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
gfp.sd.gov/parks/detail/adams-homestead-and-nature-preserve/
(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 71
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) 658-3450 -
Newton Hills State Park
Hiking/Mountain-Biking/Bridle/Cross Country Skiing
28767 482nd Avenue
Canton, SD 57013
gfp.sd.gov/parks/detail/newton-hills-state-park/
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
gfp.sd.gov/parks/detail/palisades-state-park/
(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.
Sertoma Park
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
ButterflyHouseAquarium.org
(605) 334-9466 -
Corn Palace Festival
612 N Main Street
Mitchell, SD 57301
www.cornpalace.com
605-995-8430 -
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 - Mead Cultural Education Center
82 Mickelson Drive
Yankton, SD 57078
www.meadbuilding.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 and Aquarium
31227 436th Ave.
3 miles west of Yankton on Hwy. 52
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
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 -
Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Homes
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
25700 451st Avenue
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 -
Sioux Falls Airshow
1201 W. Algonquin St.
South Dakota Air National Guard
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
siouxfallsairshow.com/
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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 #109
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
www.stenslandfamilyfarms.com
605-271-0833 -
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 -
W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds
100 N. Lyon Blvd
Sioux Falls, SD 57107
www.siouxempirefair.com
605-367-7178 -
W.H. Over Museum
1110 University Street
Vermillion, SD 57069
www.facebook.com/WHOverMuseum/
(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
I-90 Exit 402
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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Heartland Country Corn Maze
September 25 - September 27, Harrisburg
605-743-5984
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Halloween Weekends at Jellystone Park
September 25 - September 27, Yogi Bear Jellystone Park, Sioux Falls
605-332-2233
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Pioneer Power Show
September 26 - September 27, Pioneer Acres, Menno
605-387-5166
www.pioneeracres.com/powershow.html -
Free First Friday at the Washington Pavilion
October 2, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls
605-367-6000
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Heartland Country Corn Maze
October 2 - October 4, Harrisburg
605-743-5984
www.heartlandcountrycornmaze.com -
Pumpkin Picking Event
October 3, Prairie Village, Madison
605-256-3644
www.prairievillage.org/pumpkin-train/ -
Heartland Country Corn Maze
October 9 - October 12, Harrisburg
605-743-5984
www.heartlandcountrycornmaze.com -
Costume Contest
October 9 - October 10, Sioux City North KOA
605-232-4519
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Strawbale Winery Harvest Festival
October 10, Strawbale Winery, Renner
605-543-5071
www.strawbalewinery.com -
ATV Halloween Scare Ride
October 10, Talsma's Trail Park, Avon
605-369-2401
www.talsmastrailpark.com -
Washington Pavilion Ag Day
October 10, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls
605-367-6000
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Heartland Country Corn Maze
October 16 - October 18, Harrisburg
605-743-5984
www.heartlandcountrycornmaze.com -
Heartland Country Corn Maze
October 23 - October 25, Harrisburg
605-743-5984
www.heartlandcountrycornmaze.com -
Trick or Treat Trails
October 24, Big Sioux Rec Area, Brandon
605-582-7243
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Haunted Heartland Country Corn Maze
October 30 - October 31, Heartland Country Corn Maze, Harrisburg
605-743-5984
www.heartlandcountrycornmaze.com -
Free First Friday at the Washington Pavilion
November 6, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls
605-367-6000
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Sioux Falls Parade of Lights
November 27, Downtown Sioux Falls
605-338-4009
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Downtown Holidays / Santa
November 28, Downtown Sioux Falls
605-338-4009
http://www.dtsf.com -
Vermillion Standstill Parade of Lights
December 3, Downtown Vermillion
605-624-5571
www.livevermillion.com -
Free First Friday at the Washington Pavilion
December 4, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls
605-367-6000
www.washingtonpavilion.org/special-events/free-first-friday -
Downtown Holidays / Santa
December 5, Downtown Sioux Falls
605-338-4009
http://www.dtsf.com -
Garden Glow
December 5 - December 31, McCrory Gardens, Brookings
(605) 688-6707
www.mccrorygardens.com -
Trolley Rides and Santa at McCrory Gardens
December 6, McCrory Gardens, Brookings
(605) 688-6707
www.mccrorygardens.com -
Hometown Christmas in Hartford
December 6, Hartford
605-528-6187
www.hartfordsd.us -
Downtown Holidays / Santa
December 12, Downtown Sioux Falls
605-338-4009
http://www.dtsf.com -
Trolley Rides and Santa at McCrory Gardens
December 13, McCrory Gardens, Brookings
(605) 688-6707
www.mccrorygardens.com -
Downtown Holidays / Santa
December 19, Downtown Sioux Falls
605-338-4009
http://www.dtsf.com -
New Year’s Eve Parade & Activities
December 31, Delmont
605-779-2211
www.delmontsd.org -
Dalesburg Midsummer Festival
June 25, 30595 University Road, Vermillion
605-253-2575
www.dalesburg.org/ -
Sioux Empire Fair
August 5 - August 14, W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds, Sioux Falls
605-367-7178
www.siouxempirefair.com - View More Events
