The Blanden Memorial Art Museum’s Art Festival will return on Saturday with a day full of activities on the museum grounds. The festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 920 Third Ave. S. The festival will feature several artist vendors, such as Lisa Glazer, Denny Dunbar, Jill ...
The Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge will open its 2026 summer season on Sunday evening at the Karl L. King Band Shell in Oleson Park. Concert time is 7:30 p.m., and will be preceded by an ice cream social for a freewill donation, served by the Southeast Valley Fine Arts Boosters starting around 6:30 pm. People attending these concerts are reminded to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets, since no public seating is provided. These concerts are free to all, and are provided as a public serice by the City of Fort Dodge. Directing the band again this season will be Dan Cassady ...
The Wild West antics of Pistol Packin’ Paula and comedians who breathe fire will join the fun at this year’s Frontier Days. Live music, including the 1950s tunes of Richie Lee and the bluegrass sounds of Mabel’s Porch, will also be part of Frontier Days. And all the traditional ...
The months of June and July will be busy ones for the Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge, as the band members come back together again to perform each Sunday evening at Oleson Park, beginning June 7 and continuing through July 26. All concerts start at 7:30 p.m, and there is no ...
An opportunity four years and growing has led to a unique exhibition at the Blanden Memorial Art Museum. “It started out as a small meeting of a few artists,” Museum Director Eric Anderson said of the Collective that meets each Saturday morning. “From those roots, it has grown ...
The Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge will perform at 10 a.m. Monday at the annual Memorial Day ceremonies at the Terry Moehnke Veterans Memorial Park on the northwest corner of the Kennedy Park/Badger Lake complex, 1386 National Ave. Parking and shuttle bus service will be available this year, picking up people parked at the Community Orchard, beginning at 9 a.m., and running continuously. People are strongly advised to take advantage of this free shuttle service, since parking is very limited at the Veterans Memorial Park. People attending this ceremony may even want to ...
