local events

The Brainerd lakes area city celebrates the Fourth of July before a quick turnaround to prep for its signature event: Bean Hole Days.

Danish folk musician Kristian Bugge will join WB Reid to perform at the next Bemidji Contra Dance on May 16, 2026, in Solway.

After a lot of thought and consideration, Grand Rapids Riverfest will take a break this year. This pause reflects KAXE’s financial realities and the complexities of putting on an event of this scale.

The North Central Minnesota Farm & Antique Association's 41st Annual Threshing and Antique Show is Aug. 9 and 10 at the Blackberry Farm just east of Grand Rapids.

The prolific solo musician, producer and member of Bon Iver will be at Room 203 in Grand Rapids on May 9, 2025.

Applications for this year are open through May 30 to get financial help from the Bemidji nonprofit organization, which is also hosting a May 8 breakfast and auctioning off a 'She-Shed.'

From Bagley, Bemidji, Brainerd, Coleraine, Embarrass, Cook and Grand Rapids, small towns across Northern Minnesota are chock-full of events.

Itasca Orchestra Strings program director Pedro Oviedo and Itasca Choral Society artistic director Adam Gieber discuss their effort to combine music and film for a piece highlighting the atrocities of war.

It's the first weekend of May and there’s tons going on! KAXE Producer Jennifer Barr has rounded up some fun things to check out across northern Minnesota.

Prom with a Purpose was a new event organized by student council members at Grand Rapids, Greenway, and Deer River High Schools for neurodivergent students in the area.