Enjoy fall festivities in North Dakota Posted on 9/11/2009
For more information, contact: Sara Otte Coleman, Director, Tourism Division North Dakota Department of Commerce 701-328-2525
Enjoy fall festivities in North Dakota Late September is festival time in North Dakota. Visitors will find festivals celebrating pumpkins, apples, arts and crafts and the old-fashioned steam thresher harvest. Get lost in a corn maze or at the amazing Norsk Hostfest. To find more information about these annual events, or for a complete list of activities, go to NDtourism.com or call 800-435-5663 or 701-328-2525
Pumpkin Art Fest Cavalier September 18
Cavalier comes alive with fall colors and creative ideas with an emphasis on the Halloween season. Events include sidewalk chalk art gallery and a pumpkin decorating contest. 701-265-8188
36th Annual Downtowners Street Fair Downtown Bismarck September 18-19
This event heralds the arrival of fall with more than 180 vendors lining seven downtown blocks. Fabulous food and fun and many wonderful and unique shops. You never know what treasures you may take home. www.downtownbismarck.com; 701-223-1985
31st Annual Fullerton Steam Thresher's Show Fullerton September 18-19
Step back in time to see steam threshing, a sawmill, blacksmith shop, pioneer kitchen, hay rides and wood carving. Beef and pork barbecue, entertainment, quilt show and historic www.tournd.com; 701-375-7521
Kroll's Diner Bismarck Marathon Bismarck September 19
It's a marathon made for personal records, flat and fast and held in the scenic Missouri River Valley. The event includes full and half marathons, marathon relay and 5-K runs and walks. www.bismarckmarathon.com/; 701-220-9162
Fall Festival Rheault Farm, Fargo September 19-20, 26-27
Celebrate fall and all its beauty. There will be fall crafts, carnival games, straw bale maze, pumpkin patch, barrel train rides and much more. www.fargoparks.com; 701-241-8160
Corn Maize Mandan, South on HWY 1806 September 19-October 25
Get lost! But only for a few hours as you work your way through the amazing cornfield maze. Maize is located south of Mandan, off of Highway 1806. www.cornfieldmaze.com; 701-471-3318
Roughrider Rodeo Association Finals Burkick Arena, Devils Lake September 25-27
The action is intense as North Dakota rodeo cowboys and cowgirls battle it out for year-end titles and more than $22,000 in prize money. Three weekend performances. www.devilslakend.com; 701-662-4903
Natural World of the Confluence Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center, Williston September 26
6th Annual Giant Pumpkin Festival Walhalla September 26
Giant pumpkin contest, farmers' market, games, pumpkin carving and more. Home of the largest pumpkin in North Dakota. 701-549-3939
Applefest Citywide and Dickey County Fairgrounds, Ellendale September 26-27
Pancake breakfast is followed by an entire day of events, including parade, art exhibit and craft sales, pie auction, bingo, bed races, music, paintball tournament and more. www.ellendalend.com; 701-349-4103
Sheyenne Valley Arts and Crafts Fall Festival Fort Ransom September 26-27
More than 150 vendors set up booths in the town of Fort Ransom for two days. There is also an art show and demonstrations. Free parking with shuttle rides to shopping areas. Music entertainment, food court, local fall scenery. www.svaca.org; 701-973-4461
Slope County Fair Amidon September 28-30
Exhibits, rodeo, pork barbecue, livestock show and sale, rib cook-off games and a free stage. Come and enjoy an old-time fair. 701-879-6270
Norsk Hostfest North Dakota State Fairgrounds, Minot September 29-October 3
Norsk Høstfest celebrates the heritage and culture of the five Nordic countries with ethnic cuisine, crafts and world-class entertainment. It is the nation's largest Scandinavian Festival. www.hostfest.com; 701-852-2368
These are just a few of North Dakota activities and events taking place in late September. For more information, go to NDtourism.com or phone 701-328-2525 or 800-435-5663.
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