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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS

High Strung: Five Centuries of Stringed Keyboard Instruments

National Music Museum 414 E. Clark Street, Vermillion, SD, United States

For over 600 years, stringed keyboard instruments have served as repositories for human imagination, science, technology, craft, artistry, and music. They are admired for their stature – and oftentimes stunning beauty – alongside their ability to play both melody and harmony. Keyboard innovation has continuously expanded throughout the world, throughout time. Opening in March 2024, [...]

High Strung: Five Centuries of Stringed Keyboard Instruments

National Music Museum Groves Gallery

Event Contact: National Music MuseumContact Email: nmm@usd.eduContact Phone: 605-358-3450Event URL: https://www.nmmusd.org/special-exhibitionsEvent Locator: 2024-ACABQBFor over 600 years, stringed keyboard instruments have served as repositories for human imagination, science, technology, craft, artistry, and music. They are admired for their stature – and oftentimes stunning beauty – alongside their ability to play both melody and harmony. Keyboard innovation [...]

Fun Fridays

Fridays mean extra fun at the Children’s Museum of South Dakota. Keep an eye on our Facebook and Instagram accounts to get a sneak peek at the fun, free activities planned each Friday. Storytimes, art activities, chalk the walk, games — you never know what you’re going to get!

Magnetic Fishing

Try your luck fishing on our outdoor fishing pond. Grab a magnetic fishing pole or a net, and if you’re lucky you’ll catch a sunfish or a record-setting trout! Activity is weather-permitting.

Fridays on the Plaza

325 S 1st Ave Suite 100, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 325 S 1st Ave Suite 100, Sioux Falls, SD

Every Friday, musicians from across the region perform during the lunch hour outside the Dakota News Now studio in downtown Sioux Falls. Some of Sioux Falls’ best food trucks will also be on hand to serve up lunch.

Event Series Mitchell Courtyard Concerts

Mitchell Courtyard Concerts

Corn Palace Park, Mitchell SD 601 N Main St next to Happy Place Mitchell, Mitchell, United States

*FREE* A 10 week lineup of performances organized by the Mitchell Area Council of the Arts! Every Friday starting June 14, is a free courtyard concert from 12-1 (central). Bring your lunch or drink and a chair or blanket to sit downtown across from the World's Only Corn Palace at the Palace Park Mall on [...]

Free

USD Summer Music Camp-Afternoon Concert

Campus Wide Fine Arts

Event Contact: David.Holdhusen@usd.eduContact Email: music@usd.eduContact Phone: 605 658 3466Event URL: https//www.usd.edu/livemusicEvent Locator: 2024-ACAVQWUSD Summer Music Camp Staff and Campers invite you to their afternoon concert.  Please come to hear the result of a full week of rehearsals and learning for the camp's Jazz Bands, Show Choirs and Chamber Strings!  This event is held in the [...]

Magnetic Fishing

Try your luck fishing on our outdoor fishing pond. Grab a magnetic fishing pole or a net, and if you’re lucky you’ll catch a sunfish or a record-setting trout! Activity is weather-permitting.

Festival in the Park Wristband Night

Spearfish City Park Spearfish, SD, United States

Spearfish City Park It’s been celebrating artists for 46 years–The Festival in the Park, one of the largest outdoor summer arts and music festivals in the upper Midwest. Presented by the Matthews Opera House & Arts Center, it’s not only your favorite summer tradition, it’s the Matthew’s largest fundraiser of the year! Join us on [...]

Festival In The Park Wristband Night

Spearfish City Park Spearfish, SD, United States

The Festival in the Park has been celebrating artists for over 40 years with one of the largest outdoor summer arts and music festivals in the upper Midwest. Presented by the Matthews Opera House and Arts Center, this event is one of the favorite summer traditions in the Black Hills and the Matthew’s largest fundraiser [...]

$5.00

Festival In The Park Wristband Night

Spearfish City Park Spearfish, SD, United States

The Festival in the Park has been celebrating artists for over 40 years with one of the largest outdoor summer arts and music festivals in the upper Midwest. Presented by the Matthews Opera House and Arts Center, this event is one of the favorite summer traditions in the Black Hills and the Matthew’s largest fundraiser [...]

$5.00

Sioux Falls Community Arts Tours

Downtown Sioux Falls

Art is everywhere in Sioux Falls! Join your tour guide, Marty, as she leads you on a one-hour tour exploring downtown Sioux Falls’ vibrant arts scene! Tours are offered on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights or by special request.

$10

FOUR WINDS MUSIC & ART FEST

Four Winds Music & Art Fest: Presented by Pepper Entertainment Foundation July 19th – 20th, 2024 FRIDAY: PROF Enlightened Ones (EP release) The Disarmed Sofwü Asking Abby (Reunion) Pray For Villains (EP Release) 12/12 Charlies Exhausted Kia Hood LXS LXS Zion Rogue Nation Young Poet Dragged out to sea Gorilla Pimp Jay Greybuffalo Ghostcat Sad [...]

Power Grid Cats by Judith R. Peterson

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

Cats at rest are stillness. There may be an occasional electric twitch of an ear or tail thump as they absorb ambient energy. Suddenly, something arouses them. There is a shift. Whiskers and fur radiate in all directions. The power grid is on. You look, the cat that was flattened to the floor has jumped [...]

Johnson McKinney Quintet

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

Live Jazz at TRIO

USD Summer Music Camp-Evening Concert

Campus Wide Fine Arts

Event Contact: David.Holdhusen@usd.eduContact Email: music@usd.eduContact Phone: 605 658 3466Event URL: https//www.usd.edu/livemusicEvent Locator: 2024-ACAVQZUSD Summer Music Camp Staff and Campers invite you to their evening concert.  Please come to hear the result of a full week of rehearsals and learning for the camp's Concert Bands, Concert Choirs, String Orchestra and Percussion Ensembles!  This event is held [...]

Denham

Levitt at the Falls 504 N. Phillips Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

Straight out of the midwest, Denham boasts explosive sound and high-energy performances. He has shared the stage with some of the biggest names in the game, including Kevin Gates, Tech N9ne, and Bryce Vine. One of Denham’s most successful works, “Overcast,” has recently hit a whopping one million Spotify plays. His latest release, “Numb & [...]

Johnson McKinney Quintet

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

Join us for two shows - 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm and 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm! www.triojazzclub.com

The Merchant of Venice

Prentis Park 800 E Clark St, Vermillion, SD, United States

South Dakota Shakespeare Festival (SDSF) is thrilled to bring big news for the 2024 season! To  begin, SDSF will perform The Merchant of Venice for their 2024 summer season. This powerful  story blends romance, comedy, and suspense with cultural conflicts that still live with us today.  The characters of Shylock and Portia are two of [...]

Conjecture: Tom Rickers retrospective opening

Eide/Dalrymple Gallery at Augustana University 2001, Sioux Falls, SD, United States

“Conjecture” is a retrospective exhibition of over six-decades of sculpture, printmaking, and poetry by Tom Rickers. From the late 1970s through the 1990s, Tom Rickers was an important member of the Sioux Falls art community, exhibiting extensively throughout the region. Although his training was in experimental printmaking, he is most known for his mixed-media and [...]

Free
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