BISMARCK – The North Dakota Community Foundation (NDCF) will host the 58th annual North Dakota Picnic in Mesa, Arizona, on Sunday, March 1.. The event is a gathering of anyone with North Dakota ties living either permanently or part-time in Arizona or elsewhere. The 2025 picnic drew a crowd estimated at more than 2,000 people.

The event will be held from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Red Mountain Park, 7745 E. Brown Road in Mesa. It will feature musical entertainment by North Dakotan musicians Rick Senger, Matt Hodek and the Dakota Dutchmen, and Colleen Reinhardt, a variety of vendor booths, a classic car show, and the opportunity to meet up with old friends. There will be food available for purchase. Attendees are asked to donate $5 per person at the registration table to help defray costs.

Overflow parking will be in the nearby Red Mountain High School parking lot with golf cart shuttles to the event.