What are the opening hours?

Monday 4pm - 1am Tuesday 4pm - 1am Wednesday 4pm - 1am Thursday 4pm - 1am Friday 4pm - 2am Saturday 4pm - 2am Sunday 12pm - 10pm

Blue Rider

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We have a wide variety of import and domestic beers, specialty drinks, Trivia, live music and the best dirtbag grilled cheese this side of the Mississippi!

Voted ND’s #1 Dive Bar, the Blue Rider was established Dec.,1994 as the first non-smoking bar in North Dakota.

*Trivia
*Live Music
*10 Cent Beer Night
*Pull-Tab Happy Hour
*Free Nacho Thursday
*Hamm’s on tap
*Fernet (also on tap)

11/01/2026

🚨🏈 IT'S OFFICIAL: WE ARE THE VIKINGS' GOOD LUCK CHARM. 🏈🚨

Since the Blue Rider started opening on Sundays, the Minnesota Vikings haven't LOST. 👀💜

Coincidence? Probably.
Are we willing to risk it? HELL NO. 😂

We're OPEN at NOON for Vikings football, and we've got everything you need for a proper Sunday Funday:

🧀 FREE NACHOS
🍿 FREE POPCORN
🥃 1/2 PRICE SHOTS (it's Industry Night, baby!)
🍗 BYO food to fuel the purple and gold faithful

Bring your friends. Bring your snacks. Bring your superstitions. Wear your lucky underwear if you have to.

Just get your ass to the Blue Rider and help us keep this winning streak alive. 🏈🍻

SKOL VIKINGS! 💜💛

📍 Blue Rider Bar | Minot, ND
🕛 Sundays starting at NOON

10/31/2026

👻Ghosts, Ghouls & Jello🎃

Dress up & stop down tonight - visit Wendi Hoffer & get a free Jell-O shot when you buy a drink!

Your choice;
🍋‍🟩Tequila Lime
🇲🇽Mexican Candy
🥒Triple Triple Pickle

See you tonight at the BLUE!!!

10/25/2026

First come, first serve. Thanks Mike and Andy Bertsch for the snacks!! The Vikings are on, friends - get on down here!!

10/24/2026

🎤TOMORROW NIGHT!🎸

Richard Löwen is an artist and musician from Bismarck, North Dakota. He performs in several local bands, including The Shaky Calls, Avantide, Artificial Ais, Last Bus to Winnepesaukee, and the Flatt Mountain Bluegrass Band. His wide-ranging musical experience fuels the show’s adventurous selections and its dedication to celebrating music in all its forms.

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10/18/2026

🎹Come put in your request!🎤

….and take the stage with Risha Allen Bergstrom! It’s your time to shine!

⏰ 8:30
💰 NO COVER

Risha is a singer/songwriter and pianist from Kentucky who grew up jamming with incredible singers and musicians at family reunions and church gatherings. There’s nothing she loves more than a sing-along. Even more so when someone can sing harmony

10/17/2026

10/09/2026

🎸 TONIGHT! 🎹

Brody Schenk is a singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Nashville, TN. Brody’s performances blend American storytelling, clever lyricism, infectious grooves, with his uniquely memorable guitar playing.

divebarhunters

10/02/2026

Tomorrow!

Next Saturday is the Third Annual Klubb-Off! We thought it might help to explain what klubb even is. For those of you who make klubb, what do you think makes good klubb?

Address

118 1st Avenue SE
Minot, ND
58701

Opening Hours

Monday	4pm - 1am
Tuesday	4pm - 1am
Wednesday	4pm - 1am
Thursday	4pm - 1am
Friday	4pm - 2am
Saturday	4pm - 2am
Sunday	12pm - 10pm

Website

http://www.theblueriderbar.com/

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