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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

Event Series Annual Augustana Christmas Vespers

Annual Augustana Christmas Vespers

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 5500 E 57th St, Sioux Falls, S, United States

Join us on Dec. 5 and 6 as Augustana proudly presents Christmas Vespers, "O Come Let Us Adore Him." Through music, word and light, the university will embrace the spirit of Advent and reflect on the joyous anticipation of the Christmas season. Vespers services will be held at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. [...]

Event Series Annual Augustana Christmas Vespers

Annual Augustana Christmas Vespers

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 5500 E 57th St, Sioux Falls, S, United States

Join us on Dec. 5 and 6 as Augustana proudly presents Christmas Vespers, "O Come Let Us Adore Him." Through music, word and light, the university will embrace the spirit of Advent and reflect on the joyous anticipation of the Christmas season. Vespers services will be held at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. [...]

Event Series NMM Music Storytime

NMM Music Storytime

National Music Museum East Clark Street, Vermillion, S, United States

Jam with us at the National Music Museum! Bring your little ones to Music Storytime on the first Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. for fun, music-filled storytelling led by Museum Educator Anna Van Kley. Designed for ages 3–6, this free monthly program invites children to explore rhythm, melody, and imagination—sponsored by the M.A. [...]

Free Admission!
Event Series Annual Augustana Christmas Vespers

Annual Augustana Christmas Vespers

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 5500 E 57th St, Sioux Falls, S, United States

Join us on Dec. 5 and 6 as Augustana proudly presents Christmas Vespers, "O Come Let Us Adore Him." Through music, word and light, the university will embrace the spirit of Advent and reflect on the joyous anticipation of the Christmas season. Vespers services will be held at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. [...]

Autumn Trio Celebrates Christmas!

Grace Balloch Memorial Library, 625 N 5th St, Spearfish

Katrina Garnett, Christine Davis, and Rodney Garnett will celebrate the holiday season with the sounds of flute, classical guitar, and alto flute. Join us for a delightful hour of classical, folk, and Christmas music. Grace Balloch Memorial Library December 10, 2025 5:30-6:30 p.m. 625 N 5th St Spearfish, SD 57783 605-642-1330

Free

Winter Wonderland Big Band Dance

El Riad Shrine 510 S Phillips Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

Join us for the Winter Wonderland Big Band Dance Friday, December 12, for dancing to live music from the Kickin’ Brass Band on the spacious hardwood-floored ballroom of the El Riad Shrine in downtown Sioux Falls. The Kickin’ Brass Band is a 10-member orchestra with a wide repertoire of contemporary and well-seaoned tunes complementary to [...]

$7 – $15

Sturgis Community Christmas Concert

Sturgis Community Center Theater Lazelle Street, Sturgis, SD, United States

Singers and bellringers from Sturgis and Whitewood continue a 46-year Christmas tradition when they join in song on Sunday, December 14th at 2:00pm at the Sturgis Community Center Theater. The Annual Community Christmas Concert, a favorite holiday tradition, has been performed consistently since 1979, when it first was held at Grace Lutheran Church. Area church [...]

Free

Holiday Jam with the Hegg Brothers

Aberdeen Civic Theatre 212 2nd Ave SE, Aberdeen, United States

Holiday Jam with the Hegg Brothers is an annual show featuring the arrangements and extended musical cohorts of the Hegg Brothers. This large group aims at variety and freshness. You’ll hear the songs you love, just not in a typical way. For the first time in a dozen years the group will have both Allisons [...]

$20 – $35

Event Series NMM Music Storytime

NMM Music Storytime

National Music Museum East Clark Street, Vermillion, S, United States

Jam with us at the National Music Museum! Bring your little ones to Music Storytime on the first Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. for fun, music-filled storytelling led by Museum Educator Anna Van Kley. Designed for ages 3–6, this free monthly program invites children to explore rhythm, melody, and imagination—sponsored by the M.A. [...]

Free Admission!

JAMuary – Black Asters + My Second Rodeo

The Matthews Opera House – Theatre 612 Main St, Spearfish, SD, United States

JAMuary is back! A weekly winter concert series designed to warm up Spearfish with great music and real community impact. Each JAMuary night features a different live act and directly supports local nonprofits making a difference here at home. This year’s beneficiaries include Spread the Tunes, The Matthews, G.A.S., Spearfish Trail Co‑op, and Artemis House. [...]

Augustana Trombone Festival

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 5500 E 57th St, Sioux Falls, S, United States

Established in 2025, the Augustana Trombone Festival is a 2-day event hosted by the School of Music. This celebration of the trombone features masterclasses, rehearsals and performances. The festival allows local and regional high school and college student the opportunity to participate in clinics, ensemble work and coaching with a featured artist. The festival culminates [...]

$15

JAMuary – Taylor Scott Band

The Matthews Opera House – Theatre 612 Main St, Spearfish, SD, United States

JAMuary is back! A weekly winter concert series designed to warm up Spearfish with great music and real community impact. Each JAMuary night features a different live act and directly supports local nonprofits making a difference here at home. This year’s beneficiaries include Spread the Tunes, The Matthews, G.A.S., Spearfish Trail Co‑op, and Artemis House. [...]

GQ (Gentleman’s Quartet) Presented by Live On Stage Sioux Falls

Washington Paviliion 301 S. Main Ave, Sioux Falls, S, United States

GQ (Gentlemen’s Quartet) is a modern, elegant take on some of the most famous music ever written, fusing together multiple genres in a perfect symphony of sophistication, virtuosity, and humor. Comprised of cello/mandocello, electric guitar/bass, percussion, piano and violin, with special appearances by female vocalist Erin Shields, their concerts offer audiences a new, often deeper, [...]

$48.50

JAMuary – Magoo

The Matthews Opera House – Theatre 612 Main St, Spearfish, SD, United States

JAMuary is back! A weekly winter concert series designed to warm up Spearfish with great music and real community impact. Each JAMuary night features a different live act and directly supports local nonprofits making a difference here at home. This year’s beneficiaries include Spread the Tunes, The Matthews, G.A.S., Spearfish Trail Co‑op, and Artemis House. [...]

Event Series NMM Music Storytime

NMM Music Storytime

National Music Museum East Clark Street, Vermillion, S, United States

Jam with us at the National Music Museum! Bring your little ones to Music Storytime on the first Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. for fun, music-filled storytelling led by Museum Educator Anna Van Kley. Designed for ages 3–6, this free monthly program invites children to explore rhythm, melody, and imagination—sponsored by the M.A. [...]

Free Admission!

Event Series NMM Music Storytime

NMM Music Storytime

National Music Museum East Clark Street, Vermillion, S, United States

Jam with us at the National Music Museum! Bring your little ones to Music Storytime on the first Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. for fun, music-filled storytelling led by Museum Educator Anna Van Kley. Designed for ages 3–6, this free monthly program invites children to explore rhythm, melody, and imagination—sponsored by the M.A. [...]

Free Admission!

Event Series NMM Music Storytime

NMM Music Storytime

National Music Museum East Clark Street, Vermillion, S, United States

Jam with us at the National Music Museum! Bring your little ones to Music Storytime on the first Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. for fun, music-filled storytelling led by Museum Educator Anna Van Kley. Designed for ages 3–6, this free monthly program invites children to explore rhythm, melody, and imagination—sponsored by the M.A. [...]

Free Admission!

Concert for Kids & Families

Washington Pavilion - SDSO 301 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

A special addition returning this season, the Concert For Kids & Families will delight audiences of all ages. Designed to ignite your imagination, this 60-minute concert is a fun introduction to the orchestra.

Event Series Handel’s Messiah

Mozart & Bartok

Washington Pavilion - SDSO 301 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra ends the season with Mozart’s beautiful and brilliant Piano Concerto No. 21, followed with Bela Bartok’s vibrant Concerto for Orchestra, highlighting the talent and beauty of the orchestral sound.

Event Series NMM Music Storytime

NMM Music Storytime

National Music Museum East Clark Street, Vermillion, S, United States

Jam with us at the National Music Museum! Bring your little ones to Music Storytime on the first Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. for fun, music-filled storytelling led by Museum Educator Anna Van Kley. Designed for ages 3–6, this free monthly program invites children to explore rhythm, melody, and imagination—sponsored by the M.A. [...]

Free Admission!
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