With so many events taking place in South Dakota, we understand how it can be overwhelming to remember them all. We’ve decided to highlight our favorite things happening week by week, focusing on unique, fun, and creative events across the state.

RASDAK

June 3 – June 8. Various locations, South Dakota. All day. RASDAK is the annual bike from Custer to Yankton. Over the span of an entire week, bikers for all of the country will ride through the beauty that is South Dakota, including State Parks and National Historic Places. More info: rasdak.com.

605 DAY

June 5. Fernson Downtown, Sioux Falls + Main Street Square, Rapid City. 4 p.m. Celebrate our state in two locations on 605 Day. 605 Magazine’s team is partnering with South Dakota Tourism, Fernson Brewing Company, Lost Cabin Beer Co., Pinnacle Productions, Homeslice Media Group, and Main Street Square to jam to music, hand out local swag, and give beer samples of the 605 Magazine Summer Issue beer to ages 21+. More info: 605magazine.com.

WILD DEADWOOD READS

June 6-8. Historic downtown, Deadwood. Times vary. This is not your typical book fair. Wild Deadwood Reads is a book fair goes above and beyond, including an author breakfast, a rodeo, and a live Wild Book Reading at Wild Bill’s. Authors of all genres will gather in historic Deadwood to celebrate their stories, as well as the literature industry both locally and nationally. Did we mention the cover model Michael Wayne Foster will also be available for a meet and greet opportunity? More info: wilddeadwoodreads.com. 

SOUTH DAKOTA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

June 6 – June 9. Prentis Park, Vermillion. Times vary. Join some of South Dakota’s finest actors to revel in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Not only will there be live entertainment directed by Madeline Sayet, but this family-friendly event will offer local food and beverage vendors to accompany your summertime entertainment. More info: sdshakespearfetival.org.

MIDWEST HONEY FEST

June 8. Firehouse SmokeJumper Station, Hill City. 1 p.m. Head to Firehouse SmokeJumper Station to bee part of the Midwest Honey Fest (see what we did)? This event will have seminars by the Wannabee Beekeeper Association, honey sampling, and live music from Cambria String Band. Not only will you learn about bees and their honey, but you will learn how to make mead while enjoying locally brewed beers from Remedy Brewing Company, Crow Peak Brewing Company and many more. More info: firehousebrewing.com. 

ENTERTAINMENT

Peruvian Date Night
June 7th
Plum’s Cooking Company, Sioux Falls
6 p.m.

Rally in the Valley
June 7th – June 9th
Thunder Valley Dragways Inc., Parker
Times vary.

Steve Martin and Martin Short
June 8th
Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls
7:30 p.m.

Siouxland Renaissance Festival
June 8th – June 9th
W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds, Sioux Falls
All day.

SPORTS

Hub City Hotshots vs Spearfish Sasquatch
June 3rd – June 4th
Fossum Field, Aberdeen
6:35 p.m.

Sioux Falls Canaries vs Cleburne Railroaders
June 4th – June 6th
Sioux Falls Stadium, Sioux Falls
Times vary.

Pierre Trappers vs Wheat City Whiskey Jacks
June 6th
Hyde Stadium, Pierre
7:05 p.m.

Deadwood PBR
June 7th – June 8th
Days of ’76 Event Complex, Deadwood
7 p.m.

GET INVOLVED

A Butterfly to Remember
June 4th
Sertoma Park, Sioux Falls
5:30 p.m.

Driving Fore Diabetes
June 5th
Willow Run Golf Course, Sioux Falls
11 a.m.

1 Million Cups
June 5th
Children’s Museum of South Dakota, Brookings
9 a.m.

27th Annual Augustana Sam Milanovich Golf Tournament
June 7th
Willow Run Golf Course, Sioux Falls
1 p.m.

MUSIC

35th & Taylor
June 6th
Main Street, Rapid City
6 p.m.

Smile Empty Soul
June 6th
Bigs Bar, Sioux Falls
7 p.m.

Dudes Sing The Divas: A Miscast Cabaret
June 6th – June 7th
Icon Lounge + Events, Sioux Falls
7:30 p.m.

Thursdays on the Square
June 6th
Main Street Square, Rapid City
6 p.m.

Jas Quintet
June 7th
Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls
7:30 p.m.

Eli Young Band
June 8th
The District, Sioux Falls
9 p.m.

Simon Joyner
June 8th
Total Drag Records, Sioux Falls
7 p.m.

Emarosa
June 8th
Icon Lounge + Events, Sioux Falls
7 p.m.

Sangria Sundays
June 9th
Strawbale Winery, Renner
1 p.m.

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