Nisswa & Brainerd Lakes Area - Weekend Roll Call | Events & Specials

March 27, 2025 to March 30, 2025 | Nisswa & Brainerd Lakes Area Events

Quick Select: Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday 

Camp Nisswa Gear Available At Northern Gifts & Sweets & The Spot 371

Weekend Event Spotlight: Spring Market at Roundhouse Brewery | March 29, 2025 Upcoming Events Spotlight:

• Nisswa Job Fair at Nisswa Community Center | March 29, 2025

• Spring Market at Roundhouse Brewery | March 29, 2025

• Downtown Brainerd Mini Golf Spring Open | April 5, 2025

• Sushi Rolling Class with Chef Matt Annand at Northern Pacific Center | April 9, 2025

• Crosslake Bar Stool Open 2025 | April 12, 2025

• 10th Annual Tapped & Corked Tasting Event Fundraiser | April 12, 2025

• Celebrate The Masters at Cragun's Legacy Courses Grill | April 13, 2025

• Nisswa Fire Easter Breakfast at A&W Nisswa | April 19, 2025

• Heroes Among Us Gala at Grand View Lodge | April 25, 2025

• 2025 Brainerd Jaycees Run for the Lakes | May 2-3, 2025

• Off the Rails Spring Market at Northern Pacific Center | May 9-10, 2025

• Mindfulness Triathlon 2025 at Nisswa City Park | May 10, 2025

• Minnesota Fishing Opener 2025 | May 10, 2025

• 2025 Nisswa Chocolate Walk-Pohl Children's Foundation | May 17, 2025

  
  

Guides:

🎣Friday Fish Fry / Lent Guide 🐰Easter Guide

🥩Meat Raffle Guide

🎶Live Music Guide

🍽️AYCE Guide

🍺Breweries Guide

Camp Nisswa Bracket Challenge 2025

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Welcome to Camp Nisswa's Weekend Roll Call! Get ready to embark on an unforgettable adventure in the scenic Nisswa & Brainerd Lakes area. Discover the latest events, specials, live music, meat raffles, bar bingo, and more! Whether you're a nature enthusiast, a foodie, or a thrill-seeker, our blog is your ultimate guide to make the most of your weekend getaway. Let's dive into the excitement and explore all the hidden gems this beautiful destination has to offer!

Quick Select: Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday

Thursday 03/27/2025:

• 🍳Breakfast | The Spot 371 | 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Brainerd, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Gas Can Bar & Grill | 8:00 AM - 11:30 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🧘‍♀️Focused Flow | notice wellness | 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Nisswa, MN

• Maple Syrup Farm Tour (Northland Arboretum) | 12607 Red Pine Rd | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Brainerd, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Bites Grill & Bar | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Pine River, MN

• Minnesota Twins at St. Louis Cardinals | Busch Stadium | 3:15 PM | St. Louis, MO

• Prime Rib Special | Freddy's at Grand View Lodge | 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Sushi Thursday | The Classic Grill at Madden's | 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Seafood & Cocktails | Manhattan Beach Lodge | 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• AYCE Snow Crab | Norway Ridge | 4:30 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• BBQ Ribs AYCE | Dunmire’s Bar & Grill | 5:00 PM | East Brainerd

• 🥩Meat Raffle | b*merri | 5:30 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🧘‍♀️Awakened Fusion | notice wellness | 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Bridge Tavern | 6:00 PM | Crosby, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Dunmire’s on the Lakes | 6:00 PM | North Long Lake

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Lucky's Tavern | 6:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Quarterdeck Resort | 6:00 PM | Gull Lake

• 🎱Packet Bingo | Brainerd Eagles – Aerie 287 | 6:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🥩Virtual Horseraces & Meat Raffle | Ernie's on Gull | 6:00 PM | East Gull Lake, MN

• Washington Capitals at Minnesota Wild | Xcel Energy Center | 6:30 PM | Saint Paul, MN

• 🎱Commander Bar Bingo | The Commander Bar | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• ❓Trivia Mafia - Disney Original Movies | Roundhouse Brewery | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Nisswa, MN

• ❓Trivia | Pine River American Legion Post 613 | 7:00 PM | Pine River, MN

Friday 03/28/2025:

• 🎣Friday Fish Fry / Lent Guide

• Opening For The Season | Dairy Queen | Nisswa, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | The Spot 371 | 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Brainerd, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Freddy's Sports Grill | 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Nisswa, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Gas Can Bar & Grill | 8:00 AM - 11:30 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🧘‍♀️Awakened Fusion | notice wellness | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Nisswa, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Bites Grill & Bar | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Pine River, MN

• Open Friday | Wildflower Chocolate | 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Firkin Fridays | Snarky Loon Brewing Co. | 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Jenkins, MN

• Two-for-One Happy Hour | The Commander Bar | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• Paint Your Own Drawstring Backpack | Grand View Lodge | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎱Minute Bingo | Lucky's Tavern | 4:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• Prime Rib Night | Manhattan Beach Lodge | 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• AYCE Crab Legs | Freddy's at Grand View Lodge | 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• All You Can Eat Walleye | The Classic Grill at Madden's | 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• AYCE Cod | Big Axe Brewing Company | 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Cod Fish Fry | Quarterdeck Resort | 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Gull Lake

• AYCE Home Smoked Ribs | Norway Ridge | 4:30 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Nisswa American Legion | 4:30 PM | Nisswa, MN

• St. Francis Church Fish Fry | St. Francis Church | 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Brainerd, MN

• AYCE Fish & Shrimp | Dunmire’s Bar & Grill | 5:00 PM | East Brainerd

• AYCE Fish & Shrimp | Dunmire’s on the Lakes | 5:00 PM | North Long Lake

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Barajas Mexican Bar and Grill | 5:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Jenkins VFW Post 3839 | 5:00 PM | Jenkins, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Pine River American Legion Post 613 | 5:00 PM | Pine River, MN

• Prime Rib | Ernie's on Gull | 5:00 PM | East Gull Lake, MN

• Smoked Rib Fridays | Sunshine's Summerhouse | 5:00 PM | Lake Shore, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | The Commander Bar | 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• 🎱Bingo | Brainerd Eagles – Aerie 287 | 6:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Scott Jasmin | 14 Lakes Craft Brewing | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• March Beer Dinner | Big Axe Brewing Company | 6:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Night of Hope | Heritage Church | 6:00 PM | Baxter, MN

• Partner Cribbage Tournament | CC's Bar | 6:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Aaron Simmons | Roundhouse Brewery | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎤Karaoke | Nisswa American Legion | 6:30 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Crosslake Fifty Lakes American Legion and Auxiliary Post | 6:30 PM | Crosslake, MN

• ❓Trivia | Cragun's Legacy Grill | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Alan Godage & The Sundown Band | Brainerd Eagles – Aerie 287 | 7:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Phoenix Suns at Minnesota Timberwolves | Target Center | 7:00 PM | Minneapolis, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Trent Bergeron | The Side Track | 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎤Karaoke | O'Neary's Irish Pub | 8:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• ❓Trivia Night | Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar | 8:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• 🎤Karaoke | Gas Can Bar & Grill | 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Wayne Renn | Northwoods Pub at Grand View Lodge | 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music - POP Syndrome | The Commander Bar | 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• 🎤Karaoke | Dunmire’s on the Lakes | 9:00 PM | North Long Lake

• Pelican Lights DJ | Inside Dockside Lounge - Breezy Point Resort | 9:00 PM - 11:30 PM | Breezy Point, MN

• DJ Dance Party | Zorbaz | 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM | Gull Lake

Saturday 03/29/2025:

• 🍳Breakfast | The Spot 371 | 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Brainerd, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Freddy's Sports Grill | 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Nisswa, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | The Side Track | 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Brainerd, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Dunmire’s on the Lakes | 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM | North Long Lake

• 🍳Breakfast | Gas Can Bar & Grill | 8:00 AM - 11:30 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Bottomless Bloody Mary and Mimosa Bar | Gas Can Bar & Grill | 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🧘‍♀️Focused Flow | notice wellness | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Nisswa, MN

• Open Saturday | Wildflower Chocolate | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Bites Grill & Bar | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Pine River, MN

• Nisswa Job Fair | Nisswa Community Center | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Breezy Point Job Fair | Breezy Point Resort - Minnesota Room | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Breezy Point, MN

• Madden’s Brunch in Bloom | Madden’s Wilson Bay | 11:00 AM | Brainerd, MN

• Ruttger’s Annual Job Fair | Ruttger's Bay Lake Resort | 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Deerwood, MN

• Spring Market | Roundhouse Brewery | 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• Soup Cook-Off | Dunmire’s Bar & Grill | 12:00 PM | East Brainerd

• Madden’s Brunch in Bloom | Madden’s Wilson Bay | 12:30 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎱Bar Bingo | Brainerd Eagles – Aerie 287 | 1:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• The Big Giveaway Event | Inner Reliance Massage and Wellness | 1:00 PM | Baxter, MN

• 🎱Bar Bingo | Pequot Lakes American Legion | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• 🎶Live Music - One Life | Snarky Loon Brewing Co. | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Jenkins, MN

• 🎱Bar Bingo | Crosslake Fifty Lakes American Legion and Auxiliary Post | 1:30 PM | Crosslake, MN

• 🎱Bar Bingo | JJ's Pub | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• 🥩Mega Meat Raffle | The North Star | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Breezy Point, MN

• Gnome’s Nose | KICKS The Art Place | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Scott Jasmin | 14 Lakes Craft Brewing | 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• Minnesota Twins at St. Louis Cardinals | Busch Stadium | 1:15 PM | St. Louis, MO

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Jenkins VFW Post 3839 | 4:00 PM | Jenkins, MN

• Surf N Turf | Manhattan Beach Lodge | 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• Surf & Turf Saturday | The Classic Grill at Madden's | 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Common Men | The North Star | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Breezy Point, MN

• 🎱$1000 Bingo | Taconite Canteen & Event Center | 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Ironton, MN

• Dinner & Comedy Show! | Gather On 3 Event Center | 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Bridge Tavern | 5:00 PM | Crosby, MN

• New Jersey Devils at Minnesota Wild | Xcel Energy Center | 5:00 PM | Saint Paul, MN

• Smoked Brisket Saturdays | Sunshine's Summerhouse | 5:00 PM | Lake Shore, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Dave Burkart | JJ's Pub | 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• 🎤Tina's Karaoke | Fifty Lakes Bar and Bottle Shop | 6:00 PM | Fifty Lakes, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Hayden Streeter | Quarterdeck Resort | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Gull Lake

• 🎶Live Music - Ted Feyder | Roundhouse Brewery | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Jamie Koop | Cana Wine Bar | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Crosby, MN

• Adult Prom 2025 | Dunmire's on the Lakes | 6:00 PM | North Long Lake

• 🎱Bar Bingo | Pine River American Legion Post 613 | 6:30 PM | Pine River, MN

• 🎶Live Music - The Mark Petersen Band | Lakes Tavern | 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• BOGO Pints | 14 Lakes Brewery | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Crosslake, MN

• 🎤Karaoke | O'Neary's Irish Pub | 8:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Danny Olson | Northwoods Pub at Grand View Lodge | 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎶Live Music - John Fox | Canoe & Paddle Pub at Cragun's | 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎶Live Music - POP Syndrome | The Commander Bar | 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• Pelican Lights DJ | Inside Dockside Lounge - Breezy Point Resort | 9:00 PM - 11:30 PM | Breezy Point, MN

• DJ Dance Party | Zorbaz | 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM | Gull Lake

Sunday 03/30/2025:

• 🍳Breakfast | Freddy's Sports Grill | 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Nisswa, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | The Side Track | 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Brainerd, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Dunmire’s on the Lakes | 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM | North Long Lake

• 🍳Breakfast | Gas Can Bar & Grill | 8:00 AM - 11:30 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Bottomless Bloody Mary and Mimosa Bar | Gas Can Bar & Grill | 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🍳ALL DAY Breakfast | The Spot 371 | 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Bottomless Mimosa Sundays | MN Traders Co. | 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• 🧘‍♀️Grounded Flow | notice wellness | 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Nisswa, MN

• 🧘‍♀️Revive + Restore: Yoga | Catalyst by Nature Link | 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Nisswa, MN

• 🍳Breakfast | Bites Grill & Bar | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Pine River, MN

• AYCE Pizza Buffet | Slice On Oak | 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• AYCE Walleye or Chicken Tacos | Quarterdeck Resort | 11:30 AM - 9:00 PM | Gull Lake

• 🎱Bloodys & Bingo | Main Street Ale House | 12:00 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🎱Gas Can Bang Bang Bingo | Gas Can Bar & Grill | 1:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Mark Petersen Band | Green Lantern Bar and Grill | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Brainerd, MN

• Minnesota Twins at St. Louis Cardinals | Busch Stadium | 1:15 PM | St. Louis, MO

• 🥩Meat Raffle | 14 Lakes Brewery | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Crosslake, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Snarky Loon Brewing Co. | 3:00 PM | Jenkins, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Mission Tavern | 3:00 PM | Merrifield, MN

• 🎱Bar Bingo | Nisswa American Legion | 3:30 PM | Nisswa, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Jenkins VFW Post 3839 | 4:00 PM | Jenkins, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Taconite Canteen & Event Center | 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Ironton, MN

• 🎶Live Music - Kevin Wright | Ben Krueger Legion Post 49 | 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• AYCE Snow Crab | Norway Ridge | 4:30 PM | Pequot Lakes, MN

• 🥩Meat Raffle | Bridge Tavern | 5:00 PM | Crosby, MN

• Detroit Pistons at Minnesota Timberwolves | Target Center | 6:00 PM | Minneapolis, MN

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If we missed your event or weekend special, let us know by submitting your event via our event submission page, and we'll make sure to add it to our comprehensive list of Nisswa & Brainerd Lakes area happenings! If you need need a safe ride, Ole's Shuttle Service, is your go-to choice for safe and sober rides in the beautiful Brainerd Lakes Area of Minnesota!

*All dates and activities are subject to change* **Updated Weekly by Wednesday**

***Please check the operating hours and availability of the mentioned places before your visit.***