What to do in Sioux Falls in October 2026

50 events from Friday, October 16 to Saturday, October 31, 2026. Free: 11. Busiest venues: Washington Pavilion, Old Courthouse Museum, BIGS Sports Bar.

Friday, October 16, 2026

Visual arts
until Oct 16

Still Becoming: America at 250, an art exhibition featuring the region’s finest artists

Center for Western Studies · Augustana University
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Oct 29

Identity // Identify: interdisciplinary printmaking by Gracie Korstjens

Eide/Dalrymple Gallery · Augustana University
- Visual arts
Free
Music
6:30 PM

Miles Smiles: Miles Turns 100

JAS Quintet

Trio Jazz Club · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
9 PM

Miles Smiles: Miles Turns 100 (late show)

JAS Quintet

Trio Jazz Club · Downtown
- Music
Tickets

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Visual arts
1 PM

Hall Fest

reCreate (Nordic Hall) · Downtown
- Visual arts
Free
Music
6:30 PM

Miles Smiles: Miles Turns 100

JAS Quintet

Trio Jazz Club · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
until Oct 18

World Ballet Company: Swan Lake with LIVE Orchestra

Organization

Washington Pavilion · Downtown
- Music

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Music
6 PM

12 Stones @ BIGS Sports Bar

12 Stones · Strange Daze

BIGS Sports Bar · West Sioux Falls
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

12 Stones

12 Stones · Strange Daze

BIGS Sports Bar · West Sioux Falls
- Music
Music
Time not announced

World Ballet Company: Swan Lake with LIVE Orchestra

Washington Pavilion · Downtown
- Music
- Theatre

Monday, October 19, 2026

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Visual arts
1 PM

Rosemaling Demonstration at the Old Courthouse Museum

Old Courthouse Museum · Downtown
- Visual arts
Free
Literature
6 PM

The Writer’s Study

Full Circle Book Co-op · Downtown
- Literature
Free
Other
6:30 PM

Siouxland Heritage Museums Haunted Sioux Falls Bus Tour

Old Courthouse Museum · Downtown
$15

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Music
5:30 PM

Arts & Resident Experience Community Listening Session

Organization

Levitt at the Falls · Downtown
- Music
Music
Time not announced

KANSAS

Washington Pavilion · Downtown
- Music
- Theatre

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Dance
6:30 PM

Ceili Dance at the Old Courthouse Museum

Old Courthouse Museum · Downtown
- Dance
Free
Other
6:30 PM

Siouxland Heritage Museums Haunted Sioux Falls Bus Tour

Old Courthouse Museum · Downtown
$15
Music
until Oct 24

Cats presented by The Good Night Theatre Collective

Washington Pavilion · Downtown
- Music
- Theatre
Music
until Oct 25

Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition Presented by Spotlight Theatre Company

Orpheum Theater Center · Downtown
- Music
- Theatre

Friday, October 23, 2026

Nights out
10 AM

Monster Mash | Wileys

Wileys · Downtown
- Nights out
$10
Music
6 PM

Southpaw FLHC @ BIGS Sports Bar

Southpaw FLHC

BIGS Sports Bar · West Sioux Falls
- Music
Tickets
Visual arts
7 PM

Gallery reception: Identity // Identify

Eide/Dalrymple Gallery · Augustana University
- Visual arts
Free
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Music
Time not announced

Southpaw FLHC

BIGS Sports Bar · West Sioux Falls
- Music
Music
Time not announced

Trampled by Turtles

Washington Pavilion · Downtown
- Music
- Theatre

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Music
5:30 PM

Zac Brown Band @ Denny Sanford PREMIER Center

Zac Brown Band · Brothers Osborne

Denny Sanford PREMIER Center · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL

Washington Pavilion · Downtown
- Music
- Theatre
Music
Time not announced

Hocus Pocus

Washington Pavilion · Downtown
- Music
- Theatre
Music
Time not announced

Spooky Science 2026

Washington Pavilion · Downtown
- Music
- Theatre
Theatre
Time not announced

The Rocky Horror Picture Show Singing Shadowcast

Premiere Playhouse · Downtown
- Theatre
Free Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Zac Brown Band

Zac Brown Band · Brothers Osborne

Denny Sanford PREMIER Center · Downtown
- Music
- Country

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Literature
6 PM

The Writer’s Study

Full Circle Book Co-op · Downtown
- Literature
Free
Other
6:30 PM

Siouxland Heritage Museums Haunted Sioux Falls Bus Tour

Old Courthouse Museum · Downtown
$15
Music
until Oct 28

JERSEY BOYS

Washington Pavilion · Downtown
- Music
- Theatre

Thursday, October 29, 2026

Other
6:30 PM

Siouxland Heritage Museums Haunted Sioux Falls Bus Tour

Old Courthouse Museum · Downtown
$15
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Music
Time not announced

Cosmos & Cocktails: Spooky Skies

Washington Pavilion · Downtown
- Music
- Theatre

Friday, October 30, 2026

Music
8 PM

Brother Ali @ BIGS Sports Bar

Brother Ali · DJ Abilities

BIGS Sports Bar · West Sioux Falls
- Music
Tickets
Music
9 PM

Shrek Rave @ Club David

Shrek Rave

Club David · Downtown
- Music
- Rave
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Brother Ali

Brother Ali · DJ Abilities

BIGS Sports Bar · West Sioux Falls
- Music
- Hip-hop
Music
until Nov 8

Goosebumps The Musical presented by The Premiere Playhouse

Orpheum Theater Center · Downtown
- Music
- Theatre
Theatre
Time not announced

Production: Goosebumps The Musical

Premiere Playhouse · Downtown
- Theatre
Free Tickets
Nights out
Time not announced

Shrek Rave

Club David · Downtown
- Nights out
- Rave

Saturday, October 31, 2026

Other
1 PM

Old Courthouse Museum Halloween Party

Old Courthouse Museum · Downtown
Free
Theatre
7 PM

Goosebumps The Musical presented by The Premiere Playhouse

Orpheum Theater Center · Downtown
- Theatre
Music
8 PM

Emo Night @ ICON Event Hall & Lounge

Emo Night

ICON Event Hall & Lounge · Downtown
- Music
- Emo
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Muud @ Club David

Muud

Club David · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Emo Night

ICON Event Hall & Lounge · Downtown
- Music
- Nights out
- Emo
Music
Time not announced

Muud

Club David · Downtown
- Music
Theatre
Time not announced

Production: Goosebumps The Musical

Premiere Playhouse · Downtown
- Theatre
Free Tickets

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