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2012 On-Going Events and Exhibits

Year Round "Sculpturewalk" Downtown Sioux Falls,
605-339-8359, www.dtsf.com
1st Friday of each month, "First Fridays Downtown" Downtown Sioux Falls, 605-338-4009, www.dtsf.com
Year Round "Wine Wednesdays" Valiant Vineyards, Vermillion, 605-624-4500, www.valiantvineyards.us
Now-May 6, 2012 "South Dakota Artist Series: Steve Babbitt and Michael Hill" South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, 605-688-4313, www.southdakotaartmuseum.com
Now-Nov 2012 "Marghab Linens" South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, 605-688-4313, www.southdakotaartmuseum.com
Jan-May, Oct-Nov "Second Thursdays-Wining Women" Strawbale Winery, Renner, 605-543-5071, www.strawbalewinery.com
Memorial Day-Labor Day "Wells Fargo Falls Park Sound and Light Show" Falls Park, Sioux Falls, 605-338-4009, www.dtsf.com
May 27-Aug 26 "Sangria Sundays" Strawbale Winery, Renner, 605-543-5071, www.strawbalewinery.com
May 31-Aug 30 "Thursday Evenings-Summer Porch Series" Strawbale Winery, Renner, 605-543-5071, www.strawbalewinery.com
May-Sept "State Parks Hikes & Programs" State Parks, www.gfp.sd.gov
May-Oct "Falls Park Farmers Market" Sioux Falls, 605-338-4009, www.dtsf.com
June-August "Fri. Nights-Horse & Carriage Rides,
Fri. & Sat. Nights-Street Musicians
Sat. Nights-Downtown Moonlight Movies" Fawick Park, Sioux Falls, 605-338-4009, www.dtsf.com
June-Sept "2nd & 4th Fridays-Evening in the Vineyard" Wilde Prairie Winery, Brandon, 605-582-6471, www.wildeprairiewinery.com

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May

May 2 "The Lowe Family Concert" Yankton, 605-665-3596, www.seeyanktonsd.com
May 4 "Silver and Wood" National Music Museum, Vermillion 605-677-5306, www.nmmusd.org
May 4-5 "Fishing Tournament" Snake Creek Recreation Area, Platte, 888-297-8175, www.plattesd.org
May 4-20 "Sweeney Todd" Orpheum Theater, Sioux Falls, 605-360-4800, orpheum.sfarena.com
May 5 "Critter De Mayo" Great Plains Zoo, Sioux Falls, 605-367-7003, www.greatzoo.org
May 5 "Consignment Auction" Prairie Village, Madison, 605-256-3644, www.prairievillage.org
May 5 "Cinco De Mayo" Downtown Sioux Falls, 605-336-1620, www.dtsf.com
May 5 "The Hay Country Jamboree" Gayville Hall, Gayville, 605-267-2859, www.gayvillehall.com
May 6 "South Dakota Symphony: Haydn's Creation" Sioux Falls, 1-866-681-7376, www.washingtonpavilion.org
May 6 "Loyalty Day/Parade" Brandon, 605-582-7400, www.brandonvalleychamber.com
May 12 "Brookings Marathon" Brookings, 605-697-9500, www.brookingsSD.com
May 12 "Dakota Folk: Sioux Falls Traditional Arts Festival"
Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, 605-271-6696 www.artssiouxfalls.org
May 12 "Charles Hargens Art Gallery Grand Opening" Dakota Discovery Museum, Mitchell, 605-996-2122, dakotadiscovery.com
May 18 "Beginning Geocaching" Lewis & Clark Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
May 18-20 "Free Fishing Weekend" Statewide S.D. State Parks, 605-773-3391, www.gfp.sd.gov
May 18-20 "South Dakota Birding Festival" Wagner/Lake Andes Area, 605-384-3741, www.cityofwagner.org
May 19 "Fantastic Family Fishing" Palisades, Garretson, 605-594-3824, www.gfp.sd.gov
May 19 "Youth Activity Day" Newton Hills State Park, Canton, 605-987-2263, www.gfp.sd.gov
May 19 "Creatures of the Night Hike" Chief White Crane Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
May 19 "A Celebration of Woody Guthrie" Gayville Hall, Gayville, 605-267-2859, www.gayvillehall.com
May 19-20 "Spring Open House" Wilde Prairie Winery, Brandon, 605-310-7384, www.wildeprairiewinery.com
May 25 "If Only Seaman Could Talk Walk" Lewis & Clark Rec Area,Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
May 26 "Memorial Weekend in Mitchell" 605-990-4500, www.visitmitchell.com
May 26 "Bird's Paradise Walk in the Park" Big Sioux Rec Area, Brandon, 605-582-7243, www.gfp.sd.gov
May 26 "History Hike" Newton Hills State Park, Canton, 605-987-2263, www.gfp.sd.gov
May 26-27 "Foothills Rodeo" Wessington Springs, 605-539-1929, www.wessingtonsprings.com
May 26-27 "South Dakota Kayak Challenge" Missouri National Rec River, 605-864-9011, www.sdkayakchallenge.org
May 27 "Geocaching 101" Newton Hills State Park, Canton, 605-987-2263, www.gfp.sd.gov
May 28 "Memorial Day Program & Smorgasbord" Geddes, 605-337-2188, www.geddessd.org
May 28 "Memorial Day Program" Delmont, 605-779-2621, www.delmontsd.org
May 31 "Argus Leader Ribfest" Sioux Falls, 605-367-7288, www.sfarena.com/ribfest

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June

June 1 "Downtown Block Party on the Eastbank" Sioux Falls, 605-338-4009, www.dtsf.com
June 1 "Public Artists' Reception-Mike Marshall and SD Artist Series: Betty Beer and Alan Fisher" SD Art Museum, Brookings, 605-688-5423, www.sdstate.edu/southdakotaartmuseum
June 1-2 "SD Street Rod River Run" Chamberlain, 605-734-5632, www.chamberlainsd.org
June 2 "The Hay Country Jamboree" Gayville Hall, Gayville, 605-267-2859, www.gayvillehall.com
June 2 "Dutch Oven Gathering Night" Pierson Ranch Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
June 2 "Wild Desserts Hike" Lewis & Clark Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
June 2 "Garden & Winery Tour" Wilde Prairie Winery, Brandon, 605-582-6471, www.wildeprairiewinery.com
June 1-3 "Argus Leader Ribfest" Sioux Falls, 605-367-7288, www.sfarena.com/ribfest
June 1-3 "Tractor Ride" Prairie Village, Madison, 605-256-3644, www.prairievillage.org
June 2-3 "Siouxland Renaissance Festival" Sioux Falls, 866-489-9241, www.siouxlandrenfest.com
June 8 "Northern Bull Riding Tour" Prairie Village, Madison, 605-256-3644, www.prairievillage.org
June 8-9 "Hot Dog Days" Tyndall, 605-589-4050, www.tyndallsd.com
June 8-10 "South Dakota Shakespeare Festival" Vermillion, 605-622-0423, www.sdshakespearefestival.org
June 9 "Zippity Zoo Day" Great Plains Zoo, Sioux Falls, 605-367-7003, www.greatzoo.org
June 9 "Herman Luce Pioneer Days" Lake Herman, Madison, 605-256-5003, www.gfp.sd.gov
June 9 "Tour of Homes" Geddes, 605-337-2501, www.geddessd.org
June 9 "Chamber Golf Outing" Canton, 605-764-7864, www.cantonsouthdakota.org
June 9 "Fishing Basics" Chief White Crane Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
June 9 "Look What I Hooked!" Chief White Crane Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
June 9 "Senses Hike" Newton Hills State Park, Canton, 605-987-2263, www.gfp.sd.gov
June 9-10 "Great Plains Balloon Race" Sioux Falls,605-310-2337, www.sfballooning.org/
June 14 "Nature Day Camp: Frogs" Palisades State Park, Garretson, 605-594-3824, www.gfp.sd.gov
June 14-16 "Czech Days" Tabor, 605-463-2476, www.taborczechdays.com
June 14-16 "Teapot Days" Tea, 605-498-5191, www.teasd.com
June 15-16 "Prairie Hills Art Show" Wessington Springs, 605-539-1963, www.wessingtonsprings.com
June 15-16 "Beresford Wheel 'n Squeals" Downtown Beresford, 605-763-5232, www.beresfordswheelsnsqueals.com
June 15-16 "Summer Celebration" Marion, (605) 648-2869, www.marionsd.com
June 15-16 "Jamboree Days" Hartford, (605) 528-6187, www.hartfordsd.us
June 16 "More Than One Way to Boil an Egg! Campfire Novelty Cooking" Palisades State Park, Garretson, 605-594-3824, www.gfp.sd.gov
June 16 "White Night Festival" Madison, 605-256-3644 or 605-256-2454, www.chamberofmadisonsd.com
June 16 "DakotaMan Triathalon" Lake Alvin Rec Area, Harrsiburg, 605-987-2263, www.gfp.sd.gov
June 16 "Lewis & Clark Homestead Day" Pierson Ranch, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
June 16 "Festival of Cultures" Falls Park, Sioux Falls, 605-367-7400, www.dtsf.com
June 16 "Freeman Fishing Derby" Freeman, 1-888-595-9755, www.freemaninfo.com
June 16 "Lantern Hike" Chief White Crane Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
June 16 "Stars in the Afternoon" Newton Hills State Park, Canton, 605-987-2263, www.gfp.sd.gov
June 16 "Parrot Program" Newton Hills State Park, Canton, 605-987-2263, www.gfp.sd.gov
June 16 "Gayville Hall's Big Time, Two-Hour Jazz Jam" Gayville Hall, Gayville, 605-267-2859, www.gayvillehall.com
June 16-17 "Mighty Mo Car Show" Chamberlain, 605-734-6049, www.chamberlainsd.org
June 16-17 "River City Racin' " Chamberlain/Oacoma, 605-234-2628, www.rivercityracin.org
June 17-22 "Tour de Kota Bike Tour" Southeast South Dakota, 605-331-2200, www.tourdekota.com
June 21"Nature Day Camp: Frogs" Big Sioux Rec Area, Brandon, 605-582-7243, www.gfp.sd.gov
June 22 "Dalesburg Midsummer Festival" Rural Vermillion, 605-624-5571, www.dalesburglutheran.org
June 22-24 "Motongator Joe's Country Music Festival" Madison, 605-256-3644, www.chamberofmadisonsd.com
June 22-24 "Quarry Days" Dell Rapids, 605-428-4167, www.cityofdellrapids.org
June 22-24 "Jesse James Days" Garretson, 605-594-6721, www.garretsonsd.com
June 23 "Native American/Fur Trader Re-enactment" Geddes, 605-337-2501, www.geddessd.org
June 23 "Crazy Critters of South Dakota" Pierson Ranch Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
June 23 "A Walk On the Dark Side Night Hike" Lewis & Clark Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
June 23 "Mr. Drip's Trip" Newton Hills State Park, Canton, 605-987-2263, www.gfp.sd.gov
June 24 "Brookings Kite Festival" Brookings, 605-688-5423, www.sdstate.edu/southdakotaartmuseum
June 27 "2012 McCrossan Boys Ranch Golf Classic for Kids"
Central Vallye GC, Howard, SD, 605-339-1203, www.mccrossan.org
June 29-30 "Automania" Sioux Falls, 605-338-4009, www.automaniasiouxfalls.com
June 29-30 "Quiltfest" Freeman, 605-925-4237, djpullman@svtv.com
June 30 "Ribs at the Ranch" Freeman Academy Campus, Freeman, 605-925-4237, www.freemanacademy.org
June 30 "Women's Try it Day" Outdoor Campus, Sioux Falls, 605-362-2777 www.outdoorcampus.org
June 30 "Tri-State Old Iron Tractor Show/Parade" Pierson Ranch and Lewis & Clark Rec Areas, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
June 30 "GPS Cache Dash" Lewis & Clark Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
June 30 "Firefly Fireworks Hike" Lewis & Clark Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
June 30 "Birding Basics" Newton Hills State Park, Canton, 605-987-2263, www.gfp.sd.gov
June 30 "Red, White, and Blue Bike Parade" Big Sioux Rec Area, Brandon, 605-582-7243, www.gfp.sd.gov
June 30 "Red, White, and Blue Bike Parade" Lewis & Clark Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov

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July

July 1 "Automania" Sioux Falls, 605-338-4009, www.automaniasiouxfalls.com
July 1 "40th Birthday Party" Palisades State Park, Garretson, 605-594-3824, www.gfp.sd.gov
July 3 "Cruise Night" Lennox, 605-366-6202, www.cityoflennoxsd.com
July 3-4 "Toilet Bowl Races, Fireworks & More" Centerville, 605-563-2291, www.centervillesd.com
July 4 "Fireworks Over Lake Herman" Madison, 605-256-2454, www.chamberofmadisonsd.com
July 4 "Fireworks, Parade, Road Race, BBQ, Baseball" Menno, 605-387-2427, www.mennosd.org
July 4 "July 4th Celebration" Vermillion, 605-624-5571, www.vermillionchamber.com
July 4 "July 4th Celebration" Menno, 605-387-2427, www.mennosd.org
July 4 "Kid's Day" Delmont, 605-779-2621, www.delmontsd.org
July 4 "Old Fashioned 4th of July" Lennox, 605-366-6202, www.cityoflennoxsd.com
July 4 "Fireworks" Avon, 605-286-3213, www.avonsd.com
July 4 "Fireworks Over the Missouri River" Yankton, 605-668-5242, www.seeyanktonsd.com
July 6 "Downtown Block Party on the Eastbank" Sioux Falls, 605-338-4009, www.dtsf.com
July 6 "Annual Street Dance" Wessington Springs, 605-539-1084, www.wessingtonsprings.com
July 6-8 "Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant" DeSmet, 800-776-3594, 800-880-3383, www.desmetpageant.org
July 7 "Independence Day Bike Parade" Newton Hills State Park, Canton, 605-987-2263, www.gfp.sd.gov
July 7 "Mountain Munchies Cooking Demonstration" Chief White Crane Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
July 7 "Beach Bash" Lake Vermillion Rec Area, Montrose, 605-296-3643, www.gfp.sd.gov
July 7 "West River Critters Hike" Lewis & Clark Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
July 7-8 "Railroad Days" Prairie Village, Madison, 605-256-3644, www.prairievillage.org
July 12 "Nature Day Camp: Water" Palisades State Park, Garretson, 605-594-3824, www.gfp.sd.gov
July 12-14 "Antique Tractor Ride" Yankton, 605-665-9785, www.seeyanktonsd.com
July 13-15 "Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant" DeSmet, 800-776-3594, 800-880-3383, www.desmetpageant.org
July 13-15 "Hot Harley Nights" Sioux Falls, 605-334-2721, www.hotharleynights.com
July 14 "Dutch Oven Gathering" Big Sioux Rec Area, Brandon, 605-582-7243, www.gfp.sd.gov
July 14 "Animal Enrichment Day" Great Plains Zoo, Sioux Falls, 605-367-7003, www.greatzoo.org
July 14 "Morning Masterpieces" Lewis & Clark Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
July 14 "Un-Nature Hike" Newton Hills State Park, Canton, 605-987-2263, www.gfp.sd.gov
July 14 "Wet and Wild Hike" Lewis & Clark Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
July 14-15 "Summer Arts Festival" Brookings, 605-692-2787, www.bsaf.com
July 18 "Hot Summer Nites: Vettes & Harleys" Sioux Falls, 605-338-4009, www.dtsf.com
July 19 "Nature Day Camp: Water" Big Sioux Rec Area, Brandon, 605-582-7243, www.gfp.sd.gov
July 19-22 "Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo" Mitchell, 605-770-4919, www.cornpalacestampede.com
July 20-22 "Danish Days Festival" Viborg, 605-326-5344, www.viborgsd.com
July 20-22 "Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant" DeSmet, 800-776-3594, 800-880-3383, www.desmetpageant.org
July 20-22 "Flandreau Santee Tribe 50th Annual Wacipi" Flandreau, 605-997-3891, www.fsst.org
July 21 "Dakota Irish Fair" Sioux Falls, 605-373-9154, www.dtsf.com
July 21 "Get Your Tail to the Trail Hike" Lewis & Clark Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
July 21 "Field Day Fun" Pierson Ranch Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
July 21 "Newton Hills Night Sky" Newton Hills State Park, Canton, 605-987-2263, www.gfp.sd.gov
July 21 "Parrot Program" Newton Hills State Park, Canton, 605-987-2263, www.gfp.sd.gov
July 21-22 "AirVenture Cup Race" Mitchell, 414-764-3854, www.visitmitchell.com
July 21-22 "Sioux Falls Air Show" Sioux Falls Airport-Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, 800-333-2072, www.siouxfallsairshow.com
July 22 "Miss Prairie Village/Miss Prairie Princess Pageant" Prairie Village, Madison, 605-256-3644, www.prairievillage.org
July 26-28 "JazzFest" Sioux Falls, 605-335-6101, www.siouxfallsjazzfest.com/
July 27-28 "Play in Platte Weekend" Platte, 888-297-8175, www.plattesd.org
July 28 "Christmas Campsite Decorating Contest" Chief White Crane Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
July 28 "Mart in the Park & Tour the City Road Races" Madison, 605-256-2454, www.chamberofmadisonsd.com
July 28 "Family Fest" Sioux Falls, 605-332-6000, www.siouxempirefair.org
July 28 "Relay for Life" Wessington Springs, 605-539-1425, www.wessingtonsprings.com
July 28 "Christmas in July" Walker's Point Rec Area, Madison, 605-256-5003, www.gfp.sd.gov
July 28 "Saturday in the Park & Cruise Night" Canton, 866-445-9603, www.cantonsouthdakota.org
July 29 "Canton Car Show" Canton, 605-764-7864, www.cantonsouthdakota.org

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August

Aug 3 "Downtown Block Party on the Eastbank" Sioux Falls, 605-338-4009, www.dtsf.com
Aug 3-5 "Sioux River Folk Festival" Newton Hills State Park, Canton, 605-987-2582, www.fotm.org
Aug 3-5 "Brandon Hometown Days" Brandon, 605-582-7400. www.brandonhometowndays.com
Aug 4 "Classic Car & Antique Tractor Show" Wessington Springs, 605-539-1805, www.wessingtonsprings.com
Aug 4 "Big Sioux Bustle-GPS/Geocaching Race" Big Sioux Rec Area, Brandon, 605-582-7243, www.gfp.sd.gov
Aug 4 "Bean Bag Tournament" Newton Hills State Park, Canton, 605-987-2263, www.gfp.sd.gov
Aug 4 "Outdoor University" Outdoor Campus, Sioux Falls, 605-362-2777, www.gfp.sd.gov
Aug 4 "Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?" (Animal Program), Chief White Crane Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
Aug 4 "Yertle the Turtle: Reptile Program" Lewis & Clark Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
Aug 4 "Fox In Socks Night Hike" Lewis & Clark Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
Aug 4 "Prairie Festival" Armour, 605-724-2468, www.armoursouthdakota.com
Aug 4 "Old Fashioned Saturday Night & Car Show" Avon, 605-286-3213, www.avonsd.com
Aug 5 "19th Annual Car Show" Prairie Village, Madison, 605-256-3644, www.prairievillage.org
Aug 7-12 "Sioux Empire Fair" Sioux Falls, 605-367-7178, www.siouxempirefair.org
Aug 9 "Nature Day Camp:Pioneers" Big Sioux Rec Area, Brandon, 605-582-7243, www.gfp.sd.gov
Aug 9-11 "Clay County Fair" Fair Grounds, Vermillion, 605-624-5571, www.vermillionchamber.com
Aug 9-12 "Harvey Dunn Memorial Society Plein Air Event" DeSmet, 605-854-3176, www.discoverlaura.org
Aug 10 "Public Artist Reception featuring Wells Fargo Contemporary Art Collection" SD Art Museum, Brookings, 605-688-5423, www.sdstate.edu/southdakotaartmuseum
Aug 10-12 "Fur Trader Days" Geddes, 605-337-2501, www.geddessd.org
Aug 10-12 "Scottie Stampede Rodeo Days & Kuchen Feier" Scotland, 605-583-4419, www.scotlandsd.org
Aug 11 "Quilts & Vines" Renner, 605-543-5071, www.quiltsandvines.com
Aug 11 "Music in the Park" Freeman, 1-888-595-9755, www.freemaninfo.com
Aug 11 "Adams Homestead Celebration" Adams Homestead & Nature Preserve, North Sioux City, 605-232-0873, www.gfp.sd.gov
Aug 11 "Birding by Bike" Lewis & Clark Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
Aug 11 "Butterfly Bonanza" Lewis & Clark Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
Aug 13-16 "Turner County Fair" Parker, 605-297-4428, www.turnercountyfair.com
Aug 17-19 "Riverboat Days & Summer Arts Festival" Yankton, 605-665-1657, www.riverboatdays.com
Aug 18 "Riverboat Days Extreme Bull Riding Tour" Yankton, 605-665-9231, www.riverboatdays.com
Aug 18 "Downtown Live" Falls Park, Sioux Falls, 605-338-4009, www.dtsf.com
Aug 18 "Perseid Meteor Show/Star Party" Palisades State Park, Garretson, 605-594-3824, www.gfp.sd.gov
Aug 18 "Plankinton Pheasant Fest" Plankinton, 605-942-7767, www.plankinton.com
Aug 21-23 "DakotaFest" Mitchell, 605-996-5567, 1-800-827-8007, www.farmshows.com
Aug 22 "Miller Lite Bull Bash" Mitchell, 605-770-8299, www.visitmitchell.com
Aug 22-26 "Corn Palace Festival" Mitchell, 605-995-8427, www.cornpalace.org/Festival/
Aug 23-26 "Steam Threshing Jamboree" Prairie Village, Madison, 605-256-3644, www.prairievillage.org
Aug 24 "America's Comeback King: The Bald Eagle" Chief White Crane Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
Aug 24-25 "Bull-A-Rama" Vermillion, 605-624-5571, www.vermillionchamber.com
Aug 25 "CSI: Newton Hills and Animal Bookmarks" Newton Hills State Park, Canton, 605-987-2263, www.gfp.sd.gov
Aug 25 "McCrossan Boys Ranch Xtreme Event Challenge 'Beauty and the Beast' ", McCrossan Boys Ranch, Sioux Falls, 605-339-1203, www.mccrossan.org
Aug 25-26 "Bash to the Colonies-Sailboat Regatta" Yankton, 605-665-2680, www.bashtothecolonies.com
Aug 25-26 "Great Dakota Wine Fest" Valiant Vineyards, Vermillion, 605-624-4500, www.greatdakotawinefest.com
Aug 31 "Lifelight Outdoor Christian Music Festival" Worthing, 605-338-2847, www.lifelight.org
Aug 31 "Techno-Treasure Hunt (Beginning Geocaching)" Pierson Ranch Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov

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September

Sept 1 "Labor Day Leftovers" Chief White Crane Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
Sept 1 "Rockin' RibFest" Downtown Yankton, 605-760-4269, www.historicdowntownyankton.com
Sept 1 "Monarch Butterfly Tagging" Palisades State Park, Garretson, 605-594-3824, www.gfp.sd.gov
Sept 1 "Walk in the Park in the Dark" Big Sioux Rec Area, Brandon, 605-582-7243, www.gfp.sd.gov
Sept 1-2 "Lifelight Outdoor Christian Music Festival" Worthing, 605-338-2847, www.lifelight.org
Sept 1-3 "Labor Day Celebration" Wagner, 605-384-3741, www.cityofwagner.org
Sept 2 "Newton Hills Riddle Hunt" Newton Hills State Park, Canton, 605-987-2263, www.gfp.sd.gov
Sept 2 "Dutch Oven Chili Cookoff" Lake Vermillion Rec Area, 605-296-3643, www.gfp.sd.gov
Sept 2 "Triple V Triathalon" Lewis & Clark Rec Area, Yankton, 605-668-2985, www.gfp.sd.gov
Sept 7-8 "Ribs, Rods & Rock'n Roll" Vermillion, 605-624-5571, www.sdbbq.us
Sept 7-9 "Nature Photography, Beginner to Advanced"
SD Art Museum, Brookings, 605-688-5423, www.sdstate.edu/southdakotaartmuseum
Sept 8 "Foothills Bull Bash" Wessington Springs, 605-539-0014, www.wessingtonsprings.com
Sept 8 "Menno Car Show" Menno, 605-387-5607, www.mennosd.org
Sept 8 "Sidewalk Arts Festival" Sioux Falls, 605-367-6000, www.washingtonpavilion.org
Sept 8 "German Fest" Sioux Falls, 605-274-2423, www.dtsf.com
Sept 8 "Grape Stomp Harvest Festival" Schadé Vineyard, Volga, 605-627-5545, www.schadevineyard.com
Sept 8-9 "Kuchen/Old Time Harvest Festival" Delmont, 605-779-2621, www.delmontsd.org
Sept 8-11 "Charlotte's Web" Orpheum Theater, Sioux Falls, 605-360-4800, orpheum.sfarena.com
Sept 9 "Homesteader Day Celebration" Beaver Creek Nature Area, Brandon, 605-594-3824, www.gfp.sd.gov
Sept 14 "Public Artists' Reception- SD Artist Series: Kyle Fokken and Brett Anderson" SD Art Museum, Brookings, 605-688-5423, www.sdstate.edu/southdakotaartmuseum
Sept 14-15 "St. Joseph's Indian School Powwow" Chamberlain, 800-584-9200, www.stjo.org/powwow
Sept 15-18 "Charlotte's Web" Orpheum Theater, Sioux Falls, 605-360-4800, orpheum.sfarena.com
Sept 21-22 "Special Olympics Convoy & Truck Show" Sioux Falls, 605-212-1527, www.siouxempirefair.org
Sept 21-23 "S.D. Old Time Fiddle Contest & Jamboree" Yankton, 605-357-9357, www.seeyanktonsd.com
Sept 22 "Outkasts Cruise-in & Car Show" Mitchell, 605-996-7203, www.visitmitchell.com
Sept 22-23 "Pioneer Power Show" Menno, 605-387-5166, www.pioneeracres.com
Sept 27-30 "25th Annual Northern Plains Indian Art Market" Sioux Falls, www.npiam.org
Sept 28 "Lyrics of Love, Loss & Redemption" National Music Museum, Vermillion 605-677-5306, www.nmmusd.org
Sept 28-30 "2012 South Dakota Festival of Books" Sioux Falls, 605-688-6113, www.sdbookfestival.com
Sept 29 "Northern Plains Powwow and Buffalo Feed" Sioux Falls, www.npiam.org

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October

Oct 6 "FestiFALL & Candlelight Walk" Newton Hills State Park, Canton, 605-987-2263, www.gfp.sd.gov
Oct 6 "Hobo Marlin's Pumpkin Train" Prairie Village, Madison, 605-256-3644, www.prairievillage.org
Oct 6 "Festival of the Bands Parade" Downtown Sioux Falls, 605-338-4009, www.dtsf.com
Oct 13 "Harvest Festival" Strawbale Winery, Renner, 605-543-5071, www.strawbalewinery.com
Oct 13 "13th Annual River City Band Festival" Chamberlain, 605-234-5474, www.chamberlainsd.org
Oct 14 "Fall Classic Demolition Derby" Geddes, 605-337-2501, www.geddessd.org
Oct 19 "Pheasant Country Banquet & Auction" Mitchell, 605-996-1120, www.pheasantcountry.org
Oct 19-20 "7th Annual Etc. For Her" Sioux Falls, 605-351-5515, www.visitsiouxfalls.com
Oct 19-21 "ZooBoo" Great Plains Zoo, Sioux Falls, 605-367-7003, www.greatzoo.org
Oct 20 "Sacota Holiday & Craft Fair" Wessington Springs, 605-539-1515, www.wessingtonsprings.com
Oct 20 "Pheasant Season Opens" 605-987-2263, www.gfp.sd.gov
Oct 20-21 "Fall Open House" Wilde Prairie Winery, Brandon, 605-310-7384, www.wildeprairiewinery.com
Oct 21 "Welcome Fall Festival" W.H. Over Museum, Vermillion, 605-677-5228, www.whovermuseum.org
Oct 21 "Pheasants Forever Banquet" Wessington Springs, 605-280-0768, www.wessingtonsprings.com
Oct 27 "Fall Flea Market & Community Auction" Geddes, 605-337-2501, www.geddessd.org
Oct 27 "Spooktacular Trails" Big Sioux Rec Area, Brandon, 605-582-7243, www.gfp.sd.gov
Oct 27 "Ducks Unlimited Banquet/Auction" Wessington Springs, 605-539-1188, www.wessingtonsprings.com

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November

Nov 3 "3rd Annual Pro Hockey Celebrity Hunt" Mitchell, 605-996-7450, www.prohockeycelebrityhunt.com
Nov 3 "Customer Appreciation" Schadé Vineyard, Volga, 605-627-5545, www.schadevineyard.com
Nov 9-10 "Paralyzed Veterans of America Pheasant Hunt" Platte, 605-337-2170, www.plattesd.org/
Nov 9-10 "Holiday Sioux Empire Arts & Crafts Show" Sioux Falls, 605-367-7178, www.blackincevents.com/
Nov 10 "Christmas at the Homestead" Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve, North Sioux City, 605-232-0873, www.gfp.sd.gov/calendar.aspx
Nov 17 "Winter Wonderland Kick-Off" Falls Park, Sioux Falls, 605-336-1620, visitsiouxfalls.com
Nov 18 "Holiday Open House" Valiant Vineyards, Vermillion, 605-624-4500, www.valiantvineyards.us
Nov 19 "Parade of Lights" Mitchell, 605-996-5567, www.visitmitchell.com
Nov 23 "Parade of Lights" Sioux Falls, 605-338-4009, www.dtsf.com
Nov 23 "Parade of Lights and Chili Feed" Chamberlain, 605-234-4416, www.chamberlainsd.org
Nov 24 "Parade of Lights" Avon, 605-286-3213, www.avonsd.com
Nov 24 "Seed Stock Pen Expo & Cattle Dog Trial" Platte, 888-297-8175, www.plattesd.org/index.php
Nov 24 "Chamber Show & Sell Craft Expo" Madison, 605-256-2454, www.chamberofmadisonsd.com
Nov 24-25 "WJ Ranch Cowboy Christmas" Yankton Area, www.schiferlswjranch.com
Nov 30 "Country Christmas" Centerville, 605-563-2291, www.centervillesd.com

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December

Dec 1-2 "Country Christmas" Centerville, 605-563-2291, www.centervillesd.com
Dec 1 "Christmas at the Dells" Dell Rapids, 605-428-4167, www.cityofdellrapids.org
Dec 1 "Breakfast With Santa" Great Plains Zoo, Sioux Falls, 605-367-7003, www.greatzoo.org
Dec 1 "Festival of Trees, Craft Fair, Visit with Santa" Canton, 605-764-7864, www.cantonsouthdakota.org
Dec 1 "Victorian Christmas" Dakota Discovery Museum, Mitchell, 605-996-2122, dakotadiscovery.com
Dec 1 "Holiday Open House" Schadé Vineyard, Volga, 605-627-5545, www.schadevineyard.com
Dec 1 "Tour of Homes" Vermillion, 605-624-8266, www.vermillionchamber.com
Dec 2 "Christmas Festival" W.H. Over Museum, Vermillion, 605-677-5228, www.whovermuseum.org
Dec 3 "Christmas Parade, Soup & Pie Supper" Canton, 605-764-7864, www.cantonsouthdakota.org
Dec 7 "Home for the Holidays" Downtown Vermillion, 605-624-5571, www.vermillionchamber.com
Day 8 "Day With Santa" Madison, 605-256-2454, www.chamberofmadisonsd.com
Dec 12 "Christmas in Geddes" Geddes, 605-337-2501, www.geddessd.org
Dec 13-22 "Twilight Flights" Strawbale Winery, 605-543-5071, www.strawbalewinery.com
Dec 15 "Santa Day & Chili Feed" Avon, 605-286-3213, www.avonsd.com
Dec 22 "Chili & Pie Feed" Wessington Springs, 605-539-1541, wessingtonsprings.com
Dec 31 "Simply South Dakota Tasting Event" Delmont, 605-779-2621, www.delmontsd.org

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