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Moorhead’s Historic Dairy Queen raises over $47,000 for Sanford Children’s Hospital

The money was gathered during the month of July, which culminated in Miracle Treat Day on July 31.

September 4, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The numbers are in from Miracle Treat Day at the Historic Moorhead Dairy Queen. During the month of July, the Dairy Queen raised money for the Sanford Children’s Hospital, with the main celebration coming at the end of the month on July 31. Dairy Queen owners Diane and Troy DeLeon issued a release today, thanking the…

Moorhead Dairy Queen Celebrates Annual March 1st Re-Opening

The day has been officially commemorated by the city of Moorhead as "Dairy Queen Day," so the tradition isn't likely to change anytime soon.

March 2, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Though temperatures barely peaked above 20 degrees, a loyal line of customers would not be dissuaded from getting their Dairy Queen fix as soon as the windows flew open at 10 A.M. “We always think of this every year,” laughed co-owner Troy DeLeon. “Are they going to come back? Do people remember? And they do. It’s…

Moorhead Dairy Queen’s “Miracle Maker” event gives back to Sanford Children’s Hospital

April 16, 2024

Alison Voorhees,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — To celebrate 75 years in business, the Historic Moorhead Dairy Queen wants to raise $75,000. It’s part of their Miracle Maker event that starts this week and runs through July 25th. The money raised will go towards the Children’s Hospital at Sanford. The store’s owners are challenging 75 people to purchase bundles of 100 small blizzard…

LIVE: Historic Moorhead Dairy Queen Kicks Off 75th Anniversary By Opening In February For 1st Time

One iconic Moorhead ice cream shop is kicking a major anniversary by doing something it's never done before

February 29, 2024

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – One iconic Moorhead ice cream shop is kicking a major anniversary by doing something it’s never done before. For the first time in memory, the Historic Moorhead Dairy Queen is opening in February. They are hosting a “soft serve” opening party on Thursday, February 29th from 7 to 10 p.m. The Dairy Queen is giving…

Historic Moorhead Dairy Queen kicks off 74th season amidst snowy conditions

It's March and the madness has begun. The Historic Moorhead Dairy Queen has officially opened and the F-M community is coming out in droves.

March 1, 2023

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Customers are braving extreme winter conditions at the Historic Dairy Queen on the corner of Main Avenue and 8th Street in Moorhead for its season opener. “With the divisiveness that’s in our culture, we can all rally around one thing and that is ice cream. How Midwestern is this? The opening day of the Dairy Queen….

Historic Moorhead Dairy Queen opens for its 73rd season

People in the FM area line up for Blizzards and other sweet treats at the birthplace of the DQ dilly bar.

March 1, 2022

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Is Spring in the air? The iconic Moorhead Dairy Queen along Main Avenue opens for the season. People in the F-M area line up for Blizzards and other sweet treats at the birthplace of the DQ dilly bar. Customers say it feels like the unofficial welcome to spring when the family owned Dairy Queen opens its…

Moorhead Dairy Queen, Tastee Freez prepare for season opening

Both locations will open for the new season on March 1st

February 26, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — March 1st is a day many around the city of Moorhead look forward to all winter. It marks the season opening of the Moorhead Dairy Queen. For the past two weeks, staff has been hard at work prepping for Sunday’s opening. “We start with making all the dilly bars and the novelty treats – dilly bars, buster…