Visitor Tips
Williston is at the epicenter of the Bakken shale oil boom — the Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site marks the great fur trade era at the Missouri-Yellowstone confluence.
What to Expect
Expect livestock judging, 4-H competitions, carnival rides, grandstand entertainment, and the energy-industry and agricultural community spirit of the Bakken oil patch.
About Upper Missouri Valley Fair
Every year, Williston hosts the Upper Missouri Valley Fair, which is a five-day late-June celebration in North Dakota's oil boom capital at the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers.
Heading to Upper Missouri Valley Fair?
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