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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

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

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 [...]

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

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!

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

NSU Symphonic Band/NSU Concert Band present: Band Extravaganza

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

Event Locator: 2025-ACFTKV Join us for an afternoon of exciting wind band music performed by members of the NSU Symphonic Band conducted by Dr. Terry Beckler, and the NSU Concert Band conducted by Dr. Travis Netzer. This concert marks the traditional season finale for the band season, so they will roll out all the stops [...]

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!

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

Aberdeen Community Concert Association presents: The Bronx Wanderers

Johnson Fine Arts Center Lobby 101, Johnson Fine Arts Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theatre 300, Johnson Fine Arts Stage 301, Johnson Fine Arts Center Vestibule 100

Event Locator: 2025-ACFXRW The Bronx Wanderers are a high-energy musical “tour-de-force” that have been entertaining audiences of all ages since 2003. The band, comprised of a father, his sons and two of their long-time friends, prides itself on being one of the only shows able to entertain audiences of all ages.

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!

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

The Writer’s Study

Full Circle Book Co-op 123 W 10th St, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

Writers in the area, come one, come all! Meet up for prompts, sharing, feedback, classes, and more! Every Tuesday at 6pm!

Event Series Wood Carving 101

Wood Carving 101

Codington Country Heritage Museum Classroom 27 1st Ave SE,, Watertown, United States

Discover the creative world of wood carving with Steve Hunter. A Toronto, SD-based carver that has been carving since 1998. This beginner-friendly course is designed both for absolute beginners and for those coming back to carving after a pause. Learn core safety and carving fundamentals using one knife, plus a complete end-to-end project. The atmosphere [...]

$150 – $165

Wood Carving 101 – April & May Class

Codington Country Heritage Museum Classroom 27 1st Ave SE,, Watertown, United States

Discover the creative world of wood carving with Steve Hunter. A Toronto, SD-based carver who has been carving since 1998. This beginner-friendly course is designed both for absolute beginners and for those coming back to carving after a pause. Learn core safety and carving fundamentals using one knife, plus a complete end-to-end project. The atmosphere [...]

Arlinda Peacock

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

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

2026 Ohunkankan Storytelling Series

Thunder Valley 290 Empowerment Dr,, Porcupine, SD, United States

The Lakota Advocacy Center is excited to announce the 2026 Ohunkankan Storytelling Series, running February 17 – April 21, 2026. This year’s series is a 10-week gathering held every Tuesday from 6:00–7:30 pm, featuring four invited speakers who will share their unique approaches, experiences, and teachings. Together, these sessions uplift Lakota knowledge around traditional foods, medicines, land stewardship, and plant [...]

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