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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

The Big Screen Film Showcase

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

The Big Screen Film Showcase is an evening dedicated to celebrating the art of cinema through a curated selection of short films and features created by local and regional filmmakers. This program highlights a wide range of storytelling styles and perspectives, spanning documentary, narrative drama, sci-fi, horror, and music video formats. Each film offers a [...]

Becoming Midwest: Life Between

Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center 301 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

This gallery by a mother-daughter duo, Becoming Midwest: Life Between was a story not only of a shared landscape, but of migration and immigration, confinement and sacrifice, and a love for the complicated history and future of the Midwest. We invite you to experience what Becoming Midwest means to you and to settle into all [...]

Free

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!

Alex Massa Group

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

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

NSU Opera-Theatre presents: Lovestruck & Saddle-Sore: Two Tall Tales in Song Operatic Misadventures from the American f

Johnson Fine Arts Center Lobby 101, Johnson Fine Arts Black Box 112

Event Locator: 2025-ACFTKT Hold onto your hats and hitch up your heartstrings—Lovestruck & Saddle-Sore brings the Old West to the opera stage in two delightfully dramatic chamber works. In Down in the Valley, a doomed romance unfolds behind bars as a young couple’s dreams clash with harsh frontier justice. Then, saddle up for laughs in [...]

3rd Fridays – STAND-UP

Grey Goose Store & Social Club 28884 Merry Rd, Pierre, United States

The Speakeasy Presents: 3rd Fridays Get ready for an explosive season of laughter! Our 3rd Fridays comedy nights are back for Season 4, and we're bringing in the best and brightest comedians from all over the region to grace our stage. The show is free, the laughs are on us, and the rest is on [...]

Alex Massa Group

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!

Welcome to the artsHUB

Coyote Gallery East Main Street, Vermillion, S, United States

Welcome to the artsHUB⌘! The VCA and our intern Abigail would like to invite you to an analog version, also known as a good old-fashioned get together, of our digital HUB for artists, makers, arts & culture organizations, venues, and the community that needs you. You can get ahead of the curve by checking out [...]

Mobridge Area’s 50th Annual Art Show

Scherr Howe Arena 212 Main St, Mobridge, United States

Featuring submissions in artwork and photography from local area students and adults! Year 50 will feature remaining founding member Peg Wunder. Email mobridgeartistassociation@gmail.com for more info and/or registration.

Free
Event Series Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

Wayne S. Knutson Theatre Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts 414 E. Clark St. Vermillion SD 57069, Vermillion, United States

The University of South Dakota Department of Theatre finishes off its 2025–2026 season with Pride & Prejudice by Kate Hamill based on the classic novel by Jane Austen. The show runs in the Knutson Theatre April 17th, 18th, 23rd, 24th, and 25th at 7:30pm, April 19th and 26th at 2:00pm. As well as April 24th [...]

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
Event Series Junkin’ Market Days Spring Event

Junkin’ Market Days Spring Event

W. H. Lyon Fairgrounds 100 N Lyon Blvd, Sioux Falls, United States

✨ Sioux Falls—Spring Shopping Starts Here! ✨ 🌷 Junkin’ Market Days® Spring Market is coming to W. H. Lyon Fairgrounds on April 17–18—and you do not want to miss it! Shop 100 incredible small businesses featuring the best in: ❤️ Shabby chic home décor ❤️ Rustic furniture & vintage finds ❤️ Handmade jewelry & boutique [...]

$5

Book Signing with local author Nicole Fronek

Henry's Books 111 East Hudson St, Spearfish, S, United States

Join us at Henry’s Books in Spearfish on Saturday, April 18 from noon to 2 pm as we welcome local author Nicole Fronek for the signing of her book "Corporate Coach Approach - A Systematic Guide to Career Development." ABOUT THE AUTHOR...Nicole Fronek, known as “The Coach” and CEO of Two Horse Productions LLC, is [...]

Free

Welcome to the artsHUB

Coyote Gallery East Main Street, Vermillion, S, United States

Welcome to the artsHUB⌘! The VCA and our intern Abigail would like to invite you to an analog version, also known as a good old-fashioned get together, of our digital HUB for artists, makers, arts & culture organizations, venues, and the community that needs you. You can get ahead of the curve by checking out [...]

Grieg in Dialogue

First Lutheran Church - Sioux Falls South Dakota Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Experience Grieg in Dialogue, a richly curated recital featuring Norwegian pianist Oda Voltersvik and members of the Dakota String Quartet and Rawlins Piano Trio. The first half of the program presents piano works by Edvard Grieg, Agathe Backer Grøndahl, and Wilhelm Peterson Berger, highlighting “musical correspondances or similarities in the use of poetic moods and [...]

$20

Ron Carlson Quartet

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

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

America 250 Variety Show

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

“Celebrating Liberty, Legacy, and the Arts” April 18 | 7:00 PM | Admission by Donation Step into a lively evening of music, storytelling, dance, and theatrical performance as we celebrate 250 years of American history through the power of the arts. The America 250 Variety Show brings together local performers of all ages and talents [...]

NSU Opera-Theatre presents: Lovestruck & Saddle-Sore: Two Tall Tales in Song Operatic Misadventures from the American f

Johnson Fine Arts Center Lobby 101, Johnson Fine Arts Black Box 112

Event Locator: 2025-ACFTKT Hold onto your hats and hitch up your heartstrings—Lovestruck & Saddle-Sore brings the Old West to the opera stage in two delightfully dramatic chamber works. In Down in the Valley, a doomed romance unfolds behind bars as a young couple’s dreams clash with harsh frontier justice. Then, saddle up for laughs in [...]

Event Series Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

Wayne S. Knutson Theatre Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts 414 E. Clark St. Vermillion SD 57069, Vermillion, United States

The University of South Dakota Department of Theatre finishes off its 2025–2026 season with Pride & Prejudice by Kate Hamill based on the classic novel by Jane Austen. The show runs in the Knutson Theatre April 17th, 18th, 23rd, 24th, and 25th at 7:30pm, April 19th and 26th at 2:00pm. As well as April 24th [...]

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