Events & Entertainment
January
Annual Outdoor Show
Held in late January
Location: Expo Building at the
W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds
605-336-2988
Call for additional information
Annual Outdoor show
Monster Truck Winternationals &
Thrill Show
Held in late January
Location: Sioux Falls Arena
605-334-8181
Call for additional information
Two exciting shows in one day!
Monster Truck Racing, Robotic Dinosaur, ATV 4 Wheel Quad Races, Flat Track
Racing.
February
Annual Jack Rabbit Lines
Marketplace and Travel Show
Held in mid February
Location: Ramkota Exhibit Hall
605-336-0650
Admission Free
Call for additional information
The annual event includes
exhibitors from the United Sates and Canada. It promotes attractions,
accommodations, entertainment and destinations.
Center for Western Studies
Annual Artists of the Plains Art Show and Sale
Held in mid February
Location: Radisson Encore Hotel
605-274-4007
Call for additional information
18 regional artists invited to
show and sell their art. One of the longest running shows in the region.
Emphasis is on Western, Wildlife, and Native American art.
Artist of the Plains Art Show
and Sale
Held in mid February
Location: Radisson Encore Hotel
605-274-4007
Call for additional information
The annual show and sale is one
of the longest running art shows in the region. It offers the public the
opportunity to view and purchase art by the region's best artists. Eighteen
artists are invited for the weekend. Western, Native American, and Wildlife art
with an emphasis on quality and diversity or work. Free to the public.
Boat Show
Held in mid February
Location: Arena/Convention Center
763-755-8111
Call for additional information
Annual boat show
April
Annual Boys Tri-State
Basketball Tournament
Held in early April
Location: Sioux Falls YMCA and
other Sioux Falls schools
605-336-3190
Call for additional information
Over 300 teams annually compete
in the 2 day tournament
Annual Tri-State Speed Machine
Expo
Held in early April
Location: Borrowed BUCKS
Roadhouse Parking Lot
605-361-3171
Call for additional information
Annual Tri-State Area Speed
Machine Expo is a "show and shine" event for anything that races! Race Fans will
see over 75 different "speed machines" along with various vendors and children's
activities. All proceeds from this event will go to the South Dakota Parent
Connection, a non-profit agency that provides information and training to
professionals and parents caring for children with disabilities or special
health care needs.
Annual Kingswood Rummage
Held in late April
Location: Kingswood
605-728-1668
Call for additional information
The Kingswood Rummage takes
place each year in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on the last full weekend in April.
Thousands of shoppers from Sioux Falls and surrounding area find excellent
bargains. A volunteer committee plans and coordinates the event each year.
May
Annual Big Sioux Trail Tour
Held in mid May
Location: Big Sioux Recreation
Area
605-582-7243
Call for additional information
Walk or run the annual 5K held
on the hiking trails of the Big Sioux Recreation Area. The view and the
challenging terrain make this a 5K to remember. Register the day of the race or
contact the park to pre-register. Prizes given in 5 age categories for both
women and men.
Annual VA Cruise Night
Held in late May
Location: Sioux Falls VA
grounds
605-333-6842
Call for additional information
Owners of classic cars, street
rods, and motorcycles are invited to cruise to the Sioux Falls VA May 25, 2005
at 5:30 pm to share their vehicles with hospitalized veterans. Food will be
available for purchase. This is a nonalcoholic event.
July
Annual Relay Races
Held in early July
Location: Big Sioux Recreation
Area
605-582-7243
Call for additional information
Kids ages 5-13 can come and
compete in events like potato sack races, egg-on-spoon race, water balloon toss,
and more. Prizes are awarded and any balloons left at the end are for everyone
to have fun with.
November
Annual Snow Queen Contest
Held in late November
Location: Varies
605-332-1340
Call for additional information
The Snow Queen contest is a
contest for young ladies who are freshmen in high school (Jr. Snow Queen) and 17
to 21 year olds (Snow Queen). The winner of the local competition represents
Sioux Falls and competes at the state level in Aberdeen in January.
December
Annual Messiah Concert
Held in early December
Location: First Baptist Church
605-336-6588
Call for additional information
Join the group for the popular
Annual Messiah Concert performance by the North American Baptist Seminary
Community Choir.
Annual Regional High School
Exhibit
Held early March – late April
Location: Horse Barn Arts
Center
605-977-2002
Call for additional information
Students from area high schools
submit their best works; the combined exhibit is judged for awards and prizes.
In addition, the students' teachers exhibit their art in the Portfolio Gallery.
Entertainment:
Bob Uecker Productions
Various Locations
605-335-5935
Call for performance schedule
and additional information
This production company, famous
for the dinner theatre "Tony & Tina's Wedding," performs shows in numerous Sioux
Falls venues and across the state utilizing a local cast.
Dakota Academy of Performing
Arts
2131 S. Minnesota Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
605-334-7552
Call for performance schedule
and additional information
This academy is a private,
non-profit organization dedicated to excellence in music and theater for
children, adolescents and young adults. The company is made up of several
different groups, both musical and theatrical, that perform in and around the
Sioux Falls area.
Husby Performing Arts Center at
the Washington Pavilion
11th Street and Main
Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
605-367-6000
Call for performance schedule
and additional information
Husby Performing Arts Center
features the 1,800-seat Great Hall, the multi-use Schulte Rehearsal Room, and
the Belbas Theater. The Great Hall offers a wide variety of touring Broadway
productions, symphonic and other musical concerts, national and international
dance tours and more. The Husby Performing Arts Center is also the home of the
South Dakota Symphony.
Orpheum Theatre
315 N. Phillips Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
605-367-7288
Call for performance schedule
and additional information
A distinctive and historically
enhanced facility, the Orpheum Theater was built in 1917 to serve the city of
Sioux Falls, SD as a venue for theatrical presentations in an inviting setting.
Over the next 80+ years, this theater has been the setting for some of the
region's most memorable events including vaudeville, plays, concerts and other
productions. It was even used as a movie theater during a portion of its
history.
The Olde Towne Dinner Theatre
Located 15 miles south of Sioux
Falls
605-372-4653
Call for performance schedule
and additional information
The Olde Towne Dinner Theatre
is the region's only year-round dinner theatre. It specialize in fine dining and
high quality theatrical productions. Reservations are required.
Theatre Augustana and Bare
Bodkins Theatre
2001 Summit Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 59197
605-336-5219
Call for performance schedule
and additional information
Theatre Augustana's highly
interactive, spontaneous productions run from September to May. Bare Bodkins
Theatre is Sioux Falls' only professional classical company. Augustana College
is also home to the Children's Theatre Company of Sioux Falls, a professional
group that puts on several shows each year geared toward children.
University of Sioux Falls
Theater Department
1101 West 22nd
Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
605-331-6709
Call for performance schedule
and additional information
This theater department
performs major plays and musicals in both the Meredith Auditorium and the
Jeschke Fine Arts Center's Arena Theater.
Wells Fargo CineDome Theater
11th Street and Main
Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
605-367-7367
Call for performance schedule
and additional information
The Wells Fargo CineDome
Theater features incredibly realistic giant-screen movies on a 60-foot domed
screen. Ride the rapids, explore the depths of ancient Egyptian tombs, dive into
oceans and climb mountaintops. Different films are featured every season. Films
last about 45 minutes and are shown hourly.
Sports:
Dakota Lawdawgs
69 Ash Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57012
605-296-3200
Call for game schedule and
additional information
The Dakota Lawdawgs' play at
O'Gorman High School's McEneaney Field. The team was established to give local
college graduates a place to play and work on their skills for possible future
professional tryouts.
Sioux Falls Canaries
1001 West Avenue N.
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
605-332-0605
Call for game schedule and
additional information
The Northern League's Sioux
Falls Canaries baseball team season runs from late May through early September
at the Sioux Falls Stadium, commonly referred to as the Birdcage.
Sioux Falls Skyforce
2101 West 41st
Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
605-336-7486
Call for game schedule and
additional information
The Sioux Falls SKYforce
features nonstop, high-powered fun in the family-friendly Sioux Falls Arena. As
part of the CBA (Continental Basketball Association), the SKYforce is strictly
professional, with all of the high-flying, fast-breaking action and national
halftime acts you expect from the big leagues.
Sioux Falls Spitfire
401 West 39th Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
605-336-7486
Call for game schedule and
additional information
The Sioux Falls SpitFire bring
Big Time Soccer and Big Time Family Fun to the Sioux Falls area. There is
something for everyone including high-level soccer action, half-time shows and
in-game entertainment, a Kids Fun Zone, and more. The SpitFire are part of more
than 40 teams across the country in the PDL of the United Soccer Leagues. Home
games are played at McEneaney Field at O'Gorman High School during May, June,
and July.
Sioux Falls Stampede
230 S. Phillips Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
605-336-6060
Call for game schedule and
additional information
The Stampede hockey team is a
member of the United States Hockey League (USHL), a Junior "A" hockey league.
The Stampede name and buffalo mascot were chosen from a name-the-team contest to
identify with South Dakota's heritage. Throughout the season, the Stampede team
participates in community events and hosts various game-night promotions and
special events.
Sioux Falls Storm
1910 S. Minnesota Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
605-332-4225
Call for game schedule and
additional information
The Storm joined the Sioux
Falls sports scene in 2001. They play at the Sioux Falls Arena as part of the
National Indoor Football League. The season runs April through July.
