All Ages | Free with paid admission | Family style Spark Studio is designed to ignite creativity and imagination through hands-on exploration, including sensory experiences. Join us in our First Floor Art Studio for a facilitated creative session that encourages young artists to experiment with materials, explore textures, sounds, and colors, and discover the joy […]
Calling all artists, creatives, and collectors! The Brookings Arts Council is excited to again announce our biennial fundraising event, 6 Squared! We invite you to contribute to our vibrant community by donating and purchasing 6x6 inch works of art! 📅 Art Donation Deadline: Sunday, September 21 🎨 Event Date: Thursday, September 25 4-8pm, Sale begins […]
Family Weekend at South Dakota State University is a great way to spend quality time with your student! Choose your own adventure and explore the best that SDSU and the Brookings community have to offer. To learn more and see what is happening in Brookings during Family Weekend, visit sdstate.edu/family-weekend
Get ready to show your Bobcat spirit! The 2025 Brookings High School Homecoming Parade rolls through town on Friday, September 26 at 2 p.m. Note that roads will be closed to traffic for the parade.
Interested in learning to fish? Come out to the Outdoor Adventure Center and learn from our super awesome GFP interns! Join us on Friday, September 26th at the Brookings County Outdoor Adventure Center for a fishing program designed for ages 8-17. We will provide any gear you need, but you are encouraged to bring your […]
Join for a fun and casual community bicycle ride around Brookings! Meet at the corner of 5th St. and Main Ave. by 6pm. Brookings Critical Mass takes place (weather permitting) on the last Friday of every month (January - October, plus a ride on the night of Brookings's festival of lights in early December). What […]
Our annual Dance with the Jacks Football Game Clinic is a fun and memorable experience for young dancers! The morning clinic will include technique training and a choreography session led by the SDSU Dance Team, where dancers will learn a routine to be performed at halftime of the SDSU Jackrabbit Football Game at 2pm on […]
The summer season of the Brookings Farmers Market is every Saturday from the first week of May through the last week of October. Join us on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on the 300 block of 6th Ave, the street between the Brookings Library and County Courthouse. We are just southeast of the […]
Visiting for SDSU Family Weekend? Stop by the Agricultural Heritage Museum (open 10 AM - 5 PM) to see our exhibits or stop by our collection storage building north of the museum (open 10 AM - 12 PM) and take a behind the scenes tour of part of our large artifact collection. Both the museum […]