Family Fun
Wild Water West Waterpark, Sioux Falls
Looking for something the whole family can enjoy? You'll find it all here: zoo, waterparks, hands-on learning and more. We have attractions with indoor and outdoor fun any time of the year.
For family-friendly events, go to our Calendar of Events and search for Children's Events.
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Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve
Hiking/Biking/Cross Country Skiing/Lewis & Clark
272 Westshore Drive
North Sioux City, SD 57049
www.gfp.sd.gov/state-parks
(605) 232-0873 -
Children’s Museum of South Dakota
Build. Dance. Climb. Sing. Paint. Play. Learn. Discover Imagine! Meet Mama T. rex and her baby Max.
521 4th Street
Brookings, SD 57006
www.prairieplay.org
(605) 692-6700 -
Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum of Natural History
805 S. Kiwanis Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
www.greatzoo.org
(605) 367-7003 -
Greatest Show on H2O
5500 N. Show Pl.
I-90 & Cliff Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
www.CatfishBay.com
(605) 339-0911 -
National Music Museum
A musical treasure trove, spanning five centuries of rare instruments from around the globe.
Corner of Clark & Yale Streets
USD Campus
Vermillion, SD 57069
www.nmmusd.org
(605) 677-5306 -
Newton Hills State Park
Hiking/Mountain-Biking/Bridle/Cross Country Skiing
28767 482nd Avenue
Canton, SD 57013
www.gfp.sd.gov/state-parks
605-987-2263 -
Old Courthouse Museum/ Pettigrew Home & Museum
Three floors of regional history exhibits at the Old Courthouse. Pettigrew Home is elegant 1889 home of S.D.'s first senator.
Old Courthouse Musuem at 200 W. 6th St.
Pettigrew Home at 131 N. Duluth Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
www.siouxlandmuseums.com
(605) 367-4210 -
Palisades State Park
Hiking/Rock Climbing
Off Hwy. 11, 1 1/2 miles south of
25495 485th Ave.
Garretson, SD 57030
www.gfp.sd.gov
(605) 594-3824 -
Sioux Falls Parks & Recreation
75 parks, 6 major aquatic facilities, picnic shelters, athletic complexes, nearly 30 miles of GreenwayTrail.
100 East Sixth Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
www.SiouxFalls.org/Parks
(605) 367-8222 -
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Washington Pavilion of Arts & Science
301 S. Main (11th & Main)
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
www.washingtonpavilion.org
(605) 367-6000 or 1-877-WashPav -
Butterfly House & Marine Cove
4320 S. Oxbow Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
ButterflyHouseMarineCove.org
(605) 334-9466 -
Corn Palace
604 N. Main
Mitchell, SD 57301
www.cornpalace.com
866-273-CORN (2676) -
Corn Palace Festival
612 N Main Street
Mitchell, SD 57301
www.cornpalace.com
800-289-7469 -
Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo
N. Hwy. 37
P.O. Box 177
Mitchell, SD 57301
www.cornpalacestampede.com
(605) 770-4919 -
Culver’s Frozen Custard
1015 Cabela Drive
Mitchell, SD 57301
www.culvers.com/restaurants/mitchell
(605) 995-5921 -
Dakota Discovery Museum
1300 McGovern Avenue
PO Box 1071
Mitchell, SD 57301
www.dakotadiscovery.com
(605) 996-2122 -
Dakota Territorial Museum
610 Summit St.
Yankton, SD 57078
www.dakotaterritorialmuseum.org
(605) 665-3898 -
Devil’s Gulch & Split Rock Park
Hiking
North end of Garretson
Garretson, SD 57030
www.visitgarretson.com
605-594-6721 -
Edgar’s Ol’ Fashioned Soda Fountain
107 E. Main Street
Elk Point, SD 57025
www.edgarssoda.com
(605) 356-3336 -
Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery
31227 436th Ave.
Yankton, SD 57078
www.fws.gov/gavinspoint
(605) 665-3352 -
Great Bear Recreation Park
5901 E. Rice Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57110
www.greatbearpark.com
(605) 367-4309 -
Heartland Country Corn Maze
27455 SD Hwy 11
Harrisburg, SD 57032
www.heartlandcountrycornmaze.com
(605) 743-5984 -
Heritage Hall Museum & Archives
748 South Main
Freeman, SD 57029
www.heritagehallmuseum.com
1-888-595-9755 or (605) 925-7545 -
Historic Prairie Village
45205 SD Highway 34
P.O. Box 256
Madison, SD 57042
www.prairievillage.org
1-800-693-3644 -
Ingalls Homestead “Laura’s Living Prairie”
20812 Homestead Road
De Smet, SD 57231
www.ingallshomestead.com
1-800-776-3594 or (605) 854-9040 -
Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little Town on the Prairie”
De Smet, SD
www.desmetsd.com
1-866-528-7273 -
Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village
3200 Indian Village Road
Mitchell, SD 57301
www.mitchellindianvillage.org
(605) 996-5473 -
Porter Sculpture Park
I-90, Exit 374
45160 257th Street
Montrose, SD 57048
www.portersculpturepark.com
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Schmeckfest - A Festival of Tasting
748 South Main
P.O. Box S
Freeman, SD 57029
www.schmeckfest.com
(605) 925-4542 -
Smith-Zimmermann Heritage Museum
221 Northeast 8th Street
Madison, SD 57042
www.smith-zimmermann.dsu.edu
(605) 256-5308 -
Splash Central Waterpark
345 9th St. SW
Huron, SD 57350
www.splashcentralwaterpark.com
(605) 353-8537 -
The Outdoor Campus
4500 S. Oxbow Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
www.outdoorcampus.org
(605) 362-2777 -
Thunder Road Family Fun Park
8th & Kiwanis
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
www.thunderroad.info
(605) 334-4181 -
Turner County Fair
400 S. Main
Parker, SD 57053
www.turnercountyfair.com
(605) 297-3153 -
W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds
100 N. Lyon Blvd
Sioux Falls, SD 57107-0289
www.siouxempirefair.org
605-367-7178 -
W.H. Over Museum
1110 University Street
Vermillion, SD 57069
www.whovermuseum.org/
(605) 659-6151 -
Wild Water West Waterpark
26767 466th Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
www.wildwaterwest.com
(605) 361-9313 -
Yankton Harvest Halloween Festival
211 W. Third Street
Yankton, SD 57078
www.harvesthalloween.com
605-760-3356 -
Yankton Riverboat Days & Summer Arts Festival
P.O. Box 483
Yankton, SD 57078
www.riverboatdays.com
(605) 665-1657 -
Yogi Bear Camp Resort
26014 478th Avenue
Brandon, SD 57005
www.jellystonesiouxfalls.com
(605) 332-2233, 800-638-9043
Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve
Corn Palace
Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum of Natural History
Greatest Show on H2O
Newton Hills State Park
Butterfly House & Marine Cove
Splash Central Waterpark
The Outdoor Campus
Wild Water West Waterpark
Yankton Riverboat Days & Summer Arts Festival
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Greatest Show on H20
June 30, Sioux Falls
605-339-0911
www.catfishbay.com -
Tornado Days / Toilet Bowl Races
June 30 - July 4, Centerville
605-563-2302
www.facebook.com/CentervilleSouthDakota -
Extreme Amazing Race
July 1, Newton Hills State Park, Canton
605-987-2263
gfp.sd.gov/calendar.aspx -
Railroad Days
July 1 - July 2, Prairie Village, Madison
605-256-3644 or 800-693-3644
www.prairievillage.org/railroad-days/ -
Archeology Awareness Days
July 1 - July 2, Prehistoric Indian Village, Mitchell
605-996-5473
www.mitchellindianvillage.org -
Independence Day Bike Parade - Newton Hills
July 2, Newton Hills State Park, Canton
605-987-2263
gfp.sd.gov/calendar.aspx -
Soak Your Park Manager
July 2, Newton Hills State Park, Canton
605-987-2263
www.gfp.sd.gov -
July 4th Celebration Vermillion
July 4, Vermillion
605-624-5571
www.LiveVermillion.com -
Uncle Sam Jam
July 4, Brookings
605-692-7539
www.swiftelcenter.com -
4th of July Parade & Fireworks Wessington Springs
July 4, Wessington Springs
605-539-1929
www.wessingtonsprings.com -
July 4th Celebration in Menno
July 4, Menno
www.mennosd.org -
Madison Firework Display
July 4, Izaak Walton League Grounds/North Shore of Lake Herman, Madison
605-256-2454
www.chamberofmadisonsd.com -
Kid’s Day / Fireworks Display
July 4, Delmont
605-779-2211
www.delmontsd.org -
Independence Day Celebration
July 4, Mitchell
605-996-6223
www.visitmitchell.com -
Hot Harley Nights
July 6 - July 9, Sioux Falls
605-334-2721
www.hotharleynights.com -
Greatest Show on H20
July 7, Sioux Falls
605-339-0911
www.catfishbay.com -
Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant
July 7 - July 9, DeSmet
800-776-3594, 800-880-3383
www.desmetpageant.org -
JazzFest / Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues
July 13 - July 15, Yankton Trail Park, Sioux Falls
605-335-6101
www.siouxfallsjazzfest.com -
Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo
July 13 - July 16, Mitchell
605-996-6223
www.cornpalacestampede.com -
A Sensory Friendly Night of Discovery
July 14, Children's Museum, Brookings
605-692-6700
www.prairieplay.org -
Greatest Show on H20
July 14, Sioux Falls
605-339-0911
www.catfishbay.com -
Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant
July 14 - July 16, DeSmet
800-776-3594, 800-880-3383
www.desmetpageant.org -
Danish Days
July 14 - July 16, Viborg
605-326-5103
www.danishdays.com -
Laura Ingalls Wilder 150-Year Legacy Celebration
July 14 - July 16, DeSmet
1-800-880-3383
DiscoverLaura.org -
Tree Ring Circus
July 15, Good Earth State Park, Sioux Falls
605-987-2263
gfp.sd.gov/state-parks/directory/good-earth/ -
National Ice Cream Day at the Zoo
July 16, Great Plains Zoo, Sioux Falls
605-367-7003
www.greatzoo.org/ -
Greatest Show on H20
July 21, Sioux Falls
605-339-0911
www.catfishbay.com -
Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant
July 21 - July 23, DeSmet
800-776-3594, 800-776-3594
www.desmetpageant.org -
Brandon Hometown Days
July 22, McHardy Park, Brandon
605-582-1985
www.brandonhometowndays.com -
A Sensory Friendly Day of Discovery
July 24, Children's Museum, Brookings
605-692-6700
www.prairieplay.org - View More Events
