Still cruising: West Fargo Cruise Night remains popular

By Wendy Reuer | West Fargo Pioneer

WEST FARGO — Some say it’s the West Fargo community spirit. Some say it’s a rarity because cars can actually cruise. Others say it’s the allowance of alcohol. Whatever may be the reason, West Fargo’s Cruise Night continues to draw thousands each third Thursday of the summer.

At the first and second 2022 West

Fargo Cruise Night, held Thursday, June 16, and July 21, hundreds of classic and unique cars, trucks and motorcycles lined up along Sheyenne Street while visitors in the thousands flocked to West Fargo’s downtown, The Downtown Yards on Sheyenne. The numbers of both vehicles and attendees are quickly returning to those of pre-pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. In 2020, Cruise Night was held in the later months and social distancing efforts were enforced. In 2021, Cruise Nights were held on southern Sheyenne Street as ongoing construction affected the usual route along Sheyenne Street.

“It kind of felt like the event was coming back home,” West Fargo

Events Executive Director Mike Amundson said. “To be back downtown in West Fargo was terrific. All of our spot sales were sold out and we had a ton of classic cars out there. We had a really good turnout. It’s hard to get an accurate count when we have the street fair layout of cruise night but it was in the thousands.”