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Holiday Lights Sparkle at Red River Valley Fairgrounds

The Red River Valley Fair Association now owns and operates the Holiday Lights display that was formerly operated by the FM Sertoma Club in Lindenwood Park.

November 30, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The lights are also back on at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds, and they’re bigger and brighter than ever. The Holiday Lights at the Fairgrounds attraction is a mile-and-a-half long drive track that guides you through a carefully curated series of holiday lights. New additions this year include four separate light tunnels, and non-profit and…

Santa Village Returns to Rheault Farm

The holiday wonderland draws hundreds of families every Christmas season.

November 30, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – One of the metro’s most charming Christmas attractions is back open for business. Santa Village at Rheault Farm returned for its opening day this Saturday, November 29. The annual event, put on by the Fargo Park District, gives families the chance to decorate cookies, take horse-drawn carriage rides, and, of course, speak with Saint Nick himself….

Food uncertainty drives more people to seek help on Thanksgiving

November 27, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Julia Sadee carries groceries she received at a free food pantry at The Arbors at McCormick Park housing complex in Fargo, North Dakota, on Nov. 18, 2025. Community meals and food pantries are seeing higher demand this year, even as federal food assistance payments resumed. (Photo by Dan Koeck/For the North Dakota Monitor)FARGO, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Days before…

Christkindlmarkt Returns for Eighth Installment

Folkways has made some upgrades to certain structures and features of the event.

November 23, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – One of Fargo’s enduring Christmas traditions has returned to Downtown for its eighth installment. Christkindlmarkt is back in the Civic Center, and Folkways says the event is bigger and better than ever. It began on Friday, November 21, and ran throughout this weekend. Folkways has completely rebuilt the sheds for the outdoor Christmas Village and installed…

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Are you ready for some Christmas music? TSO is coming to Fargo in December

September 8, 2025

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — There is no better time than now to get ready for Christmas concert season! Trans-Siberian Orchestra is coming to Fargo with its “Ghosts of Chrismas Eve: The Best of TSO And More” tour. There will be two shows on Tuesday, December 30 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. at FARGODOME. Tickets for both shows go on…

Faith United Hosts Tjugondag Knut Celebration

The event, known as Saint Knut's Day in more phonetically forgiving fashion, marks exactly 20 days since Christmas.

January 12, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

A pointed message from the Swedes 20 days after Christmas.FARGO, N.D. – Indecisive about when the best time is to take down your Christmas tree? Just ask the Swedes! Faith United Methodist Church on 19th Avenue North hosted an event today – a traditional Swedish festival day marking exactly 20 days after Christmas. It is colloquially known as Saint Knut’s…

Chocolate Prices Heat Up, Carol Widman’s Stays Cool

Co-owner Carol Widman herself says she doesn't see the price surge affecting business too much.

January 2, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The soaring price of cocoa has lead to big changes for chocolatiers around the world. Here in Fargo, though, it’s business as usual for one sweet shop, at least for now. “I think that we’ll be stable,” said co-owner of Carol Widman’s Candy Co. and member of the Widman chocolate dynasty, Carol Widman. “We go with…

Shoppers Rush To West Acres Mall For Last Minute Holiday Shopping

December 23, 2024

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s two days before Christmas and shoppers are running to do some last-minute shopping. Shops and stores and grocery stores all around the metro are packed with last-minute shoppers buying gifts and food. The season of giving has come fast for many of these shoppers. As the parking lot fills up at West Acres Mall with…

Holiday Baby: Newborns Get Photos In Christmas Stocking

December 20, 2024

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s a tradition that has taken place in the Sanford Family Birth Center for many years. Families have a chance for a photo op of their newborn babies in Christmas stockings. This year’s candidates had four girls and one baby boy in a festive line of red stockings sporting santa hats. Nurses at Sanford are always…

Salvation Army and American Crystal Sugar Assembled Over 900 Food Boxes

December 20, 2024

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Salvation Army teamed up with workers from American Crystal Sugar to assemble annual Christmas food boxes. Volunteers worked through the early hours of the morning to set up the line of food. There were mashed potatoes, corn, frosting, cake mix, bread, ham and turkey – you name it, it was there, and the assembly line…