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.
ENTERTAINMENT
Yankton County Fair
August 1-3
Pine Acres Fairgrounds, Yankton
Times vary.
Oglala Lakota Nation Wacipi Rodeo
August 1-4
Pow Wow Grounds, Pine Ridge
All day.
Severance Brewing Co. Grand Opening
August 2
Severance Brewing Co., Sioux Falls
4 p.m.
Sioux Empire Wedding Showcase
August 4
Hilton Garden Inn Downtown, Sioux Falls
Noon.
SPORTS
Spearfish Sasquatch vs Wheat City Whiskey Jacks
July 30-31
Black Hills Energy Stadium, Spearfish
6:35 p.m.
Spearfish Sasquatch vs Wheat City Whiskey Jacks
August 1
Black Hills Energy Stadium, Spearfish
7:05 p.m.
Stoneman Marathon and Haven Half
August 3
Rapid City Common Cents, Rapid City
7 a.m.
3rd Annual Sturgis 5k
August 4
Fort Meade, Sturgis
7 a.m.
GET INVOLVED
Jungle Jubilee
August 1
Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum of Natural History
5:30 p.m.
Race for Chase
August 3
Stokes-Thomas City Park & Campground, Watertown
8 a.m.
Putts Fore Paws
August 3
EdgeBrook Golf Course, Brookings
8 a.m.
Run for the Pack 5k/10k
August 4
Paisley Park, Sioux Falls
8 a.m.
MUSIC
The Phantom of the Matthews Opera House
July 29-31
Matthews Opera House & Art Center, Spearfish
7:30 p.m.
The Twilight Hours
August 1
Levitt Shell, Sioux Falls
7 p.m.
Downtown at Sundown
August 1
Downtown, Brookings
5 p.m.
Rapid City Summer Nights
August 1
Downtown, Rapid City
6 p.m.
Thursdays on the Square
August 1
Main Street Square, Rapid City
6 p.m.
LIRA Presents: Fosse
August 1-2
Orpheum Theatre Center, Sioux Falls
7:30 p.m.
Mamma Mia
August 1-11
Black Hills Playhouse, Custer
Times vary.
Colter Wall
August 2
Icon Lounge + Events, Sioux Falls
8 p.m.
Keith Urban
August 2
W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds, Sioux Falls
8 p.m.
Downtown Friday Nights
August 2
Downtown, Spearfish
5:30 p.m.
Honk! A Musical Tale of “The Ugly Duckling”
August 2-4
Pepsi Cola Theatre, Mitchell
Times vary.
Leann Rimes
August 3
W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds, Sioux Falls
8 p.m.
Hairball
August 4
W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds, Sioux Falls
8 p.m.
Cambria String Band
August 4
Firehouse Brewing Company, Rapid City
8 p.m.