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Decorated trees on display. You can view all of the trees set up by community partners and organizations at the Custer State Park Visitor Center throughout the month of December.  

Visitor Center Custer State Park

Lights display.

Falls Park

Located in the historic GAR Hall, the gallery is bursting with exceptional handmade, fine art and craft work for unique holiday buying. Support area artists in a festive boutique style setting, while finding that one-of-a-kind gift you've been searching for! 

GAR Hall Art Gallery

Grand lighting ceremony of nearly 100 trees. 

South Dakota State Capitol

Area Community Theatre performance.

Coney Island Christmas - Mitchell

Coney Island Christmas - Mitchell

Area Community Theatre

Seasonal displays, model trains, photos with Santa and entertainment.

South Dakota State Railroad Museum

Geocaching event.

Visitor Center Custer State Park

Performance by South Dakota Symphony Orchestra.

Washington Pavilion

Each year, starting the weekend after Thanksgiving through Christmas Day (WEEKENDS ONLY) from 6:00pm--9:00pm, Stokes-Thomas Lake City Park is OPEN for drive-through viewing of 60+ lighted displays. Location from Watertown: North on Hwy 20, then turn South on S. Lake Drive toward Lake Kampeska and the Entrance to city park and Winter Wonderland. Watertown Optimist club members will greet you. Near the ...

Stokes-Thomas Lake City Park

Stroll through an outdoor wonderland of lights, images and scenes of the holidays at the McCrory Gardens.  

Education and Visitor Center at McCrory Gardens

Journey to the North Pole, where Santa waits to get on board. Adults-only cars with spiked hot chocolate available on select days. 

1880 Train Holiday Express - Hill City

1880 Train Holiday Express - Hill City

1880 Train Holiday Express - Hill City

1880 Train Holiday Express - Hill City

1880 Train Holiday Express - Hill City

1880 Train Holiday Express - Hill City

Hill City Station

Stroll through the illuminated children's park with hot cocoa and Santa.

Christmas Nights of Lights - Rapid City

Christmas Nights of Lights - Rapid City

Christmas Nights of Lights - Rapid City

Storybook Island

Come visit Lead's Winter Wonderland! The community of Lead lights up for the city-wide holiday lighting contest and everyone is invited to travel the town and see the lights from December 1 through the 31st!

City of Lead

Christmas Tours of the Historic Adams House - Deadwood

Christmas Tours of the Historic Adams House - Deadwood

Christmas Tours of the Historic Adams House - Deadwood

Christmas Tours of the Historic Adams House - Deadwood

Historic Adams House

Discover the magic of Christmas at the Mead Museum Hall of Trees 2023 from Friday, November 24 - Sunday, December 31! This year as you enter the historic 1909 Mead Building, you will encounter our Nutcracker themed foyer redesign by Forte of Yankton and the KVHT / KVTK Radio Angel Tree. While you sip your free hot cocoa and coffee, you will enjoy walking through our winter wonderland filled with over ...

Mead Museum

Sign up for our science-based preschool program for our youngest learners. Literature, free exploration, sensory experiences, directed experiments, art and conversation will be at the core of the program. The overall curriculum is being designed on a 3-year cycle so children who start as 3 year-olds will have a new experience each year. The Fall Semester starts September 8, 2023 and runs through December ...

SD Discovery Center

Holiday activities, letters to Santa and visiting animals at the Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum of Natural History.

Great Plains Zoo

Join us for a wonderful winter afternoon of holiday cheer at the Dacotah Prairie Museum’s annual Holiday Open House. Enjoy hot cider and festive treats while strolling through Christmas Tree Lane’s “Puttin' on the Glitz” display. Listen to live music, have a visit with jolly ol’ St. Nick, decorate a sugar cookie, create make-&-take ornaments and view the Museum exhibits ...

Dacotah Prairie Museum

Get into the Christmas spirit by enjoying an 1800's Frontier Christmas at Fort Sisseton. The Fort is decorated in the 1800's and music is in the air.  Enjoy sleigh rides, roasted chestnuts, old-fashioned crafts, carols, demonstrations, Father Christmas & much more!

Fort Sisseton Historic State Park