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$4 million For Country Fest Leads North Dakota Tourism Grants

By Bill Dubensky Oct 16, 2025 | 6:08 AM

(Photo courtesy of the Office of the Governor via the North Dakota Monitor)

 

(North Dakota Monitor) –  North Dakota is providing $4 million to the state’s largest country music festival and $3 million to create a dairy museum as part of its efforts to promote tourism.

The two grants are part of $15 million that the North Dakota Department of Commerce is awarding to 23 tourism projects across the state. The department announced the Destination Development Grants.

The largest grant was awarded to North Dakota Country Fest to improve accommodations, including permanent cabins, and build a permanent stage for the music festival near New Salem. The 2026 event is planned for July 8-11.

Commerce awarded $3 million to restore the historic Urbain Cote Round Barn near Dunseith and use the surrounding farmstead to create a dairy museum. The agritourism site will include dairy demonstrations, a petting zoo, culinary experiences and sales of fresh dairy and other products.

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