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.
CLOSED for Expansion - Reopens 2021
Corner of Clark & Yale Streets
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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Winter Wonderland at Falls Park
November 16 - January 6, Falls Park, Sioux Falls
605-275-6060
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Twilight Flight - Butterfly House
November 21, Sertoma Butterfly House, Sioux Falls
605-334-9466, 1-800-349-4152
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Sioux Falls Parade of Lights
November 23, Downtown Sioux Falls
605-338-4009
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Twilight Flight - Butterfly House
November 23, Sertoma Butterfly House, Sioux Falls
605-334-9466, 1-800-349-4152
butterflyhousemarinecove.org/twilightflight -
Elf the Musical
November 23 - November 25, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls
605-367-6000
www.washingtonpavilion.org/event/elf-musical -
Twilight Flight - Butterfly House
November 24, Sertoma Butterfly House, Sioux Falls
605-334-9466, 1-800-349-4152
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Vermillion Parade of Lights
November 29, Downtown Vermillion
605-624-5571 -
Holiday Festival of Lights Parade
November 29, Downtown Yankton
605-260-6870
www.yanktonfestivaloflights.com -
Butterfly House Family Flashlight Tour
November 30, Butterfly House & Aquarium, Sioux Falls
605-334-9466
butterflyhousemarinecove.org/ -
Hometown Christmas
November 30, Downtown Freeman
605-925-4444
www.experiencefreemansd.com/hometown-christmas/ -
Plankinton Hometown Christmas
December 1, Downtown Plankton
605-942-7767
www.facebook.com/events/2067682243281983/ -
Breakfast With Santa
December 1, Children's Museum, Brookings
605-692-6700
www.prairieplay.org -
Chamber Day With Santa
December 1, City Armory, Madison
605-256-2454
www.chamberofmadisonsd.com -
Annual Christmas Festival
December 2, W.H. Over Museum, Vermillion
(605) 659-6151
www.whovermuseum.org/ -
Parade of Lights & Christmas at the Palace
December 4, Main Street, Mitchell
605-996-6223
www.mitchellsd.com/events/details/parade-of-lights-christmas-at-the-palace-15219 -
NMM Live!—Hegg Brothers Holiday Show
December 6, Farber Hall/Old Main Building, USD Campus, Vermillion
605-677-5306
nmmusd.org -
Free First Friday at the Washington Pavilion
December 7, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls
605-367-6000
www.washingtonpavilion.org -
Hometown Christmas
December 8, Downtown Freeman
605-925-4444
www.experiencefreemansd.com/hometown-christmas/ -
Breakfast with Santa at the Zoo
December 8, Great Plains Zoo, Sioux Falls
605-367-7003
www.greatzoo.org -
Family Night at the Museum
December 13, Dakota Discovery Museum, Mitchell
605-996-2122
www.dakotadiscovery.com -
Vintage Christmas at the Mead
December 15, Mead Cultural Education Center, Yankton
605-665-3898
www.dakotaterritorialmuseum.org -
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical
December 16, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls
605-367-6000
www.washingtonpavilion.org -
Butterfly House Family Flashlight Tour
December 21, Butterfly House & Aquarium, Sioux Falls
605-334-9466
butterflyhousemarinecove.org/ -
New Year’s Eve Parade & Craft Event
December 31, Delmont
605-779-2211
www.delmontsd.org -
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
January 9 - January 10, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls
605-367-6000
www.washingtonpavilion.org -
Christmas With the Animals
January 12, Great Plains Zoo, Sioux Falls
605-367-7003
www.greatzoo.org -
Media One Fun Ski
January 18 - January 19, Great Bear Recreation Park, Sioux Falls
605-339-0000
www.funski.org -
Lakota Games on Ice
January 19, Prehistoric Indian Village, Mitchell
605-996-5473
www.facebook.com/mitchellprehistoricindianvillage/ -
Sioux Empire Farm Show
January 23 - January 25, W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds, Sioux Falls
605-336-1620
siouxempirefarmshow.org/ -
Ice Fish Fest
January 26, Catfish Bay, Sioux Falls
605-339-0911
www.icefishfest.com/ - View More Events
