Black Hills, Badlands and Lakes, South Dakota Festivals
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Jun 2 2025Battle of Little Bighorn Anniversary and Ruth Ziolkowski`s Birthday - Crazy Horse
A birthday celebration for the wife of sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski, the man who started the Crazy Horse mountain carving, and recognition of the anniv ... more » -
Jun 6 - 7 2025Wild Bill Days - Deadwood
Get ready to kick off summer with the annual Wild Bill Days. This newly revamped event has literally something for everyone. We'll feature the Cowboy ... more » -
Jun 13 - 15 2025Annual Black Hills Mountain Festival - Rapid City
Combine trail running, rock climbing, sand volleyball, mountain biking, live music, good food, brews and friends, toss in an appearance by one of the ... more » -
Jul 4 - 5 2008Annual Wall Celebration - Wall
Come and take in the events including dances, a rodeo, a parade, children's activities, and more. -
Jun 12 - 15 2025Black Hills Heritage Festival - Rapid City
The Black Hills Heritage Festival has grown from a small, downtown arts fair attracting 400 visitors, to Western South Dakota's largest free-to-the-pu ... more » -
Jun 28 - 29 2025White Pioneer Days - White
Parade, chili cook-off, children`s activities, car show, craft show, Dance Featuring "Probable Cause," and more. -
Jul 11 - 13 2025Gold Discovery Days - Custer
Annual event featuring: old time fair, craft festival, quilt show, children's events, parade, car show, fun run, street dance, bed races and hot air b ... more » -
Jul 18 - 19 2025Black Hills Square and Round Dance Festival - Rapid City
Enjoy square and round dancing at this annual festival. -
Jul 11 - 8 2025Carrie Ingall's Day - Keystone
Carrie Ingalls Swanzey (sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder) was born on Aug. 3. She came to Keystone in 1911 to work on the local newspaper, married, adn ... more » -
Jul 11 - 13 2025Philip Festival Days - Philip
Enjoy various family activities including a parade, street dances, entertainment, Golf Tournament, Remote controlled Airplanes exhibition, Ice Cream S ... more » -
Jul 19 - 20 2025Castlewood Days - Castle Rock
This annual event features community-wide rummage sales, 5K run/walk, pancake feed, parade, kids games, mud volleyball, garden tractor pull, pork barb ... more » -
Aug 8 - 10 2025Black Hills Steam and Gas Threshing Bee - Sturgis
Pioneer heritage comes alive in Sturgis the third weekend in August. Parade of 100 years of tractors, threshing machines, and cars. Demonstrations of ... more » -
Aug 25 - 30 2025Swarm Days - Spearfish
Black Hills State University’s annual Swarm Week will kick off Monday and run through Saturday. Events will be held throughout the week and include ... more » -
Sep 20 2025Great Downtown Pumpkin Festival - Rapid City
Downtown's biggest festival, The Great Downtown Pumpkin Festival, returns on Saturday from 9am-4pm. Visit Main Street Square and venture down Sixth St ... more » -
Sep 13 2025Lemmon Fall Fest - Lemmon
This annual fall festival features a scarecrow contest, quilt show, children's activities, supper, vendors and more. Contact: Lemmon Chamber of Comm ... more » -
Sep 13 - 14 2025HarvestFest - Edgemont
Includes Wagon and team obstacle course competition, Threshing demonstration, Poker Run with wagons and horses, Concession, Pie Baking Contest, Chili ... more » -
Sep 15 2025Native American Day - Crazy Horse
Annual Native American Day celebration. Program starts at 10 a.m. Speakers, performing artists, plus many other special activities at the memorial. Fr ... more »