Live Entertainment in Fargo

FARGODOME presents major touring concerts and NDSU Bison football, the largest indoor entertainment venue in North Dakota.

The Fargo Theatre is a beautifully preserved 1926 art deco cinema and performance venue in downtown Fargo — the region's most storied entertainment space. Now a performing arts center hosting live concerts, film screenings, and comedy shows, it serves Fargo-Moorhead's growing entertainment market and gaming visitors to the area's tribal casinos on both the North Dakota and Minnesota sides.

Fargo Theatre is North Dakota's most beautifully preserved historic movie palace — a 1926 downtown Fargo theater whose extraordinary Art Deco exterior and intimate interior create an entertainment atmosphere of genuine Great Plains theatrical heritage. The Fargo Film Festival and the theater's remarkable programming of independent films and special events create a cultural institution of considerable North Dakota entertainment historical significance.

Fargo Theatre is a restored 1926 movie palace with a distinctive marquee, presenting film screenings and touring concerts in downtown Fargo.

FargoDome is home to the North Dakota State Bison football team — the most dynastically successful program in college football history with nine FCS national championships. The Bison's extraordinary dominance (they won seven championships in eight years), the FargoDome's remarkable atmosphere, and North Dakota's passionate football community create game-day experiences of unparalleled FCS athletic significance.

Fargodome is Fargo's 18,700-capacity multi-purpose venue and the primary large-scale entertainment facility for the entire Northern Plains region. A fixture for NDSU Bison football and international country and rock touring acts, the Fargodome consistently punches above its market size by selling out major national tours that stop in Fargo as the only viable arena market between Minneapolis and Bismarck. It serves as the entertainment anchor for the Fargo-Moorhead metro's gaming visitors.

FargoDome is North Dakota's most important entertainment venue — a 25,000-capacity Fargo dome presenting major concerts, North Dakota State University football, and the most important large-scale entertainment events in the northern plains. NDSU's extraordinary FCS football dynasty (nine national championships in 11 years, the most dominant run in college football history) creates sporting events of remarkable Great Plains significance.

NDSU's Festival Concert Hall and performing arts facilities present outstanding concerts, theatrical productions, and cultural events for North Dakota's largest university. NDSU's remarkable academic programs (it has one of the most outstanding engineering, agriculture, and pharmacy programs in the Great Plains) and its consistent success in performing arts create a university arts program of considerable North Dakota cultural significance.

Scheels Arena is Fargo's premier indoor entertainment venue — a 5,500-capacity arena presenting Fargo Force USHL hockey games, concerts, and family entertainment for the Fargo-Moorhead metro area. As the primary large-format entertainment venue in North Dakota's largest metropolitan area, Scheels Arena serves a regional entertainment market extending from the Minnesota border to western North Dakota.

The Aquarium in downtown Fargo presents touring indie and rock acts above the Front Street Taproom, a fixture of the city's independent music scene.