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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

  • Drifters 10 Year Anniversary Celebration

    Drifter's Bar & Grille Hustan Avenue, Fort Pierre, SD, United States

    Over the past decade, Drifters has become so much more than just a restaurant and event venue. It’s been a place for celebrations, friendships, live music, weddings, milestones, and countless memories shared with our community. To celebrate this milestone, we’re hosting a special anniversary bash featuring live music by the Dueling Duo, throwback food features, [...]

  • Falls Art Market- 4th Saturdays

    Falls Art Market- 4th Saturdays
    BronzeAge Art Casting

    FREE! Saturday, May 23 from 8:30am - 1:30pm. Cool, relaxed, outdoor art market featuring original artwork and artful activities on 4th Saturdays in summer. Held on the east side of the Levitt Shell, along N. Metli Place, a block from the Big Sioux River. Meet local artists and check out a changing variety of fine, [...]

    Free
  • 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
  • Clay County Cloggers

    National Music Museum Performance Hall East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

    Event Contact: National Music MuseumContact Email: nmm@usd.eduContact Phone: 6056583450Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/Event Locator: 2026-ACJBDLExplore Irish Dance Traditions and Music at the NMM with the Clay County Cloggers The National Music Museum will continue exploring America’s musical heritage this month with an educational performance by the Clay County Cloggers, led by Grace Freeman, on Saturday, May 23. [...]

  • Clay County Cloggers

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

    The National Music Museum will continue exploring America’s musical heritage this month with an educational performance by the Clay County Cloggers, led by Grace Freeman, on Saturday, May 23. Performances will take place at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the museum’s Janet Lucille Wanzek Performance Hall. The group will present traditional soft shoe (ghillie) [...]

    Included with Museum Admission
  • LAND / BODY Artists’ Reception

    Art House Hot Springs 405 N River St, Hot Springs, S, United States

    Join us at the Art House in Hot Springs for the opening reception celebrating this year’s Spring Exhibition: LAND / BODY Land and people shape one another through memory, labor, time, and environment. Our relationship with land is not always easy or fair; however, both can share in bounty and joy. This exhibition invites artists [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • 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
  • Pottery Wheel Throwing

    Pottery Wheel Throwing
    Brookings Arts Council 524 4th St, Brookings, SD, United States

    Join a local ceramicist to learn how to use a pottery wheel. Ages 9+, 11 and under should be accompanied by an adult to assist No prior ceramic experience required. **Note that this is a two session class, one for making and one for glazing.

  • 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 [...]

  • 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
  • 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 [...]

  • 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 Magic of John Banasiak

    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-ACHVDNThe Magic of John Banasiak-Photographs and installation by Sarah A. Hanson-Pareek features a video installation and photographs of retiring Professor of Photography, John Banasiak.    Exhibition is open to the public in the John A. Day Gallery, Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts. May 7-27, [...]

  • 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!

  • 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
  • Ballroom Dance Lessons

    SD

    Get ready to step onto the dance floor with our Beginner Ballroom Medley lesson series at The Matthews! Designed for absolute beginners (and anyone who wants to refresh the basics), this welcoming four-week series will introduce you to foundational ballroom steps, simple turns, and partner connection across a mix of classic ballroom styles—so you can [...]

  • 2026 AMIS conference at the National Music Museum

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

    The American Musical Instrument Society is the preeminent society promoting all aspects of the history, design, construction, restoration, and usage of musical instruments in all cultures and from all periods. The AMIS annual conference rotates throughout the United States, landing in Vermillion every decade or so because of the importance of the collections at the [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • 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