Upcoming Events

There are 234 upcoming events:

May 03, 2025 - Oct 25, 2025 / Summer Market - Rapid City

Opening Day of the Summer Black Hills Farmers Market

Opening Day of the Summer Black Hills Farmers Market

245 East Omaha Street Market Park
245 East Omaha Street Market Park 57701 PO Box 6375 Rapid City, SD 57701, Rapid City, SD 57701

Oct 11, 2025 - Jan 10, 2026 / Nordic Yule Market - Brookings

Step into the magic of the season at our Nordic Yule Market, open October 11 – January 10 at the South Dakota Art Museum Shop! Inspired by traditional Nordic and German holiday markets, this festive ...

Step into the magic of the season at our Nordic Yule Market, open October 11 – January 10 at the South Dakota Art Museum Shop! Inspired by traditional Nordic and German holiday markets, this festive shopping experience features: • Handcrafted gifts from Nordic and local artists (50 new vendors!) • Special events including live music, sip & shop, and family-friendly activities • A cozy reading corner • Meet & greets with your favorite characters • Free gift wrapping on select days

South Dakota Art Museum
South Dakota Art Museum 57007 1036 Medary Avenue, Brookings, SD 57007

Oct 13, 2025 - Oct 31, 2025 / Haunted Laser Tag Maze - Aberdeen

*This event occurs during operating hours*Get in the Halloween spirit with a spooky showdown in our haunted Laser Tag arena! Step into the fog, dodge the eerie glow, and see if you can blast the spookiness ...

*This event occurs during operating hours*Get in the Halloween spirit with a spooky showdown in our haunted Laser Tag arena! Step into the fog, dodge the eerie glow, and see if you can blast the spookiness away in this chillingly fun experience. Enter if you dare - because the thrills (and the scares) are waiting!
Allevity Entertainment
Allevity Entertainment 57401 130 Centennial St S, Aberdeen, SD 57401

Oct 21, 2025 / History Talk: “Becoming the Gateway to the Black Hills” - Spearfish

Historian David Wolff will present on the history of Rapid City, South Dakota

Historian David Wolff will present on the history of Rapid City, South Dakota

Black Hills State University, Jonas Hall Room 305
Black Hills State University, Jonas Hall Room 305 57799 1200 University Street, Spearfish, SD 57799

Oct 23, 2025 / The Thanksgiving Play-Auditions - Pierre

Pierre Players 2026 Season Kick Off

Pierre Players 2026 Season Kick Off

Pierre Players Community Theater
Pierre Players Community Theater 57501 109 S. Pierre Street, Pierre, SD 57501

Oct 23, 2025 / 2025 Feargrounds Haunted House - Sioux Falls

Join us for the 2025 Jaycees Feargrounds "Face Your Phobias at the Feargrounds" Haunted House! Order tickets online to save $5. Ticket sales at gate end at 11:00 p.m. Ticket Link: https://jayceesfeargrounds.com/tickets/   Fee: ...

Join us for the 2025 Jaycees Feargrounds "Face Your Phobias at the Feargrounds" Haunted House! Order tickets online to save $5. Ticket sales at gate end at 11:00 p.m. Ticket Link: https://jayceesfeargrounds.com/tickets/   Fee: $12+/person
W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds
W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds 57107 100 N Lyon Blvd, Sioux Falls, SD 57107

Oct 23, 2025 / "Don Giovanni" featuring Teatro Lirico D'Europa at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center - Brookings

World class opera troupe, Teatro Lirico D’Europa returns to the Oscar Larson Theatre with their professional cast of operatic stars to offer the scandalous and entertaining retelling of Don Juan ...

World class opera troupe, Teatro Lirico D’Europa returns to the Oscar Larson Theatre with their professional cast of operatic stars to offer the scandalous and entertaining retelling of Don Juan in Mozart’s, “Don Giovanni”. Mozart approached his operatic retelling of the Don Juan myth from a point of view that is neither tragic nor entirely comic, but rather lighthearted, urbane, ...
Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center
Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center 57007 1601 University Boulevard Brookings, SD 57007

Oct 24, 2025 - Oct 25, 2025 / Deadweird - Deadwood

Costume contest, parade, monster ball and prizes. 

Costume contest, parade, monster ball and prizes. 
Downtown
Downtown 57732 Deadwood, SD 57732

Oct 24, 2025 - Oct 25, 2025 / 2025 Feargrounds Haunted House - Sioux Falls

Join us for the 2025 Jaycees Feargrounds "Face Your Phobias at the Feargrounds" Haunted House! Order tickets online to save $5. Ticket sales at gate end at 11:00 p.m. Ticket Link: https://jayceesfeargrounds.com/tickets/   Fee: ...

Join us for the 2025 Jaycees Feargrounds "Face Your Phobias at the Feargrounds" Haunted House! Order tickets online to save $5. Ticket sales at gate end at 11:00 p.m. Ticket Link: https://jayceesfeargrounds.com/tickets/   Fee: $12+/person
W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds
W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds 57107 100 N Lyon Blvd, Sioux Falls, SD 57107
Games, haunted house, cake walk and concession stand.
Boys & Girls Club
Boys & Girls Club 57745 297 Walnut Ave, Hill City, SD 57745
Comedy and silent auction.
South Dakota Military Heritage Alliance
South Dakota Military Heritage Alliance 57104 1600 West Russell Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

Oct 24, 2025 / The Haunting of Keystone

The #1 haunted attraction in the Black Hills!

The #1 haunted attraction in the Black Hills!

The Keystone Historical Museum
The Keystone Historical Museum 57751 410 3rd St, Keystone, South Dakota 57751

Oct 24, 2025 / NMM Live! | Nathan Mondry & Nicola Canzano - Vermillion

Experience the brilliance of the Roman Baroque as harpsichordists Nathan Mondry and Nicola Canzano perform music by Pasquini, Corelli, and new works inspired by the era—on the NMM’s historic ...

Experience the brilliance of the Roman Baroque as harpsichordists Nathan Mondry and Nicola Canzano perform music by Pasquini, Corelli, and new works inspired by the era—on the NMM’s historic Ridolfi Harpsichord (NMM 04657) and Anonymous Italian Harpsichord (NMM 03870).This event will be livestreamed at https://www.nmmusd.org/nmm-live-video   Fee: $Included with Museum Admission
National Music Museum
National Music Museum 57069 414 E. Clark St., Vermillion, SD 57069

Oct 24, 2025 / Nordic Echoes - Brookings

Join us as we celebrate the opening of Nordic Echoes, a traveling exhibition of contemporary Nordic folk arts and cultural traditions from the Upper Midwest. The reception will feature Scandinavian musical ...

Join us as we celebrate the opening of Nordic Echoes, a traveling exhibition of contemporary Nordic folk arts and cultural traditions from the Upper Midwest. The reception will feature Scandinavian musical duo, Project: Constellation (Grand Forks, ND) in the galleries. Free and open to the public!
south dakota art museum
south dakota art museum 57007 Medary Avenue & Harvey Dunn Street, Brookings, South Dakota 57007

Oct 25, 2025 - Oct 26, 2025 / Mead Museum Haunted Overnight Experience

Can you brave the night inside a haunted museum? The event includes a midnight tour of the historic 1909 Mead Building, from 7pm-7am, where you'll be taken to places off-limit to the public. Staff will ...

Can you brave the night inside a haunted museum? The event includes a midnight tour of the historic 1909 Mead Building, from 7pm-7am, where you'll be taken to places off-limit to the public. Staff will share their spooky stories and a team of paranormal investigators as well as a tarot card reader will be joining us. Tickets are $50 and include snacks and morning breakfast. Participants must be 16 ...
Mead Building
Mead Building 57078 82 Mickelson Dr, Yankton, SD 57078

Oct 25, 2025 - Oct 26, 2025 / The Haunting of Keystone

The #1 haunted attraction in the Black Hills!

The #1 haunted attraction in the Black Hills!

The Keystone Historical Museum
The Keystone Historical Museum 57751 410 3rd St, Keystone, South Dakota 57751

Oct 25, 2025 - Oct 26, 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, ...

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, farm animals, and family fun with inflatables, train rides, corn pit and more. Don’t miss the fall crafts, décor and tasty treats. Join us for an unforgettable fall celebration!

Riverview Christmas Tree Farm
Riverview Christmas Tree Farm 48392 48392 278th Street, Canton, SD 57013

Oct 25, 2025 / Harvest Halloween -Yankton

Yankton’s Meridian District transforms into a paradise for those who love fall. Activities, food, art market, pet parade, trick-or-treating, corn pit, hay bale maze and inflatables. For more ...

Yankton’s Meridian District transforms into a paradise for those who love fall. Activities, food, art market, pet parade, trick-or-treating, corn pit, hay bale maze and inflatables. For more information, please email: info@harvesthalloween.com 
Meridian District - Downtown Yankton
Meridian District - Downtown Yankton 57078 Downtown Yankton, Yankton, SD 57078
Trick-or-treat and games.
Visitor Center
Visitor Center 23935 23935 US-385, Hill City, SD 57745

Oct 25, 2025 / Zoo Boo - Watertown

Trick-or-treat with the animals.

Trick-or-treat with the animals.
Bramble Park Zoo
Bramble Park Zoo 57201 800 10th St NW, Watertown, SD 57201
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