Family Fun
Family Fun Parks
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 -
Czech Days
PO Box 21
Tabor, SD 57063
www.taborczechdays.com
(605) 463-2478 -
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 -
McCrory Gardens
A botanical garden and arboretum comprised of nearly 70 acres, it is a great place to enjoy and learn about nature.
631 22nd Avenue
Brookings, SD 57007
mccrorygardens.com
(605) 688-6707 -
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 & Aquarium
4320 S. Oxbow Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
ButterflyHouseAquarium.org
(605) 334-9466 -
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 -
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 -
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
880 South Cedar St.
Freeman, SD 57029
www.heritagehallmuseum.com
(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 Memorial Society
105 Olivet Avenue
De Smet, SD 57231
www.DiscoverLaura.org
1-800-880-3383 -
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 S. Main Street
Freeman Academy Campus
Freeman, SD 57029
www.schmeckfest.com
(605) 925-4542 -
Scottie Stampede Rodeo
Scotland, SD
www.scotlandsd.org
(605) 583-2330 -
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 -
Stensland Family Farms Ice Cream & Country Store
3101 West 41st Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
www.stenslandfamilyfarms.com
605-929-9984 -
Stockyards Ag Experience
301 East Falls Park Drive
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
www.stockyardsagexperience.org
605-332-1917 -
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 -
Ufford Hills Pumpkin Patch
3691 Main Street
Vermillion, SD 57069
uffordhillsag.com
(605) 521-8627 -
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 -
World’s Only Corn Palace
604 N. Main St.
Mitchell, SD 57301
www.cornpalace.com
866-273-CORN (2676) -
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
World’s Only Corn Palace
Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum of Natural History
Greatest Show on H2O
Newton Hills State Park
Butterfly House & Aquarium
Splash Central Waterpark
The Outdoor Campus
Wild Water West Waterpark
Yankton Riverboat Days & Summer Arts Festival
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Danish Days
July 18 - July 22, Viborg
605-326-5103
www.danishdays.org -
Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo
July 19 - July 22, Mitchell
605-996-6223
www.cornpalacestampede.com -
Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant
July 20 - July 22, DeSmet
800-776-3594, 800-776-3594
www.desmetpageant.org -
Downtown in Madtown
July 24, Madison
(605) 256-2454 -
Madison Discovery Day
July 28, Madison
605-256-2454
www.chamberofmadisonsd.com -
Folk Off and Rib Challenge
July 28, Strawbale Winery, Renner
605-543-5071
www.strawbalewinery.com/folk-off -
Family Park Fishing - Free!
July 28, Family Park, 300 N. Ellis Rd., Sioux Falls
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Madison Tour the City Road Races
July 28, Madison
605-256-2454
www.chamberofmadisonsd.com -
Kids Nite in the Park
July 31, McKennan Park, Sioux Falls
605-367-8220
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Downtown in Madtown
July 31, Madison
(605) 256-2454 -
Free First Friday at the Washington Pavilion
August 3, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls
605-367-6000
www.washingtonpavilion.org -
First Fridays on Main
August 3, Corn Palace Plaza, Mitchell
605-990-4500
www.mitchellmainstreet.com -
Sioux River Folk Festival
August 3 - August 5, Newton Hills State Park, Canton
605-987-2582
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79th Annual Sioux Empire Fair
August 3 - August 11, W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds, Sioux Falls
605-367-7178
www.siouxempirefair.org -
Outdoor University
August 4, Outdoor Campus, Sertoma Park, Sioux Falls
605-362-2777
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Fur Trader Days
August 10 - August 12, Geddes
605-337-2501
www.geddessd.org -
Heartland Country Corn Maze
August 10 - August 12, Harrisburg
605-743-5984
www.heartlandcountrycornmaze.com -
Adams Homestead Celebration
August 11, Adams Homestead & Nature Preserve, North Sioux City
605-232-0873
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Persied Meteor Show & Star Party
August 11, Palisades State Park, Garretson
605-594-3824
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Halloween at the Ranch
August 11, Pierson Ranch Recreation Area, Yankton
605-668-2985
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Scottie Stampede Rodeo Days
August 11 - August 12, Scotland
605-583-4419
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Turner County Fair
August 13 - August 16, Parker
605-297-4428
www.turnercountyfair.com -
Downtown in Madtown
August 14, Madison
(605) 256-2454 -
Family Night at the Museum
August 16, Dakota Discovery Museum, Mitchell
605-996-2122
www.dakotadiscovery.com -
Heartland Country Corn Maze
August 17 - August 19, Harrisburg
605-743-5984
www.heartlandcountrycornmaze.com -
Riverboat Days & Summer Arts Festival
August 17 - August 19, Yankton
605-665-1657
www.riverboatdays.com -
Downtown Riverfest
August 18, Downtown Riverfront, Sioux Falls
605-338-4009
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American Island Days
August 18 - August 19, Chamberlain-Oacoma
605-680-1202
www.chamberlainsd.com -
Downtown in Madtown
August 21, Madison
(605) 256-2454 -
Corn Palace Festival
August 22 - August 26, Downtown Mitchell
605-995-8430
cornpalace.com/178/About-the-Festival - View More Events
