Snow day in Fargo

Indoor and warm

Burn energy somewhere with a roof.

• Fargo Parks Sports Center indoor playground

  $Ages 6 months–12 (areas for 6–23 months and 2–5)Fargo

  $5 per child, adults and kids under 12 months free, no reservation. Winter hours Mon–Fri 7 a.m.–8 p.m., Sat–Sun 8 a.m.–6 p.m.

  Source: Fargo Parks Sports Center · checked Nov 1, 2026

• Rustad Recreation Center indoor playground

  $Ages Kids (under 2 free)West Fargo

  $5 per active user, 10-visit punch card $40. Fall/winter playground hours: Mon–Thu 9 a.m.–9 p.m., Fri 9–8, Sat 9–6, Sun 9–3. Free indoor walking track for the grown-ups.

  Source: West Fargo Park District · checked Nov 1, 2026

• Skate City public skating

  $All ages (skate trainers for 10 and under)Fargo

  $8 per 2-hour session plus $5 skate rental (before tax). Themed and glow skates through the year; check the skating-hours calendar.

  Source: Skate City Fargo · checked Nov 1, 2026

• Sky Zone Little Leapers

  $$Ages 7 and underFargo

  Toddler jump time: $12, adults jump free, SkySocks extra, waiver required for everyone who enters.

  Source: Sky Zone Fargo · checked Nov 1, 2026

• Saturday Open Swim, Fargo South High pool

  $All agesFargo

  Heated indoor pool, Saturdays 1–5 p.m. Youth $4.25, adults $5.25, family $10.50.

  Source: Fargo Parks · checked Nov 1, 2026

Indoor ice

Skating without the wind chill.

• Open skate at Fargo Parks Sports Center

  $All agesFargo

  Public skating on the IcePlex, $5 per visit (10-visit punch card $45). Times change week to week; check the open-play calendar.

  Source: Fargo Parks Sports Center · checked Nov 1, 2026

• Open skate at Moorhead Sports Center

  $All agesMoorhead

  $5 per skater, $10 per family, $2 skate rental. 2026–27 hours are listed as TBD, so check the schedule or call 218-284-2287.

  Source: Moorhead Parks & Recreation · checked Nov 1, 2026

Quieter indoor outings

• Plains Art Museum + Kid Quest

  FreeAll agesFargo

  Always-free admission, open daily (Thursdays until 9). Kid Quest, free hands-on art for families, is the first Saturday of the month, October through April.

  Source: Plains Art Museum · checked Nov 1, 2026

• Hjemkomst Center: the Viking ship

  $All ages (under 5 free)Moorhead

  A 76-foot Viking ship replica and a stave church, indoors. Mon–Sat 9–5, Sun 12–5. Youth 5–17 $8, adults $12. Free Tuesday evenings 5–8 p.m.

  Source: Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County · checked Nov 1, 2026

• Fargo Air Museum

  $$All ages (4 and under free)Fargo

  Two hangars of aircraft, most still flyable. Tue–Sat 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Adults $15, kids 5–11 $10. Youth aviation camps on some Saturdays.

  Source: Fargo Air Museum · checked Nov 1, 2026

• MSUM Planetarium public shows

  $All ages (Sky Safari: 5 and under)Moorhead

  Family-friendly dome shows year-round, including a Sky Safari series for little kids. Shows and prices are on the Moorhead Box Office page.

  Source: Minnesota State University Moorhead · checked Nov 1, 2026

If you're going out in it

Sledding hills and outdoor rinks. Fargo's hills and the Broadway Square rink close at -10° or -30° wind chill.

• Edgewood Chalet sledding hill

  FreeAll agesFargo

  In season: weekdays 4–8 p.m., weekends noon–8 p.m.

  Fargo Parks' hill at Edgewood golf course lends sleds at no charge, and the old clubhouse is a warming house with a fireplace and a snack bar. Rules: no metal saucers, toboggans or metal-runner sleds, no jumps, four sleds per group.

  Source: Fargo Parks · checked Nov 2, 2026

• Mickelson sledding hill

  FreeAll agesFargo

  In season: weekdays 4–8 p.m., weekends noon–8 p.m.

  Fargo's other sledding hill, by the Mickelson Park softball fields. Borrowed sleds need a photo ID, returned when the sled is. Hills close early at -10° or -30° wind chill.

  Source: Fargo Parks · checked Nov 2, 2026

• Moorhead sledding hills

  Free to useAll agesMoorhead

  Once there's snow

  Kid-friendly hills at Horn Park, Riverview Estates Park, Romkey Park, Woodlawn Park, Village Green Sixth Park and Viking Ship Park (the hill built for Frostival).

  Source: City of Moorhead Parks & Rec · checked Nov 2, 2026

• West Fargo's five free sledding hills

  FreeAll agesWest Fargo

  When there's snow

  Rendezvous Park (1055 32nd Ave W) and Maplewood Park (1504 17th Ave E) have warming houses; Rivers Bend (2548 1st St E), West River (7th Ave & 8th St W) and Goldenwood (1330 5th St NW) don't.

  Source: West Fargo Park District · checked Nov 2, 2026

• SCHEELS Skating Rink at Broadway Square

  Rentals $5All agesFargo

  Late Nov–March · Skate Shack Mon–Fri 4–8 p.m., Sat–Sun noon–8 p.m.

  Downtown's outdoor rink at 201 Broadway N. The Skate Shack rents adult skates (and a limited supply of junior and youth sizes) for $5 with a photo ID or your shoes as a deposit, and sells grab-and-go snacks. Closed Dec. 24–25 and at -10° or -30° wind chill.

  Source: Fargo Parks / Broadway Square · checked Nov 2, 2026

• Fargo Parks outdoor rinks and warming houses

  FreeAll agesFargo

  Warming houses Mon–Fri 4–8 p.m., Sat–Sun noon–8 p.m.

  Neighborhood rinks at 16 parks, including Bennett, Centennial, Clara Barton, Horace Mann, Jefferson, Kennedy, Lemke, Lincoln, Longfellow, Roosevelt and Westgate. Staffed warming houses at Longfellow, Roosevelt, Centennial, Clara Barton and Kennedy. Lights go off at 8. Closed Dec. 24–25; noon–8 Dec. 26–Jan. 2.

  Source: Fargo Parks · checked Nov 2, 2026

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