Visit Brookings

Space Jam: Midwest Maidens vs. Omaha Roller Derby
2024-07-27 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Larson Ice Center, 924 32nd Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
These skaters are out of this world!Come see Maidens take on Omaha Roller Derby at Larson Ice Center!
Doors open at 5pmFirst whistle at 6pm
TicketsGen Ad: $8 advance/$10 at the doorKids 12 and under free!Discount for students/seniors/public service!
Stay tuned for more details on getting your advance tickets!

Good Roots Wood Fire Pizza Nights
2024-07-28 16:30 - 19:30 | Good Roots Farm and Gardens, 3712 Medary Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006
Our weekly wood-fired pizza nights are every Sunday evening, 4:30-7:30 PM, starting early June – mid Oct. This year, enjoy our farm fresh pizza with family and friends by placing a pre-order! Pre-orders for the upcoming Sundays will be open Tuesdays from 3 pm with the new menu.
To place your order visit goodrootsfarm.square.site, order up to 6 pizzas of your fancy, and select the time you’d like your pizzas to be ready the following Sunday! Our menu will be updated often to reflect the seasonal produce available.
Please note: If the pick-up time you’d prefer to reserve is not available, it has been reserved by another group. If there are no pick-up times available for that particular Pizza Night on The Farm, we are full.
On the night of, we welcome you to enjoy the evening on the farm with your family and friends. Our food is served picnic-style and we have plenty of space to spread out and make the evening special, safely. We encourage you to bring your own yard games, lawn chairs, blankets, and plates to enjoy our farm, food and animals. Friendly, non-barking dogs on leashes are welcome.
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Do I need a reservation? We highly encourage it! To ensure your pizza is hot, fresh, and ready in a timely fashion we ask that you pre-order your pizzas. Visit goodrootsfarm.square.site to place your order.

What can I expect? Specialty, hand-crafted, wood-fired pizzas and a beautiful evening on the farm with space to enjoy your friends and family. You can spend the entire evening on the farm and when your pizzas are ready, we will display your order number by the Pizza Ovens.

Do I need to bring drinks? No, we’ve got you covered! We sell select beers, wine, and signature lemonades. Bring your own water or we will have some bottled you can purchase.

What should we bring? Our pizza is served picnic-style and delivered to you hot from our wood-fired oven in a pizza box. Please bring your own utensils, napkins, lawn chair, and yard games, if you like.

Introduction to Kayaking
2024-07-29 10:00 - 11:30 | Dakota Nature Park & Larson Nature Center
Class includes learning about the equipment and its uses, dock launches, maneuvers, posture, using single kayaks, boating courtesy, safety issues along with free time on the ponds to do some kayaking on your own. No paddling experience is required, beginners are welcome! Life jackets and basic equipment are provided.
Registration Deadline: July 24
Ages: 18 and older
Max 10 per class
Early bird price: $20 + tax ends May 14 at 11:30pm
Fee: $26 + tax

Class A State Senior Legion Tournament
2024-07-30 - 2024-08-03 | Bob Shelden Field, 530A Elm Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006
State Tournament to take place at Bob Sheldon Field, July 30th – August 3rd.
More information to come soon!

Brookings Tourism Ambassador Program July Class
2024-07-30 13:00 - 17:00 | McCrory Gardens, 631 22nd Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Enroll in the July class to become a Brookings Tourism Ambassador.
Location: McCrory Gardens
Registration Closes: July 17, contact Laura Schoen Carbonneau if enrolling after this date
ABOUT THE PROGRAM:
The Brookings Tourism Ambassador Program aims to provide frontline employees and volunteers with learning experiences to enhance their knowledge of the region and improve their customer service skills. This certification equips participants with the resources and tools to effectively address visitors’ questions.
The principle is simple: when employees and volunteers offer quality service to visitors, the likelihood of a positive visitor experience increases. Positive experiences encourage repeat visits and prompt visitors to share their positive experiences in Brookings with others.
Pre-registration is required. Click here to begin.

Anderson Plaza Summer Performance Series— Gene McGowan and Friends
2024-07-30 18:00 - 19:30 | South Dakota Art Museum, 1036 Medary Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Straight ahead jazz with Gene McGowan and Friends- Tuesday, July 30th, 6-7:30 pm. Join us for this FREE family friendly concert behind the museum (1036 Medary Ave.)…inside if it rains.
🧺Bring your sunhat, picnic, chair, blanket – and dancing shoes!!! Gene McGowan & Friends play JAZZ music from the American Song Book. If you like straight ahead JAZZ of the great standards, you will love this.
🍿We’ll have a no-host bar, snacks for purchase, yard games and plenty of space for fun on the Campus Green while you enjoy the performance.
🚘Free parking is available in the parking lots south and west of the museum, no need for permits or passes after 4 pm. Come early to explore the South Dakota Art Museum, which will stay open on performance nights until 7:30.
📆Plan to attend all Anderson Plaza Summer Performances: Tuesdays in June and July 25 at 6pm.
These performances are made possible through support provided by Lynn A. and Diane Engh Anderson and generous donors like you. Thank you! Significant operational support is provided by South Dakota State University. Additional support is provided by the South Dakota Arts Council.

Family Night - Black Light Bowling at The Lanes
2024-07-30 18:00 - 21:00 | The Lanes, 722 Western Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Grab your family and head on over to The Lanes for half-price, black light bowling. Every Tuesday starting at 6PM!

Trivia Tuesday
2024-07-30 19:30 - 22:00 | Wooden Legs Brewing Company, 309 5th Street, Ste 100, Brookings, SD, 57006
Trivia Night at Wooden Legs is a time to test your knowledge against your fellow beer lovers! As always, the game is free to play and offers many fun prizes to our star teams of the evening. The game will start at 7:30pm and will wrap up by 10pm.
Table are limited so we suggest getting here early to grab yours! Trivia is 21+.

Summer Maker Studio
2024-07-31 13:00 - 17:00 | SD
Join us for our Summer Maker Studio on Wednesday afternoons. Children ages 8-12 are invited to explore their interests making for an afternoon of fun. The Maker Studio is a space, designed by children for children, that will inspire all makers. Experiences will foster creativity, curiosity, and self-expression through a variety of activities including robotics, circuitry, pottery, sculpture, and painting. Children will have the time and space to explore the diverse interests they bring with them. Every day is a new adventure. Snack will be provided.

Ages: 8-12
Drop Off
Registration Required
Price: $30 ($24 – Members)

Mushroom Tea Light Holders - July 31 and August 14
2024-07-31 17:30 - 19:30 | Brookings Arts Council, 524 4th Street, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Join local artist and teacher Shelby Meyer to create a few mushroomy tea light holders!

Note that this is a two session class, one for making and one for glazing.

Ages 9+, 12 and under should be accompanied by an adult

No prior ceramic experience required

Dates
Wednesday, July 31st – Making
Wednesday, August 14th – Glazing
Time
5:30-7:30pm, both dates

Run 4 Fun
2024-07-31 18:00 | Brookings High School, 530 Elm Avenue, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Run 4 Fun — Brookings is back for its third year. In 2022, there were 240 kids were registered with more than 100 kids each of the Wednesday evenings. The peak night was July 27 with an estimated 130 kids.
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Be part of the 2024 season by signing up at: https://fca.regfox.com/2024glaciallakesrun4fun
The final night, July 31, will include Predictor Races — 400- and 800-meter runs for older children and the mile run for adults. For details, see: http://www.prairiestriders.net/predictor-mile.html
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Wednesdays July 10, 17, 24 and 31, starting at 6 p.m. at the Brookings High School track.
For boys and girls ages 4-12.
Free for all events
The final race on July 31st will include the Predictor races — 400-, 800- and, for adults, 1,600 meters.
Age groups and events: Junior kindergarten & kindergarten — 50- and 100-
meter dashes; first and second grade — , 50-, 100- and 200-meter dashes; third and fourth grades — 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes; fifth and sixth grades —100-, 200-, 400- and 800-meter runs.
For weather changes tune to our Facebook page Run 4 Fun Brookings
Sponsors: Brookings Health System, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Prairie Striders
For more information:
Kati Merkley
605-999-4495 – kthoffman@yahoo.com

Predictor Mile
2024-07-31 19:00 - 21:00 | SD
After almost two decades as a stand-alone event, the Predictor races have been folded into the Run4Fun Brookings youth track series. The Predictor Mile was restarted in 2004, based on similar runs conducted in the ’70s and ’80s.
The Predictor Mile is open to every age and fitness level. Fast, slow or in between, the prize goes to the person who best predicts his or her time for a one mile run on the track. Parents of Run4Fun participants are encouraged to enter the free event, but any runner is welcome to match their prognostican and running abilities.
No watches allowed.
​Kid’s Predictor 400 meter and 800 meter
Kids of all ages are invited to participate in 400-meter and/or 800-meter predictor runs.

Adult Bingo at Strikerz
2024-07-31 19:00 - 21:00 | The Lanes, 722 Western Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
The Strikerz Bar & Grill hosts weekly bingo just for the adults!

EBC Trivia Night
2024-07-31 19:00 - 21:00 | Eponymous Brewing Company, 126 Main Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Trivia Night at EBC is a time to test your knowledge against your fellow beer lovers! As always, the game is free to play and offers many fun prizes to our star teams of the evening. The game will start at 7pm and will wrap up by 9pm. We also ask that you limit your team size to less than 6 individuals.
Every week is a different topic and many weeks it is random trivia to test all your knowledge.

Wall Street Wednesday
2024-07-31 19:00 - 22:00 | Wooden Legs Brewing Company, 309 5th Street, Ste 100, Brookings, SD, 57006
Drink like a capitalist at this dynamic draft beer stock exchange at WLBC! Opening bell rings at 7 PM, all draft prices start to fall and only rise when a beer is ordered. You set the price at Wall Street Wednesday – the most dynamic happy hour in Brookings! Closing bell rings at 10 PM.

Summer Maker Studio - Ages 5-7
2024-08-01 13:00 - 17:00 | Children’s Museum of South Dakota, 521 4th Street, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Join us for our Summer Maker Studio on Thursday afternoons. Children ages 5-7 are invited to explore their interests making for an afternoon of fun. The Maker Studio is a space, designed by children for children, that will inspire all makers. Experiences will foster creativity, curiosity, and self-expression through a variety of activities including robotics, circuitry, pottery, sculpture, and painting. Children will have the time and space to explore the diverse interests they bring with them. Every day is a new adventure. Snack will be provided.
Drop Off
Registration Required
Price: $30 ($24 – Members)

First Thursday Member Evening Play
2024-08-01 17:00 - 19:00 | SD
Join us for special member hours!
The Museum exhibits will be open for play for our members until 7 pm.
Play Central Toys & Books will be offering a 20% discount on member purchases made that night. Play along!
Café Coteau will be open until 6:30 pm, too!
Play along!

Downtown at Sundown
2024-08-01 17:30 - 21:00 | Downtown Brookings, 400 Main Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Downtown at Sundown is a 5-week, outdoor music festival offering FREE admission, FREE kids activities, a variety of local food and beverage options, and local retail vendors. Each night kicks off with vendors opening at 5:30 p.m., followed by the headliner band at 6 pm! There are several engaging activities and booths for guests to enjoy including face painting, yard games, local business booths, food/drink stands with goodies available for purchase and more!
The primary goal of Downtown at Sundown is to create an all-ages event and central gathering place for community members and visitors alike.

Women's Soccer Scrimmage: Blue vs. Yellow
2024-08-01 19:00 | Fishback Soccer Complex, 1100 20th St S, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States

Roald Dahl’s Matilda: The Musical
2024-08-01 19:00 - 22:00, 2024-08-02 19:00 - 22:00 | Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center, 1601 University Boulevard, Brookings, SD, 57007
Brookings Community Theatre is presenting this Tony award winning, former Broadway and West End musical with book by Dennis Kelly and music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and directed by award-winning director Mike Thompson Aug 1-4 and Aug 8-11.
Inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl, the Tony Award-winning Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical is the captivating masterpiece from the Royal Shakespeare Company that revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life. With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin, Matilda has won 47 international awards and continues to thrill sold-out audiences of all ages around the world.
Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She’s unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher Miss Honey. During her first term at school, the two forge a bond as Miss Honey begins to recognize and appreciate Matilda’s extraordinary personality. Matilda’s school life isn’t completely smooth sailing, however – the school’s mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves to punish those who don’t abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils’ saving grace!
Packed with high-energy dance numbers, catchy songs and an unforgettable star turn for a young actress, Matilda is a joyous girl power romp. Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination.
Performances begin at 7 pm with Sunday matinees at 2 pm at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center.

Hillcrest Aquatic Center Water Carnival
2024-08-02 09:00 - 10:30 | Hillcrest Aquatic Center, 1505 5th Street, Brookings, SD, 57006
Don’t miss the annual Hillcrest Aquatic Center Water Carnival! Many different games for all ages and lots of prizes! August 2nd from 9-10:30! FREE FOR ALL!

SECCA Trophy Cartridge Shows
2024-08-02 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-08-03 08:00 - 15:00 | Brookings County Outdoor Adventure Center, 2810 22nd Ave South, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
The Sioux Empire Cartridge Collectors Association and the Association for the Study and Research of .22 caliber Rimfire present Celebrating 50 Good Years of Trophy Cartridge Shows at the Brookings County Outdoor Adventure Center August 2 and 3.

Child-Adult Playgroups
2024-08-02 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-08-02 15:00 - 16:30 | Root and Grow Dance Studio, 410 4th St., Brookings, 57006, United States
Join Tend at Root and Grow Dance Studio at 410 4th St. in downtown Brookings for learning and play! Our 90-minute groups are facilitated by a credentialed Montessori guide who is trained in early childhood inclusive education, and designed for children from birth to age six and their adults.
The session cost is per family, $5-$15 on a self-reported sliding scale, or you can purchase a $75 punch card that covers ten sessions between June 1 and September 1. We currently accept cash only, payable at your session. Drop-in welcome!
Tend is a 501(c)3 nonprofit generously supported by our participants, grants, and donations. Help good things grow: https://givebutter.com/tenfortend/

McCrory Gardens 36th Annual Garden Party
2024-08-02 18:30 - 20:00 | McCrory Gardens, 631 22nd Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Be watching for details on our website and social media, coming this summer, for our fun, free, annual Garden Party! 🍨🌳💚🎷🎶

Oakwood Lakes Trail Run
2024-08-03 06:30 | Oakwood Lakes State Park, 20247 Oakwood Dr, Bruce, SD, 57220
Join us at the seventh annual Oakwood Lakes Trail Run. Course follows grass and gravel trails and overlooks several of the lakes that make up Oakwood Lakes State Park. Refreshments and snacks provided.
Register by June 30 to guarantee shirts. Undated shirts from prior years also will be available for purchase.
Distance: 4- and 7-mile options
What: Oakwood Lakes Trail Run – Hosted by Prairie Striders Running Club
Location: Oakwood State Park
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Start/Finish Location: West Lake Boat Ramp
When: Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, at 7:30 AM, Registration at 6:30 AM.
Registration: Online through 11:59 p.m. Aug. 2 at ​​https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=104282
Cost: Early bird rate: $25. Normal: $30. Race day: $35.
Park entrance ($8/vehicle daily fee) is an additional cost. Strongly recommended purchasing a pass prior to event.
Prize money: $100 for first, $50 for second, $25 for third, male and female.
​Prize money doubles for USATF members. Not a member? Support the sport of running and purchase your membership here: https://www.usatf.org/home/top-utility-nav-content/membership
Race Course: Beautiful 4-mile run/walk through the trail system at Oakwood Lakes State Park. Aid station at the 2.0 mile mark. New in 2021: A 7-mile option. Refreshments will be provided. All ages are welcome to participate.
Awards: Gift certificates to 605 Running Co. Drawings for door prizes.
​Race Records:
• Four miles: Chris Gruenhagen, Brookings, 25:05, 2020; Emma Hafdahl, Brookings, 28:35, 2018.
• Seven miles: Nathan Schwab, Sioux Falls, 47:34, 2021; Angie Thompson, Brookings, 1:00:46.
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Race Director: Andy Carlson (605-203-0328) andycarlson12@yahoo.com

Farmers Market
2024-08-03 09:00 - 12:00 | Downtown Brookings, 400 Main Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
The Brookings Farmers Market is open 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 Children’s Museum of South Dakota.

Bobcat Backer Annual Golf Tournament
2024-08-03 09:00 - 19:00 | Brookings Country Club, 2180 Clubhouse drive, Brookings, SD, 57006
Join us for the Bobcat Backer Annual Golf Tournament on August 3!
We’re excited to host another fantastic day on the greens and support our athletes while enjoying a great round of golf.
Whether you’re looking to put together a team or explore sponsorship opportunities, we’ve got you covered. Click the link below for more information and to secure your spot!
Let’s make this year’s tournament the best one yet! See you on the course!
https://thebobcatbackers.com/product-category/sponsorships/
