The Get On! Adventure Motorcycle Festival is aimed at all adventure riders and all experience levels, and it provides opportunities to advance riding skills. Enjoy four days of adventure riding and community in the gorgeous backcountry and front-country of remote South Dakota. In addition to world-class adventure riding, the weekend is full of test rides, seminars, entertainment, prizes, awards, and the latest adventure riding gear and accessories for you and your bike. Basecamp is in the beautiful Black Hills at the Buffalo Chip Campground near Sturgis.
Discover an unparalleled adventure at Fort Sisseton Historic State Park. Join expert ghost investigators plus Travel Channel's Paranormal Investigator on Ghost Adventures and the Holzer Files and author of the Podcast Paranormal 60: Dave Schrader, as they guide you on an immersive quest in search of supernatural phenomena. Sessions are 8 p.m.-2 a.m., Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3. Tickets are $100 per person (ages 16 and up) and must be purchased ahead of time. Ticket price includes: time to investigate with celebrity Dave Schrader, snacks, a midnight luncheon and hours of investigating. Go online for more details and to purchase tickets.
Started in 1926, this iconic community celebration was originally called Golden Jubilee, and honors our history of mining and our amazing community. It has become Gold Camp Jubilee, a 4th of July celebration featuring the largest fireworks display in the Black Hills. Enjoy vendors, live entertainment, family-friendly activities, music, food and more, all in the small town charm of historic Main Street. Various events take place July 3 and 4. On July 4, experience the annual Lead parade at 4:15 p.m. and end the day with the fireworks show at dusk (approximately 9:30 p.m.).
In 1874, Lieutenant Colonel George Custer led the troops of the 7th Cavalry into the Black Hills and discovered gold near present day Custer. To celebrate this event, Custer holds the annual Gold Discovery Days celebration. Activities include an Arts and Crafts Fair on Washington Street, the Gold Panners’ Race, a carnival, a volleyball tournament, a 5K fun run, balloon rally, car show, corn hole tournament and one of the largest parades in the Black Hills. See the website for more information. 2023 marked the 100th annual celebration.
The Grassland Gravel race/ride showcases the 116,000 acres of rolling mixed-grass prairie of the Fort Pierre National Grassland. It starts and ends at the Expo Center in Fort Pierre. There are three route distances - 31, 53 and 71 miles - that feature wide sky spaces and sparse traffic of gravel roads and doubletrack across three counties. The surfaces on each route include packed and loose gravel, bare dirt road, and double track. We’re cool with whatever you’d like to ride - drop bar, flat bar, e-bike, etc. - as long as it’s set up appropriately for a gravel adventure. E-bikes are welcome but are not eligible for race prizes. More route and registration information can be found on the Oahe Wheelmen Cycling Club website. (This is the first event in the Grasslands Triple Crown point series competition, which also includes the Thunderhawk Wide Open and Wheelin' to Wall.)
More than 200 unique quilts will be showcased at the Hill City Quilt & Fiber Arts Show. Vendors will share everything that is new and exciting in quilting, along with demonstrations and trunk shows. Held at the Hill City High School, the show hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $7 at the door. Watch for more details on the website and Facebook, and plan to spend your weekend with us. (2024 marked the 25th anniversary of the show.)
Calling all K9s! We invite all dogs to compete in this exciting winter race, the K9 Keg Pull. Man’s best friend will be assigned a division based on their weight. Dogs will wear a harness attached to an appropriately sized keg to pull past the finish line. The fastest dogs in each class win. The races will take place on Deadwood Street by Outlaw Square. Registration is on site, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Races begin at 1 p.m.
Kool Deadwood Nites brings car lovers together for six days full of classic cars, classic music and classic fun. It is a 1950s and 1960s sock hop - Deadwood style. There is a parade, a show and shine, the Deadwood Rod Run, a classic car competition, and free concerts on Main Street featuring the biggest names in rock 'n roll history.
Lallycooler is a two-day, large-scale summer music festival at Great Bear Ski Valley in Sioux Falls. It brings big artists and music lovers of all kinds together for an unforgettable experience in the scenic setting of Great Bear. Lallycooler means “a real success,” and it will be just that — from the music to the food, unique experiences and more. Friday's headliner will be Sam Hunt and Saturday's headliner will be Pitbull. The full lineup of this multi-genre, two-day festival will include more than a dozen artists representing rock, pop, country, folk and more. Regional and local artists will also be featured along with a professional DJ. The 2025 festival will be the first, and you don’t want to miss it. We can’t wait to welcome visitors from around the Midwest to enjoy this can’t-miss music experience and show off what makes Sioux Falls special.
The annual Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant in De Smet is an outdoor theater experience. Join us as we celebrate the Ingalls family and De Smet’s early history. Our outdoor prairie stage over looks cottonwood trees planted by Charles and the Big Slough. Seating is provided, but lawn chairs are welcome (jackets and/or blankets are recommended). The gates open at 6 p.m. and the performance begins at 8 p.m. All seating is general admission. The show does not sell out and we do not turn guests away. See website for admission information. 2025 performance dates are July 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 and 27.
