Four North Dakota Events Outside of BisMan This Weekend

This fair is going on through Sunday and has a little bit of everything. The event includes a carnival, a ranch rodeo, petting zoo, beer gardens, food vendors, a demolition derby, "Daryl's Racing Pigs," Junior points Livestock Show, a 5K Run and more. Any fair that advertises racing pigs is well worth making a trip for. The event takes place on the Pierce County Fairgrounds and admission is free for all.

The fair goes through the end of Saturday night with a hefty schedule of events. There's a Murphy Brothers Carnival, agriculture exhibits, and live music, which features performances from Redline and IV Play on Friday and Saturday night, respectively. Gate passes for all days are $12. The fair takes place on the Stutsman County Fairgrounds.

In another area of the Stutsman County Fairgrounds, but separate from the fair itself is the James River Rodeo. The rodeo begins at 6:30 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday nights. A highlight for this rodeo will be the oldest bull-riding competitor, Dan Pahl of Edgeley, ND.

This will be the first weekend of this musical comedy's production as an eclectic group of tweens "candidly disclose hilarious and touching stories from their home lives," as they try to spell their way through multiple harsh words and hope they don't hear the dreaded elimination bell. The performances will take place over the course of the next three weekends at the Empire Arts Center at 415 Demers Avenue. Tickets range from $17 to $22.