6:30 p.m. Doors open for the Bourbon & Chocolate party in the Holmes Ballroom (included with ticket). 8:00 p.m. Listening Room Experience begins in the Theatre.

A night for boys 3-12 and their special gal! Bring your mom, grandma, or special friend for games, crafts, food & more!

The Vern Turner Memorial Bonspiel is a large Annual 3 Day curling tournament that attracts top teams from across the region. The tournament features a very festive atmosphere in the clubhouse that contributes the overall experience of the event. If you’ve never seen curling or are interested in the sport, come out and watch for a while, even if you’re not playing!

Yeehaw! A dream come true event for sweethearts (ages 2-12) and their dads, grandfathers, or special friends. Line dance your boots to the Historic Holmes Theatre for a night of music, dancing, food, and activities any cowgirl will love! Ticket prices go up on January 31st. Get your early bird tickets today at dlccc.org/holmes-theatre or calling 218-844-7469

Come join the fun and walk or run the Freeze Your Buns 5k. The race will start at the DLCCC Parking lot, move south on Summit to West Lake drive, head west to Legion Road, down past Snappy park, turn east on Willow Street, turn north on Rossman Ave to Holmes street and then head back to the DLCCC parking on Summit Ave.

The Vern Turner Memorial Bonspiel is a large Annual 3 Day curling tournament that attracts top teams from across the region. The tournament features a very festive atmosphere in the clubhouse that contributes the overall experience of the event. If you’ve never seen curling or are interested in the sport, come out and watch for a while, even if you’re not playing!

The 14th Annual Poles N’ Holes Fishing Derby will offer more ticket options, new food options, places to warm up and enjoy vendor displays, games, and fun! Awards & Post Party afterwards at 3:30PM at the Holiday Inn

The Historic Holmes Theatre will be hosting a Poler Fest art show in the Foltz trucking lounge from February 10th to the 22nd. These are dazzling examples of art done by local members of our Holmes Artist Collective. Works will be for sale, and there will be a closing reception on February 22nd. Gallery hours are as follows: Monday-Friday open 9am-5pm Saturday-Sunday open 1pm-8pm Closing reception on February 22nd is from 1-2:30 in the Foltz trucking lounge. Snacks will be provided, and is open to the public!

Cool Kites on the Lake happens each February during the Detroit Lakes Polar Fest — Giant kites take the lake as professional kite flyers bring their spectacular giant kites to color the skies. Kites range in size from 10 to 100 feet! On Little Detroit Lake near West Lake Drive in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.

The Vern Turner Memorial Bonspiel is a large Annual 3 Day curling tournament that attracts top teams from across the region. The tournament features a very festive atmosphere in the clubhouse that contributes the overall experience of the event. If you’ve never seen curling or are interested in the sport, come out and watch for a while, even if you’re not playing!

The Historic Holmes Theatre will be hosting a Poler Fest art show in the Foltz trucking lounge from February 10th to the 22nd. These are dazzling examples of art done by local members of our Holmes Artist Collective. Works will be for sale, and there will be a closing reception on February 22nd. Gallery hours are as follows: Monday-Friday open 9am-5pm Saturday-Sunday open 1pm-8pm Closing reception on February 22nd is from 1-2:30 in the Foltz trucking lounge. Snacks will be provided, and is open to the public!

Join us for a night of tubing and competitive fun at Detroit Mountain! Practice runs from 5 PM to 6:15 PM! Race begins at 6:30 PM! Who: Business teams, families or groups of 4 people! PRIZES: Prizes will be given to top three finishers and best team costume!

The Historic Holmes Theatre will be hosting a Poler Fest art show in the Foltz trucking lounge from February 10th to the 22nd. These are dazzling examples of art done by local members of our Holmes Artist Collective. Works will be for sale, and there will be a closing reception on February 22nd. Gallery hours are as follows: Monday-Friday open 9am-5pm Saturday-Sunday open 1pm-8pm Closing reception on February 22nd is from 1-2:30 in the Foltz trucking lounge. Snacks will be provided, and is open to the public!

The Historic Holmes Theatre will be hosting a Poler Fest art show in the Foltz trucking lounge from February 10th to the 22nd. These are dazzling examples of art done by local members of our Holmes Artist Collective. Works will be for sale, and there will be a closing reception on February 22nd. Gallery hours are as follows: Monday-Friday open 9am-5pm Saturday-Sunday open 1pm-8pm Closing reception on February 22nd is from 1-2:30 in the Foltz trucking lounge. Snacks will be provided, and is open to the public!

The Historic Holmes Theatre will be hosting a Poler Fest art show in the Foltz trucking lounge from February 10th to the 22nd. These are dazzling examples of art done by local members of our Holmes Artist Collective. Works will be for sale, and there will be a closing reception on February 22nd. Gallery hours are as follows: Monday-Friday open 9am-5pm Saturday-Sunday open 1pm-8pm Closing reception on February 22nd is from 1-2:30 in the Foltz trucking lounge. Snacks will be provided, and is open to the public!

Students will get sponsors to donate money towards board breaking which we then split to donate to the local food shelf and our Jose Muzquiz Scholarship Fund. We have had a blast the last few years and donated over a thousand dollars each year to the Becker County Food Pantry. This event is everyone’s FAVORITE EVENT! Please come support us!

Fill a tray with delicious desserts and chocolate from area grocery stores and restaurants and support the museum at the same time! A perfect gift for your sweetheart. Make it special and add a stuff your own animal.

The Historic Holmes Theatre will be hosting a Poler Fest art show in the Foltz trucking lounge from February 10th to the 22nd. These are dazzling examples of art done by local members of our Holmes Artist Collective. Works will be for sale, and there will be a closing reception on February 22nd. Gallery hours are as follows: Monday-Friday open 9am-5pm Saturday-Sunday open 1pm-8pm Closing reception on February 22nd is from 1-2:30 in the Foltz trucking lounge. Snacks will be provided, and is open to the public!

Fill a tray with delicious desserts and chocolate from area grocery stores and restaurants and support the museum at the same time! A perfect gift for your sweetheart. Make it special and add a stuff your own animal.

The Historic Holmes Theatre will be hosting a Poler Fest art show in the Foltz trucking lounge from February 10th to the 22nd. These are dazzling examples of art done by local members of our Holmes Artist Collective. Works will be for sale, and there will be a closing reception on February 22nd. Gallery hours are as follows: Monday-Friday open 9am-5pm Saturday-Sunday open 1pm-8pm Closing reception on February 22nd is from 1-2:30 in the Foltz trucking lounge. Snacks will be provided, and is open to the public!

Join the Detroit Lakes American Legion for an Adult Pinewood Derby in support of our local Boy Scout Troop. Build your car and come out to have some fun while supporting a great group of young men! Trophies will be awarded to the top three places in the individual and Team categories, as well as one trophy for the Outlaw class and one for the People's Choice! See less

Join us for our special Polar Fest presentation with Zach Fritz. Hear about how he and his friend Taylor Raw Spent 106 days paddling over 2,200 miles from MN to the Artic Ocean.

Join us for an afternoon of fierce but friendly competition for our annual Polar Fest Bean Bag Tournament. For complete information and rules click on "More Information".

"Hit The Road” with the Fabulous Armadillos! Hit The Road (Songs About the Highway of Life) is a vast collection of songs written about avenues, boulevards, freeways, highways, roads, and streets. It is one of the MOST popular subjects for any artist to write about as they all spend a great deal of time on the road. If you could create the perfect Hit The Road playlist…what songs would you want to hear? Songs like Route 66, Six Days On The Road, Main Street, Everyday Is A Winding Road, King Of The Road, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Where The Streets Have No Name, Holiday Road, Hit The Road, Jack, Bless The Broken Road, On The Road Again … just to get you started. They like to cross as many musical genres as possible, so expect the unexpected! You know the Fabulous Armadillos and their special guests will have some big fun with this one! The Fabulous Armadillos came out of their shell in 2006 and have since established a large and loyal following in Minnesota and beyond with their spot on recreations of songs from many genres of music from Country to Motown to Heavy Metal to 70's Soft Rock and play them just like you remember."

The Historic Holmes Theatre will be hosting a Poler Fest art show in the Foltz trucking lounge from February 10th to the 22nd. These are dazzling examples of art done by local members of our Holmes Artist Collective. Works will be for sale, and there will be a closing reception on February 22nd. Gallery hours are as follows: Monday-Friday open 9am-5pm Saturday-Sunday open 1pm-8pm Closing reception on February 22nd is from 1-2:30 in the Foltz trucking lounge. Snacks will be provided, and is open to the public!

Join the Detroit Lakes Nordic Ski Club for a skiing fun that will help you with instruction, technique, and confidence as you learn the experience of cross country skiing.

Author, playwright, and storyteller-extraordinaire Kevin Kling enlists an all-star cast for an evening all about matters of the heart. When there’s danger all about, that’s when the call goes out: “Here we come to save the day!” And you know that MIGHTY LOVE is on the way! In a world teaming with Jokers, Riddlers, Penguins and Crime Bosses we say, “Enough is Enough!” It’s time to take off the gloves and the scarf and hat. Once again, we’ve gathered our terrific team of inter-galactic talent, who by day walk among us as mild-mannered Prudence Johnson, Dan Chouinard, Claudia Schmidt, Dane Stauffer, Bradley Greenwald and Simone Perrin, but by night, unleash their superpowers of Country (POW!), Opera (ZAP!), Folk (SHING!), Poetry (RELATE!) and the Spoken Word (MESMERIZE!)

The Historic Holmes Theatre will be hosting a Poler Fest art show in the Foltz trucking lounge from February 10th to the 22nd. These are dazzling examples of art done by local members of our Holmes Artist Collective. Works will be for sale, and there will be a closing reception on February 22nd. Gallery hours are as follows: Monday-Friday open 9am-5pm Saturday-Sunday open 1pm-8pm Closing reception on February 22nd is from 1-2:30 in the Foltz trucking lounge. Snacks will be provided, and is open to the public!

The Historic Holmes Theatre will be hosting a Poler Fest art show in the Foltz trucking lounge from February 10th to the 22nd. These are dazzling examples of art done by local members of our Holmes Artist Collective. Works will be for sale, and there will be a closing reception on February 22nd. Gallery hours are as follows: Monday-Friday open 9am-5pm Saturday-Sunday open 1pm-8pm Closing reception on February 22nd is from 1-2:30 in the Foltz trucking lounge. Snacks will be provided, and is open to the public!

The Historic Holmes Theatre will be hosting a Poler Fest art show in the Foltz trucking lounge from February 10th to the 22nd. These are dazzling examples of art done by local members of our Holmes Artist Collective. Works will be for sale, and there will be a closing reception on February 22nd. Gallery hours are as follows: Monday-Friday open 9am-5pm Saturday-Sunday open 1pm-8pm Closing reception on February 22nd is from 1-2:30 in the Foltz trucking lounge. Snacks will be provided, and is open to the public!

The Historic Holmes Theatre will be hosting a Poler Fest art show in the Foltz trucking lounge from February 10th to the 22nd. These are dazzling examples of art done by local members of our Holmes Artist Collective. Works will be for sale, and there will be a closing reception on February 22nd. Gallery hours are as follows: Monday-Friday open 9am-5pm Saturday-Sunday open 1pm-8pm Closing reception on February 22nd is from 1-2:30 in the Foltz trucking lounge. Snacks will be provided, and is open to the public!

Lincoln Education Center will be transformed into a wintery wonderland full of activities for families with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, No fee.

The Historic Holmes Theatre will be hosting a Poler Fest art show in the Foltz trucking lounge from February 10th to the 22nd. These are dazzling examples of art done by local members of our Holmes Artist Collective. Works will be for sale, and there will be a closing reception on February 22nd. Gallery hours are as follows: Monday-Friday open 9am-5pm Saturday-Sunday open 1pm-8pm Closing reception on February 22nd is from 1-2:30 in the Foltz trucking lounge. Snacks will be provided, and is open to the public!

Lincoln Education Center will be transformed into a wintery wonderland full of activities for families with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, No fee.

Experience the thrill of tubing at night with spectacular lasers and awesome music! Book online ahead of time—tickets sell out fast!

"Want to see a concert, comedy, and variety show all rolled into one? Come see the hilarious and talented duo of Deuces Wild, Dueling Pianos! For a pair of self-taught pianists from Minnesota, David Eichholz and Ted Manderfeld have mastered the sophisticated nuances of burlesque’s best ribald and bawdy traditions. Deuces Wild! Dueling Pianos offers a Las Vegas-style show of comedy and extensive audience participation featuring an unlikely and surprising mix of music and parodies that range from classic rock and country to rap and show tunes."

The Historic Holmes Theatre will be hosting a Poler Fest art show in the Foltz trucking lounge from February 10th to the 22nd. These are dazzling examples of art done by local members of our Holmes Artist Collective. Works will be for sale, and there will be a closing reception on February 22nd. Gallery hours are as follows: Monday-Friday open 9am-5pm Saturday-Sunday open 1pm-8pm Closing reception on February 22nd is from 1-2:30 in the Foltz trucking lounge. Snacks will be provided, and is open to the public!

Polar Pete's Market at Bucks Mill Brewing is a great place to grab a beverage and shop before the Polar Fest Plunge! Browse and shop local artists and makers to find local honey, fresh sourdough, hot sauces, handcrafted caramels and pecans, original artwork, gluten-free cupcakes - and MUCH more! 

Chill for the Children' of Boys & Girls Club of Detroit Lakes in the 29th Annual Polar Fest Plunge. Get ready to freeze, have some fun, and make a BIG SPLASH in the lives of local youth! As always, there is a new twist on the frozen fun had at this family event -- come check it out on Saturday, February 22nd at 1:00 PM. Efforts from this event directly support the club's mission and the hundreds of youth who have a safe and fun place to grow academically, socially and civically. Register TODAY by clicking on "More Information" as an individual or team!

This year, the Detroit Lakes Polar Fest Frozen Fireworks show is back and better than ever! Be on time for parking and a great viewing spot.

The Historic Holmes Theatre will be hosting a Poler Fest art show in the Foltz trucking lounge from February 10th to the 22nd. These are dazzling examples of art done by local members of our Holmes Artist Collective. Works will be for sale, and there will be a closing reception on February 22nd. Gallery hours are as follows: Monday-Friday open 9am-5pm Saturday-Sunday open 1pm-8pm Closing reception on February 22nd is from 1-2:30 in the Foltz trucking lounge. Snacks will be provided, and is open to the public!

Pick up your participation form at the Chamber Office.