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March 2025
Bares & Broncs Western Art & Vendor Show
Featuring local artists and vendors showing and selling their work during the PRCA Extreme Bares and Broncs Rodeo Friday March 28, 2025 Saturday March 29, 2025 5-10 pm McKenzie County Ag Expo Watford City, ND Artists and Vendors! Show your art and products at the rodeo! Rodeo is big in Watford City and the McKenzie County Ag Expo is a great place to take it all in. Artists and vendors, show and sell your work during two evenings of…
Find out more »A Day of Hygge at Long X
Join us at the Long X Visitor Center for a day of Hygge. Get cozy with complimentary treats and fun activities for all ages. Join Miss Jess throughout the day for a free finger knitting class, browse the Prairie Rose Quilt Guild Quilt show throughout the building and take a lemon poppyseed baking class with Chloe. Or just hang out with us and sip on sweet drinks, warm drinks, shop and visit. Hygge is all about coziness and togetherness, so…
Find out more »April 2025
Commander Night
Join Langford Hobbies for some casual games of commander weather you want to learn to play or you just want to enjoy some casual games. Come take a seat, shuffle, and play. Bloomburrow pre-constructed decks are available upon request (limit 20) We can teach you how to play and sit down for your first match to help you get started. Come in, grab a seat, shuffle your deck, and start playing. Bloomburrow pre-constructed decks are available to borrow upon request…
Find out more »The Gala: for Arts, Parks & Recreation
A formal fundraiser featuring supper, blackjack tables, live music, live painting, silent auction and dancing to benefit the arts and parks and recreation programming in McKenzie County. 5:30 PM : Cocktail Hour Enjoy hors d'oeuvres and a specialty cocktail while you browse the silent auction items and watch local artists create beautiful pieces on site. If you fall in love with the art, you will have a chance to bid on it! PLUS: Pose for a quick sketch of you…
Find out more »May 2025
Cinco De Mayo Open House
Join us as we celebrate Cinco De Mayo at the Visitor Center! Bring the kids to make maracas (free), grab a snack or lunch with our food vendors and hit the pinata after school at 4 pm. PLUS: Put your name in a drawing for a pinata of your own! And as always, we have ice cream and specialty sodas for the occasion. See you there! Food by:
Find out more »Street Corner Symphony
Mark your calendars for the perfect Mother's Day Date! Join us for the a cappella music of Street Corner Symphony followed by special desserts and coffee to make it a sweet afternoon out. Street Corner Symphony is a Nashville-based male a cappella ensemble that was a runner-up on NBC’s Sing Off in 2010. Street Corner Symphony moves seamlessly between most styles of music, feeling at home in all of them. Not many concerts can be equally enjoyed by both young…
Find out more »Syttendi Mai Open House
Celebrate Norwegian Independence Day with us at The Merc at the Long X Visitor Center! Enjoy complimentary Homemade Norwegian Treats Bring the kids for a FREE air dry clay gnome making class Celebrate the opening of the Uff-Da: Folk Art Show by Emily Lunde
Find out more »June 2025
The Miss Firecracker Contest
Get ready for an unforgettable night at the theater! The McKenzie County Community Theater is thrilled to present their first-ever full-length play. The Miss Firecracker Contest—on June 6th and 7th! Don’t miss out on this exciting performance! Join Camelle and her dysfunctional friends and family as she pursues her goal of being crowned Miss Firecracker Performances: June 6 @ 6 PM June 7 @ 2 PM & 6 PM Tickets $10
Find out more »The Miss Firecracker Contest
Get ready for an unforgettable night at the theater! The McKenzie County Community Theater is thrilled to present their first-ever full-length play. The Miss Firecracker Contest—on June 6th and 7th! Don’t miss out on this exciting performance! Join Camelle and her dysfunctional friends and family as she pursues her goal of being crowned Miss Firecracker Performances: June 6 @ 6 PM June 7 @ 2 PM & 6 PM Tickets $10
Find out more »The Miss Firecracker Contest
Get ready for an unforgettable night at the theater! The McKenzie County Community Theater is thrilled to present their first-ever full-length play. The Miss Firecracker Contest—on June 6th and 7th! Don’t miss out on this exciting performance! Join Camelle and her dysfunctional friends and family as she pursues her goal of being crowned Miss Firecracker Performances: June 6 @ 6 PM June 7 @ 2 PM & 6 PM Tickets $10
Find out more »Forrest VanTuyl at Stonehome
Grab a friend, grab a beer and hang out on the patio with us at Stonehome for an evening of pure Americana music with Washington State songwriter, poet, and musician, Forrest VanTuyl.Forrest has performed with Ramblin Jack Elliot and Sera Cahoone, and toured and co-written with Margo Cilker. His work has been featured by the New York Times, the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, and KEXP
Find out more »“Made of Prairie” – Open House
Join us as we celebrate the "Made of Prairie" photography exhibit by Sabrina Ramey.Browse the beautiful photographs, enjoy special treats and bring the kids to participate in a fun landscape class.Free and open to the public
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