Fort Dodge is quickly becoming known for offering music lovers a variety of concerts especially during the summer months. This summer, grab a lawn chair, enjoy the music and support the organizations providing entertainment to our community. Here is a brief listing of the concerts happening in Fort Dodge.
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Added by Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau on July 9, 2010 at 2:00am —
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Mark your calendars for a very special opportunity coming to Fort Dodge. On July 6-8, the Fort Dodge Regional Airport has the opportunity to host the World War II B-17G Flying Fortress Bomber, “Sentimental Journey”. The bomber will be displayed to visitors from 12-8 p.m. at the airport. For those adventure minded individuals, bomber rides are available for a $425 donation to
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Added by Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau on June 25, 2010 at 2:30pm —
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If you have an event you would like to place on the CVB’s upcoming events calendar. Submit event information on-line at www.fortdodgecvb.com or call (515) 573-4282.
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Added by Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau on March 30, 2010 at 11:30am —
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I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Fort Dodge Baseball Association for securing the Minnesota Twins, 2010 Play Ball! MinnesotaYouth Clinic for April 10th, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rogers Sports Complex. This free baseball and softball clinic will provide an opportunity for boys and girls from the region to enhance thei
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Added by Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau on March 17, 2010 at 11:56am —
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. Here a few events for you to enjoy in March.
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Added by Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau on March 10, 2010 at 1:00am —
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Recently, it has come to my attention that we have a number of Fort Dodge residents that have been meeting to decide the future of Frontier Days. This group wants to continue the Frontier Days tradition by organizing the 2010 event. After two years of very poor weather, Frontier Days is in serious need of reorganization and increased volunteer and
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Added by Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau on February 22, 2010 at 2:23pm —
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The Webster County Cultural Diversity Team has applied for a Pepsi Refresh Grant to fund the creation of our community garden, but there’s a twist. All grants are awarded based solely on popular vote!
One vote per day is allowed from each computer during the month of February. At the end of the voting period, the top ten vote-getters will receive the grant money.
Please take the time to create and account and vote for our community garden project. The Refresh Project will not share or use your…
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Added by Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau on February 3, 2010 at 3:00pm —
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Here are some great events taking place in February to shake away those winter blues. If you have an event you would like to place on the CVB’s upcoming events calendar. Submit event information on-line at
www.fortdodgecvb.com or call (515) 573-4282. Here a few events for you to enjoy in February.
* Hospice Ball will be held at the Best Western Starlite Village on February 6 at 6 p.m.
* Iowa State USBC Womens Bowling Association Tournament will be coming…
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Added by Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau on January 27, 2010 at 7:00am —
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The Iowa State USBC Women’s Bowling Association 4th Annual State Championship Tournament is being held in Fort Dodge from February 6th -May 16th. They will also be holding their annual meeting on April 9-11. This tournament and annual meeting may bring as many as 5,000 women bowlers and their families to our community. This tournament is happening at a great time of the year for our hotels and motels. Typically, February and March are pretty slow on the week-ends. This tournament will definitely…
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Added by Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau on January 14, 2010 at 2:19pm —
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Happy New Year!! The Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau staff and board would like to wish you a healthy, happy and prosperous 2010. If you have an event you would like to place on the CVB’s upcoming events calendar. Submit event information on-line at
www.fortdodgecvb.com or call (515) 573-4282. Here are some upcoming events for you to enjoy.
•Winter Flea Market at the Webster County Fairgrounds on January 16-17.
•Iowa Falconers Association Field…
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Added by Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau on January 1, 2010 at 10:00am —
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As I look back on 2009, I wanted to remind everyone about a couple of organizations that do a nice job of helping add recreational opportunities to our community and hosting visitors year round. It is their commitment to programming that helps the community economically, as well as recreationally.
Many residents probably don’t realize how strong of an attraction the Webster County Fairgrounds is. This facility is the site of a tremendous amount and variety of special events in our community. Ev…
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Added by Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau on December 16, 2009 at 10:15am —
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Don’t miss out on these great holiday events happening in December. If you have an event you would like to place on the CVB’s upcoming events calendar either submit event information on-line at
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Added by Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau on November 27, 2009 at 7:30am —
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Every year our local hotels and motels re-invest in their facilities to update, make friendlier and provide a better experience for their guests. This continual re-investment is instrumental in keeping guests happy when they come to town. Here are some of the improvements that our hotels and motels made in 2009.
The AmericInn Lodge and Suites turned a meeting room into a 1970's retro style Beer and Wine Bar named Planet 70. They serve beer and wine, some non-alcoholic beverages and pizzas out o…
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Added by Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau on November 19, 2009 at 10:39am —
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If you have an event you would like to place on the CVB’s upcoming events calendar either submit event information on-line at
www.fortdodgecvb.com or call (515) 573-4282.
• Lizard Creek Blues Society Concert at the Best Western Starlite Village on Nov. 11.
• Mid Iowa Development Conference at the Best Western Starlite Village on Nov. 12 at 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Fort Dodge Annual 9-Ball Tournament will be held at Billiards & Spirits on Nov. 13 at 6:30 p.m.…
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Added by Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau on November 10, 2009 at 9:04am —
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The Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight is moving quickly towards the May 1, 2010 flight for World War II veterans going to Washington, D.C. to see the WWII National Monument. Many WWII veterans have not had the opportunity to see their memorial and many WWII veterans are between 85 and 95 years old. It is imperative to provide these flights to as many of these veterans as possible. WWII veterans participate in these flights, free of charge as a way their community can honor their military service. W…
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Added by Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau on October 16, 2009 at 10:44am —
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Many of you have heard about the North Central Iowa Regional Sports Authority District of Hamilton, Humboldt and Webster Counties. This organization is a partnership between the Fort Dodge CVB and individuals from Hamilton, Humboldt and Webster counties to promote and attract amateur and youth sporting events to the three counties. For the third year in a row this partnership was chosen as one of ten regional sports authority districts in Iowa. Along with the distinction of being a regional spor…
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Added by Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau on October 13, 2009 at 3:34pm —
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As our name implies we are always interested in the various conferences and conventions that take place in our community. We are happy to report that Fort Dodge hosts several small to medium sized conferences every year. Recently an organizer of a conference that will be held in Fort Dodge came to talk with me. The Mid Iowa Growth Partnership is currently preparing for their 2009 Mid Iowa Development Conference, “Potential In Motion.” I thought this might be something that others might be intere…
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Added by Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau on September 22, 2009 at 10:04am —
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Enjoy the gorgeous fall weather with these events happening in Fort Dodge.
•Bruce Sommerfield Memorial Race-Sept. 25-26- 5-10 p.m.-Mineral City Speedway
•W.C. Endurocross-Sept. 26- Webster County Fairgrounds
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Added by Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau on September 17, 2009 at 10:00am —
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The Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight has been formed to transport World War II veterans to visit their memorial in Washington D.C. This organization will serve World War II veterans in Webster, Greene, Calhoun, Pocahontas, Humboldt, Wright and Hamilton Counties. The Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight is part of the Honor Flight Network. This national organization is located in Springfield, Ohio and was started in 2005. Since its inception, honor flights in thirty states will have taken 25,000 World Wa…
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Added by Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau on September 9, 2009 at 3:02pm —
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The Blood Center of Iowa, WHO Channel 13, Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau, Hy Vee, Hickory House and Fort Dodge Area Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring a Blood-Typing and Donor Pledge Drive. Frontier Communications will also be sponsoring a The Great Food Drive. These two drives will benefit our community and include a fun twist: We want to see who will have the most participants – Iowa Hawkeye Fans or Iowa State Cyclone Fans! And even if you aren’t a football fan, you can still help w…
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Added by Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau on September 4, 2009 at 2:15pm —
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