Upcoming Events
May 03, 2025 - Oct 25, 2025 / Summer Market - Rapid City
Opening Day of the Summer Black Hills Farmers Market
Sep 04, 2025 - Oct 17, 2025 / "Walking on Art" Traditional Rug Hooking Exhibit - Lead
The Lead Deadwood Arts Center will be hosting an open house to unveil its newest exhibit which will feature over 30 hand hooked, beautiful wool rugs created by the "Mt. Rushmore Rug Hookers Social Club." ...
Oct 02, 2025 / Destination NEXT Tourism Workshop - Brookings
Join us on October 2 from 8:30am to 12:30pm for the Destination NEXT Tourism Workshop at McCrory Gardens. Explore community insights and strategies to help shape Brookings as a premier destination.
Oct 02, 2025 / Preservation Thursday: Dakota Territory's Historic Forts - Deadwood
Omaha author Jeff Barnes introduces The Forts of the Dakota Territory.
Oct 03, 2025 - Oct 04, 2025 / Oktoberfest - Deadwood
German music, Tour de Oktoberfest, food, dancing, wiener dog races and beer barrel games.
Oct 03, 2025 - Oct 05, 2025 / Black Hills Film Festival - Rapid City
The Black Hills Film Festival (BHFF) is an annual event created to build awareness of independent films and film as an art form; create opportunities for South Dakota communities and Black Hills visitors ...
Oct 03, 2025 - Oct 05, 2025 / Clue - The Musical - Mitchell
Mitchell Area Community Theater performs.
Oct 03, 2025 / Feed Your Mind - Yankton
"Building a Brewery" by Ben Hanten, founder of Ben's Brewing Co.
The first brewery in Dakota Territory was opened in Yankton in 1866 by German immigrant Charles F. Rossteuscher. Almost 160 years later, ...
Oct 03, 2025 / NMM Discovery Saturday | Ex-STRAD-vaganza! - Vermillion
The NMM welcomes Michele Benuzzi to play an unattributed Italian harpsichord, made about 1700, which is possibly the only surviving instrument of its kind in the United States.
Oct 03, 2025 / Building a Brewery - Yankton
Ben Hanten, founder of Ben's Brewing Co., discusses how he built his business.
Oct 03, 2025 / Lunar Life: Guided Play - Pierre
Join a Super Star volunteer as they lead the way through Lunar Life!
Fee: $Included with admission
Oct 03, 2025 / Mary Payton - Eastbank Art Gallery - Sioux Falls
Join us as we celebrate the artwork of our guest artist Mary Payton. On display September 30 - November 1.
Oct 03, 2025 / Sue Thelen - Eastbank Art Gallery - Sioux Falls
Join us as we celebrate the artwork of our guest artist Sue Thelen. On display September 30 - November 1.
Oct 03, 2025 / Paranormal Investigations of the Adams House - Deadwood
Investigate one of Deadwood's most haunted locations!
Oct 03, 2025 / Macbeth - Pierre
Pierre Players Club performs Macbeth.
A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to ...
Oct 04, 2025 - Oct 05, 2025 / Run Crazy Horse - Crazy Horse Memorial
Marathon, half marathon, relay, 5K and kids’ 1K.
Oct 04, 2025 - Oct 05, 2025 / Horse Races - Fort Pierre
A fun filled day of horse racing.
Oct 04, 2025 - Oct 05, 2025 / Riverview Christmas Tree Farm’s Pumpkin Festival - Canton
Riverview Christmas Tree Farm’s Pumpkin Festival is back and bigger than ever with favorites like pumpkin and apple cannons, plus the rock mining sleuth adventure. Enjoy pumpkin picking, local brews, ...
Oct 04, 2025 - Oct 11, 2025 / Riverview Pumpkin Festival - HAUNTED TRAIL - Canton
Dare to brave the Haunted Trail at the Riverview Pumpkin Festival! Walk the dark paths where the tormented spirits of our tragic past still roam, searching for peace they never found. Experience the eerie ...
Oct 04, 2025 - Oct 05, 2025 / Riverview Christmas Tree Farm’s Pumpkin Festival - Canton
Riverview Christmas Tree Farm’s Pumpkin Festival is back and bigger than ever with favorites like pumpkin and apple cannons, plus the rock mining sleuth adventure. Enjoy pumpkin picking, local brews, ...
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