Paladino Hohm Sculpture Garden and Mary W. Sommervold Hall Stage Mark your calendars for the Washington Pavilion Gala & Arts Night. This elegant fundraising event highlights the mission of the Washington Pavilion and features an outdoor social hour, gourmet dinner and exciting live and silent auctions. The event will also honor individual and corporate partners who have made significant contributions ...

Washington Pavilion

Join us the first full weekend in June to interact with history. Cavalry troops and infantry units will converge on the fort’s grounds to form a military encampment complete with soldiers, women and children, and all the necessary tents, uniforms, horses, and memorabilia. The military is joined by fur traders. The Rendezvous includes fur traders from eight states that setup a teepee encampment ...

Fort Sisseton Historic State Park

Kick off your summer with a weekend of family fun this June in Lake Andes. Fish Days hosts the DC Lynch Carnival all three days, as well as lawn mower races, dart tournament, parade, kids games, fish fry, street dance, motorcycle blessing and more. Check out our Facebook page for future updates (Lake Andes Fish Days).

Citywide

Head on out to Howard, South Dakota for the Howard Headers Car Show June 3 & 4, 2022. June 3: 6:00pm Cruise Night June 4: 9:30am - Noon - Registration and Noon to 4:00pm - Car Show Food vendors will be on site and bounce houses for the kid!  Bring the family!

Dr. Martin Luther King has just given his legendary "I've Been To The Mountaintop" sermon and has retired to room 306 of the Lorraine Motel the night before his assassination.  A maid delivers his room service, though she seems to have more on her agenda than a simple meal. As their conversations progress, true intentions come to light in a story written to humanize Dr. King, to help us understand ...

Black Hills Playhouse

GRAB FUN BY THE HORNS AT FLANDREAU RODEO DAYS Enjoy the event that’s been hailed as ‘best rodeo’ two years in a row! Flandreau Rodeo Days is back and promising two full days of fun and excitement for the whole family. Sanctioned SDRA, MRA, NRCA & MIDSTATE; JR Bareback & Saddle Bronc - sanctioned High Plains Children’s Activity Area 11 am - 5 pm | Slack 11 am ...

Rodeo Grounds - across from Royal River Casino

Goodwin Lodge and Music Hall

Levitt at the Falls

The bi-annual Crazy Horse Volksmarch (an organized hike) is a 10K or 6.2-mile woodlands ramble to the world’s largest mountain carving in progress in the southern Black Hills of South Dakota. The Crazy Horse Volksmarch is the most popular organized hike in the United States (15,000 walkers in a record year). This family event is sponsored by the Black Hills Chapter of the American Volkssport Association ...

Crazy Horse Memorial

The Marathon is a point to point course, beginning in the old mining town of Rochford; home of the MoonShine Gulch Saloon, the Mall of America, and the University of Rochford. After a quick run through town, you find yourself on the George Mickelson Trail and on your way to Deadwood. The Half Marathon starts on the trail, 13.1 miles from Rochford. The Finish Line for both events is the Deadwood Trailhead.  

Rochford

The Heritage Center at Red Cloud Indian School hosts the Art Show for ten weeks each summer. All the artwork is for sale, with the proceeds used to support individual artists as well as the work of The Heritage Center. Opening Event: Saturday, June 4, beginning at 12p MT The show will remain active from June 5 through to August 14, 2022. Video Interviews with participating artists discussing their ...

The Heritage Center

National Trails Day is a day set aside to celebrate America’s magnificent trail systems and their countless supporters and volunteers. Several state parks will be hosting trail-related events that day.

Statewide

A longtime local favorite, the LaFramboise Island Bike Race is held annually in the spring at the LaFramboise Island Nature Area in the middle of the Missouri River. Suitable for nearly any bike, it's a fast flat course with a fun mix of trail types. There are tight technical turns on singletrack in the woods, sweet open sections of doubletrack, mowed grass paths, gravel rec trail, ...

The Sturgis Art Festival aims to promote crafts and fine arts in the Sturgis area through art sales, exhibits, auctions, activities, and performances. The Sturgis Art Festival takes place on the first Saturday in June annually from 10 AM to 6 PM and includes a variety of art and craft vendors selling and showing their work alongside food and drink vendors in downtown Sturgis. This venue is in ...

Downtown Sturgis

PRCA Xtreme Bronc Match!  5PM Gate Opens6PM Steak Feed & CALCUTTA7PM Rodeo The Casey Tibbs Match of Champions is a spectacular bronc riding event matching the world’s top cowboys against top bucking stock.  The top 15 in the current PRCA saddle bronc standings, the top contenders in the Badlands Circuit, the current champions in the SDRA, SDHSRA, GPIRA, and any national high school ...

Stanley County Fairgrounds

RASDak is an annual bicycle ride to enjoy the beautiful scenery and hospitality of South Dakota, the “Land of Infinite Variety.” The best way to experience these landscapes and South Dakota is by bike and the 2022 ride begins in Hill City and ends in Freeman. The route will take riders through Hill City, Keystone, Rapid City, Scenic,  Wall, Kadoka, Belvidere, Okaton, Murdo, ...

Hill City

Miss Prairie Village is an opportunity for local area teens to earn scholarships, boost self-esteem and make new friends.  Teens that are at least 14 and not older than 18 are invited to compete. Miss Prairie Princess is an opportunity for girls ages 8 to 11 to make new friends and have fun! For more information call Prairie Village at 605-256-3644 or toll free 800-693-3644.    

Prairie Village

Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center

A trolley ride and talking tour of the Mickelson Trail from Englewood to Rochford. An event catering to the mobility impaired. Call Neighborworks for reservations at 605-578-1401. For questions on the event please call the Trails Office at 605-584-3896. Location: Deadwood Trailhead - George S. Mickelson Trail Wheelchair Accessible

George S Mickelson Trail - Deadwood Trailhead

Holiday Inn - Rushmore Plaza