Friday, Nov. 13, to Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026
The Motortown All-Stars bring "A Motown Christmas" to the Bismarck Event Center on Friday, and Midwest comedian Charlie Berens plays the same arena Saturday night. In between, DanceWorX stages "Cinderella" at the Belle Mehus, Bismarck State College closes "Into the Woods" and the University of Mary football team hosts Bemidji State on Senior Day.
Mandan and Morton County
Friday
- University of Mary hockey vs. Jamestown, Schwan Cadillac Rink at Starion Sports Complex, Mandan, 7 p.m. The Marauders host the eighth-ranked Jimmies in a nonconference game, then make the trip to Jamestown for the rematch Saturday.
Saturday
- Special Olympics North Dakota Young Athletes Learn to Play, Mandan Little Learners PlayLab, 701 Fifth St. SW, Mandan. Registration and welcome start at 9:30 a.m., with the clinic from 10 to 11 a.m. Children of all abilities ages 2 to 7 practice new sport skills. Preregistration is required.
Bismarck and Lincoln
Friday
- Scheels Ice Fest, Bismarck Scheels, Kirkwood Mall, 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Ice anglers can talk gear with vendors and local outfitters and enter giveaways ahead of the hard-water season.
- Pre-Thanksgiving Vendor Show, Gateway Mall, 2700 State St., Bismarck, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Local vendors set up for an early start on Christmas shopping.
- "Cinderella", Belle Mehus Auditorium, Bismarck, 6 p.m. DanceWorX tells the fairy tale in dance over four shows: 6 p.m. Friday, 1 and 6 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
- Annual Solheim Family Art Night, Theo Art School, 325 Munich Drive, Bismarck, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. A family evening of art making for ages 5 and up, $10 per person with registration.
- "A Motown Christmas", Bismarck Event Center, 315 S. Fifth St. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. The Motortown All-Stars, singers drawn from the ranks of the Miracles, the Contours and other Motown acts, play the Temptations, Four Tops and Supremes hits alongside holiday standards, backed by a Detroit band with live brass.
- "Into the Woods", ATC Live Event Venue, Bismarck State College, 7:30 p.m. The Sondheim musical wraps its second and final weekend Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The college asks that tickets be bought in advance.
Saturday
- Little Kids, Big World: Planets, North Dakota Heritage Center and State Museum, 612 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. Free. Toddlers and preschoolers learn about Earth's neighbors and make an outer space picture. Meet at the west entrance information desk.
- Accordion Sketchbook Workshop with Doreen Yantzer, Bismarck Art and Galleries Association, 422 E. Front Ave., Bismarck, 10 a.m. to noon. $35 for members and $40 for nonmembers, supplies included. Make and bind a watercolor accordion sketchbook and design its covers with acrylic and mica inks. Registration is online.
- Parent-Infant Singing Project, Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library Story Room, 515 N. Fifth St., 10:30 to 11 a.m. Dakota Pro Musica leads parents and babies through lullabies, rhythms and rhymes, and parents leave with songs to use at home. No registration needed.
- University of Mary football vs. Bemidji State, MDU Resources Community Bowl, Bismarck, 1 p.m. The Marauders close the home schedule with Senior Day and Military Appreciation.
- Teen Video Game Tournament: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Teen HQ, Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library, 1 to 3 p.m. Arrive by 1 p.m. to get into the bracket. Prizes are awarded.
- Lights, Sound, Scene! Tech Workshop, Dakota Stage, 412 E. Main Ave., Bismarck, 1 to 3 p.m. Free for ages 16 and up. Zach Turner teaches stage lighting and sound in a two-part class that continues Nov. 21, with both sessions required. Space is limited to six people, so register first.
- Fibers and Friends, Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site, 320 E. Avenue B, Bismarck, 1 to 4 p.m. Free. Bring your knitting, crochet or other fiber project to work on over cookies and coffee in the old mansion. All ages are welcome; children need an adult with them.
- Charlie Berens: The Lost and Found Tour, Bismarck Event Center. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Ages 18 and up. The creator of "The Manitowoc Minute" brings his Midwest humor to town.
Sunday
- "Cinderella" matinee, Belle Mehus Auditorium, Bismarck, 1 p.m.
- See Yourself in STEM, Innovation Space, North Dakota's Gateway to Science, 1600 Canary Ave., Bismarck, 1 to 3 p.m. Included with gallery admission. Built with eighth-grade girls in mind but open to all visitors, the afternoon pairs hands-on activities with women working in science and engineering careers. The first 50 students get a free take-home STEM kit.
- "Into the Woods" closing matinee, ATC Live Event Venue, Bismarck State College, 2:30 p.m.
Coming up
The NDHSAA volleyball state tournament fills the Bismarck Event Center Nov. 19 to 21, and the Bismarck Bobcats return home Nov. 20 and 21 against the St. Cloud Norsemen.
