Join us for our ranch rodeo with events such as trailer loading, mini bronc riding, stray gathering, hide race, and the range ride. For the kids, we have a boot and candy scramble. It's a fun time for spectators and contestants alike. This annual event, occurring the third weekend in July, is held at the Murdo Rodeo Arena on the north side of Murdo. The Gumbo Ridge Bronc Ride is on Friday and the Ranch Rodeo is on Saturday.
You are never too old to play! Head to Brookings and experience the Children’s Museum of South Dakota during our adults only (21+) Museum After Dark party. The exhibits will be all yours, along with games, beer, wine, door prizes, and snacks. Activities will include Light Bright Pictionary, Hungry Hungry Hippos, Supermarket Sweep, cornhole, and more. Admission is $15 and advanced ticket purchase is required. Drinks–beer, seltzer, and NA options–are an additional charge and can be purchased on-site (cash/card accepted). Must present your photo ID to enter. Join us 7-10 p.m.
Join us for a rockin’ good time at Deadwood's Outlaw Square on Wednesday evenings throughout the summer. Free live music starts at 6:30 p.m. each week and features local and regional acts of all styles and genres. Bring your chairs or blankets and grab a good seat for this family-friendly night of music. The 2025 series runs May 28 through August 27 (except for August 6). Find the complete schedule of performers on our website (lineup and dates subject to change).
Cruise over to Mitchell for an evening jam-packed with excitement for the whole family. The free Palace City Pre-Sturgis Party will take place on Mitchell’s Main Street from 5-10 p.m. on the Thursday prior to the start of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Community members and motorcyclists from across the nation are invited to a night of fun with food vendors, stunt shows and live music. Vendors and a beverage garden will be available from 5-10 p.m.
Opening day of the pheasant hunting season in South Dakota is the third Saturday of October. The season then lasts through January 31 of the following year. Shooting hours are 10 a.m. (Central Time) to sunset for the entire season. (Central Time is used for opening shooting hours statewide.) Hunting licenses are required for both resident and non-resident hunters, including youth.
The Pine Island Gravel Odyssey (formerly Gold Rush Gravel Grinder) will be held on a Saturday in June in and around Spearfish. There are options for 45-mile e-bike, 65-mile, 100-mile and 210-mile gravel road bicycle races/rides/tours through the Black Hills. We look forward to another great season of grinding gravel.
Enjoy a beautiful scenic hike on rolling-hill scenery among more than 60 pieces of displayed art/sculptures and listen to live music performances at the best kept secret in South Dakota, the Porter Sculpture Park. Taking place about 25 miles west of Sioux Falls along Interstate 90, the Porterchela Music & Art Walk Festival's hours are 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Festival admission is free and you're encouraged to bring your own lawn chair. Come and enjoy some summer family fun for all ages.
The greatest show on snow returns to Deadwood as the ISOC Amsoil Championship Snocross Series hits the Black Hills for the annual Deadwood Pro Snocross Races. More than 200 of the top professional Snocross racers will descend on the historic town's Days of '76 Rodeo Grounds for a weekend of high-flying, high-speed, high-octane snowmobile racing. Races start at 12:50 p.m. on Friday and at 8:25 a.m. on Saturday.
The quarrying of red quartzite in Dell Rapids goes back more than 120 years. In 1987, the community began this annual summer festival in celebration of that history. Head to Dell Rapids in June for three days of fun. Enjoy family entertainment, a parade, 5k and 1 Mile walk or run, craft and food vendors in the park, car show, an ice cream social, a kayak race, street dance, a fishing derby, fireworks and more. See our website for full schedule of events.
Vermillion’s Ribs, Rods & Rock n’ Roll knows how to host a barbeque. Enjoy a KCBS sponsored BBQ cookoff, with approximately 30 teams from across the Midwest, as well as many local teams. Mouth-watering ribs, cold drinks, live music, street dance, classic cars, kids activity area, cornhole tournament, and vendors who line the streets and draw thousands of visitors to historic downtown Vermillion each year. Come for the ribs, the Classic Car Show & Shine, and two great days of music on Friday and Saturday in early September. 2024 marked the 20th anniversary of Ribs, Rods & Rock n' Roll.
