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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

Event Series Where the Creatives Gather

Youth Art Night

Sisseton Library 305 Maple St E, Sisseton, SD, United States

Monthly Youth Art Night at the Sisson Library! The 2nd Thursday of each month come learn a new art skill or method with local and visiting artists! Free! Music and supplies provided!

Free
Event Series Where the Creatives Gather

Youth Art Night

Sisseton Library 305 Maple St E, Sisseton, SD, United States

Monthly Youth Art Night at the Sisson Library! The 2nd Thursday of each month come learn a new art skill or method with local and visiting artists! Free! Music and supplies provided!

Free

Trilogy

R Wine Bar & Kitchen 322 E 8th St, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

#fellowshipjazzcenter #rwinebar #siouxfalls #livemusic

Chorus rehearsal

Performing Arts Center of Rapid City 601 Columbus St, Rapid City, SD, United States

Pete Hoesing Quartet

Trio Jazz Club 340 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

https://www.triojazzclub.com #fellowshipjazzcenter #triojazzclub #livemusic #jazz #siouxfalls #southdakota

Surprise! Student Showcase

Johnson Fine Arts Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theatre 300, Johnson Fine Arts Stage 301

Event Locator: 2025-ACGJDC Surprise! Student Showcase

Student Showcase

Brookings Arts Council 524 4th St, Brookings, SD, United States

The BAC is proud to showcase art work by the students of MMS and BHS during the month of April.  The show opens April 2nd and will run through April 26th. Please join us for the opening reception!

A Sousa Symposium

SDSU School of Performing Arts 1601 University Blvd., Brookings, United States

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of The March King In celebration of the 250th birthday of the United States of America, the South Dakota State University School of Performing Arts is proud to announce "Sousa in South Dakota: A Symposium." The symposium is a two-day celebration of the life and legacy of composer and conductor [...]

Calling for entries into the Dakota MasterWorks Art Show

South Dakota Health Care Association Office 804 N Western Ave, Sioux Falls, United States

🎨 Calling All South Dakota Artists Age 60+! 🎨 We’re excited to announce the 28th Annual Dakota MasterWorks Art Show, a celebration of creativity and talent in South Dakota’s older adults! If you’re age 60 or older, we invite you to showcase your artistic talents in one or more of the following categories: • Oils [...]

$20

Closing Reception – Reensamblaje: Mariana Astete-MFA Thesis Exhibition

John A Day Gallery East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

Event Contact: amy.fill@usd.eduContact Email: amy.fill@usd.eduContact Phone: 6056583437Event Locator: 2026-ACHQCNClosing Artist Reception for Reensamblaje works by Printmaking MFA-Mariana Astete.  This is Free and open to the public.  All are welcome, refreshments will be served. 

Where the Creatives Gather

Kristopherson Korner Sisseton, United States

Artist gathering the last three Fridays of each month from November until May at Kristopherson Korner, Veterans Avenue Sisseton Bring Art projects you are working on and come hang out with other artists the last three Fridays during the winter months. Music, Hot Tea and snacks provided. Don't forget your tea mug!

Jazzed Up Sextet

Trio Jazz Club 340 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

https://www.triojazzclub.com #fellowshipjazzcenter #triojazzclub #livemusic #jazz #siouxfalls #southdakota

Spring Big Band Dance

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

Swing into spring at the Big Band Dance, Friday, April 10. Join us as we dance to live music played by The Bill Gibson Orchestra on the spacious hardwood-floored ballroom of the El Riad Shrine in downtown Sioux Falls. Bill Gibson has toured nationally with several notable orchestras, including the Artie Shaw and Tommy Dorsey [...]

$7 – $15

The Dead & Down and My Second Rodeo

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

The Dead & Down | April 10, 7PM | The Matthews Opera House. Alt-country meets prog-rock in a sound that refuses to fit in one bin. The Dead & Down are an indie roots-rock band that refuses to stay in one lane. Fronted by Taylor Burlage’s introspective songwriting and dusty vocals, they blend alt-country, atmospheric [...]

Jazzed Up Sextet

Trio Jazz Club 340 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

https://www.triojazzclub.com #fellowshipjazzcenter #triojazzclub #livemusic #jazz #siouxfalls #southdakota

Student Showcase

Brookings Arts Council 524 4th St, Brookings, SD, United States

The BAC is proud to showcase art work by the students of MMS and BHS during the month of April.  The show opens April 2nd and will run through April 26th. Please join us for the opening reception!

The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show – Sioux Falls, SD

Sheraton Sioux Falls 1211 N West Ave, Sioux Falls, United States

North America’s largest award-winning interactive true crime murder mystery dinner show invites you into a night of laughter, mystery, and audience-driven intrigue. Enjoy a full dinner while a hilarious crime unfolds around you—but stay alert. The culprit is hiding in plain sight, and before the night is over, you could find yourself named a Prime [...]

$75.46

Calling for entries into the Dakota MasterWorks Art Show

South Dakota Health Care Association Office 804 N Western Ave, Sioux Falls, United States

🎨 Calling All South Dakota Artists Age 60+! 🎨 We’re excited to announce the 28th Annual Dakota MasterWorks Art Show, a celebration of creativity and talent in South Dakota’s older adults! If you’re age 60 or older, we invite you to showcase your artistic talents in one or more of the following categories: • Oils [...]

$20

Guided Imagery & Creative Expression

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

This offering begins with a gentle warm-up, followed by a guided imagery journey that invites participants to connect with their inner landscape through embodied awareness, visualization, imagination, and intuition. Following the journey, participants are invited into creative expression – writing, drawing, painting, etc. – to integrate and give form to what emerged. Time & space [...]

Community Art Day

South Dakota Art Museum 1036 Medary Ave, Brookings, SD, United States

Join us for another FREE Community Art Day! The South Dakota Art Museum and Brookings Arts Council are partnering with local artist Kim Chanthalakeo! Come get creative on Saturday, April 11th, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the South Dakota Art Museum (1036 Medary Ave., Brookings) with us. This month, we’ll explore portraiture, creating [...]

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