with our community. Your favorite flowers will thank you! Bring the family to meet the artist, browse the gallery, enjoy a light lunch, and have the kids make a free craft! 12 pm- 2 pm Long X Arts Gallery Long X Visitor Center
Find out more »“Hazel” Film Screening
In March 1920, three children become lost in a white-out blizzard. For the next 25 hours, they must fight to survive while their father leads a desperate hunt to find them before it is too late. Join us for our Red-Carpet Premieres! Walk the Red Carpet, Enjoy a Cast/Crew Q&A, HAZEL merchandise, and Behind-the-Scenes looks at the making of our North Dakota film! Saturday, October 18 2 PM & 4 PM Get Tickets Here
Find out more »Concert Series Selection Meeting
Join us as we welcome Allied Concert Services to help make the decision on what type of acts and entertainment we will be hosting in the 2025-26 season. This is a fun way to get to know our options, learn about great touring acts and have your voice heard in the selection of the Concert Series lineup. 5:30 PM Appetizers provided. Hope to see you there! Click here to sneak peek the acts we have to choose from before the…
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