VISIT FARGO-MOORHEAD Archives

Visit Fargo-Moorhead Hosts Annual Luncheon, Awards Ceremony

This was the first annual luncheon for new CEO Shirley Hughes since she took over for the departing Charley Johnson in September of 2025.

February 19, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Business owners, community organizers, and, of course, the leadership of Visit Fargo-Moorhead filled the Avalon Events Center on the afternoon of February 19. There was a lot to champion regarding tourism in 2025 and its impacts on the local economy. At the helm for her first-ever annual awards luncheon was the new CEO of Visit Fargo-Moorhead,…

Moorhead to host 10th and final Frostival on January 31

January 13, 2026

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The 10th and final Frostival is planned to be held on Saturday, January 31 in Moorhead. To honor the final time the event will be held, all Frostival programming will take place in Moorhead and Viking Ship Park will serve as the home base. It was started by Visit Fargo-Moorhead as a way to get people…

Charley Johnson Officially Announces New Visit F M Ceo

Charley Johnson officially presents new Visit F-M CEO

September 10, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — For the past thirteen years, Charley Johnson was the Chief Executive Officer of Visit Fargo-Moorhead. Starting next week, he will finish that journey. “I think it’s going to be wonderful, it’ll be a big change for me to not go to work every day. But it’s probably about time you know. You get to a certain…

Former CVB employee returns to Fargo after nearly 30 years as its CEO

September 2, 2025

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – A former employee of what was known as the Convention and Visitors Bureau has been hired to replace Charley Johnson as Chief Executive Officer of Visit Fargo-Moorhead. Shirley Hughes will succeed Johnson, who’s retiring next week after heading the agency the past 13 years. Hughes has worked in marketing, organizational growth and brand development in travel,…

Plains Art Museum Hosts Annual Indigenous Art Fair

May 10, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Plains Art Museum and Visit Fargo Moorhead hosted their annual Indigenous Art Fair on Saturday. The event invited forty Indigenous makers from the Midwest and across the nation. From paintings, jewelry, blankets, dreamcatchers, and other indigenous crafts. Each vendor showcased their home roots within each of their pieces with high-level contemporary and traditional Indigenous art….

Longtime leader of Visit Fargo-Moorhead is retiring

March 11, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Change is coming to the leadership of Visit Fargo-Moorhead. Charley Johnson is retiring in August as president and chief executive officer of what was called the FM Convention and Visitors Bureau in August. A national search will be launched for his replacement. He was hired 13 years ago after decades in radio and television. Johnson says…

8th Annual Frostival Festival Begins In The FM Area

January 31, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s the eighth annual Frostival festival in the FM metro area. This year’s Frostival has nine days full of activities ranging from coloring, hot cocoa, hockey, and more. Those events can obviously take place either indoors and outdoors – so they’ll keep you enjoying the winter weather that is set to get chillier over the coming…

Visit Fargo-Moorhead encouraging voters to approve proposed conference center

October 30, 2024

Alex Bertsch,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Visit Fargo-Moorhead has been working to encourage potential visitors to bring their events to the city, and after Election Day they may have a new attraction. “If we had a larger space and could do more meetings, I don’t think it would take us more than three or four years to double the amount of visitor…

Presentation Planned To Give Overview of Proposed Fargo Convention Center

October 15, 2024

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A presentation is planned later this month to give an overview of the proposed new convention center in Fargo. Voters will decide whether to approve a doubling of the city’s lodging tax from 3% to 6% for 25 years to pay for the center. Last December, a special election to fund Fargodome upgrades and a new…