TEDxFargo is, at its simplest, a love letter to the Fargo-Moorhead community. It’s built around the TED tagline: “ideas change everything”. When the right idea lands in the right room, something tends to happen. Sometimes that looks like a new connection or collaboration. Other times it’s quieter. A shift in perspective… a conversation that sticks. A new way of thinking about something you thought you already understood.
The experience doesn’t follow a single lane, and that’s intentional. In one stretch, you might move from a talk on finding humor in grief to a live Irish drum performance, then into a deep dive on rare minerals in North Dakota. Not every talk will resonate with every person, but something will. The mix keeps the room engaged. It stays a little unpredictable.
TEDxFargo is also more than a series of talks. The twoday event is designed as a full experience, with morning adventures around Fargo, smaller moments built into the main program, and opportunities to spend time with speakers outside of the stage. Brewhalla serves as the backdrop, which shifts the feel from a traditional conference to something more open and interactive. It’s independently organized but part of the larger TED network, so there’s a global standard behind it, but the experience itself is rooted here. The speaker lineup reflects that mix. Local voices share the stage with people from outside the region, all contributing to something that feels both grounded and expansive.
It isn’t built for a specific industry or type of attendee. It’s built for people who want to stay curious and pay attention to what’s happening around them. The goal isn’t to leave with all the answers: it’s to leave with something that sticks, and a little more energy to do something with it.
