SDSU Dance Camp
2023-07-22 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Madison Avenue Dance Studio, LLC, 2021 Tallgrass Parkway, Brookings, SD, 57006
A one-day pom camp led by the SDSU Dance Team (dance, games, snacks and fun)!
Class runs Saturday July 22 from 9:00-10:30 for ages 7-11 and 10:45-12:00 for ages 3-6.
Cost is $30.00.

Bluestem Saturday Cruise
2023-07-22 17:00 - 19:00 | Bluestem Bicycles, 405 Main Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
If you seek a casual bicycle ride centered around having fun, chilling, and seeing different parts of town, this might be the one for you. We pedal from park to park, taking a break at each to chat.
Want to know if we are riding? Call us at 605.692.2453, email us at info@bluestembicycles.com or pop in at our shop at 405 Main Ave.

SDSU Soccer Field & Goalkeeper Camp
2023-07-23 - 2023-07-25 | Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex, Jackrabbit Avenue, Brookings, SD, 57007
July 23rd – 25th

Girls Grades: 4th+ (not including 4 year transfers)
Boys Grades: 4th – 8th
Check-In: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, Day 1
Resident: $350 per Camper
1/2 Resident: $185 per Camper
Commuter: $235 per Camper
1/2 Commuter: $150 per Camper
All Prices Have Included an 8% Sales Tax
Early Bird Discount: Register by May 5th and save $15
Late Registration: Register after July 14th, price increases $15

Resident: Includes all meals, two nights in a dorm room, all training sessions. Resident campers stay overnight in air-conditioned campus residence halls.
1/2 Resident Camper: Includes meals, one night in a dorm room, 4 training sessions
Commuter: Includes lunch and dinner and all training sessions.
1/2 Commuter Camper: Includes lunch, dinner, and 4 training sessions.
Camp Schedule:
Day 1: 2 Training Sessions
Day 2: 3 Training Sessions
Day 3: 2 Training Sessions
All Campers receive a Jackrabbits Soccer Camp T-shirt!
Miss the deadline? Please call, a spot might still be open!
Refund Policy: $50 Nonrefundable Fee must accompany each application for the Field Player and Goalkeeper Camp. An 8% sales tax is included in the camp fee.
Additional Information: If a camper will require any accommodations due to special needs, we ask that you notify us via email or in writing of those needs a minimum of two weeks prior to the camp start date so we can make the accommodations.
Transportation to and from the airport can be provided upon your request.
Questions Contact: Caylee Costello | Caylee.Costello@sdstate.edu
Jackrabbit Soccer Camps are open to any and all entrants (limited only by number, age, grade level and/or gender).

SDSU Soccer Future Jacks Camp
2023-07-23 - 2023-07-25 | Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex, Jackrabbit Avenue, Brookings, SD, 57007
Future Jacks Camp

The Future Jacks camp features one-hour evening sessions (6:15-7:15 p.m.) filled with fun soccer games in a proven learning environment. This camp is open to any and all boys and girls from 4-9 years of age.
Future Jacks Soccer Camp includes training and camp T-shirt. All sessions will be run by current SDSU soccer team players. There will also be a special visit from Jack at the last session.
Space is limited — sign up today!

July 23rd – 25th

Boys & Girls Ages: 4 – 9
Check-in: 6:00 PM, Day 1
Time: 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM
Cost: $45 | Includes Camp T-Shirt
All Prices Have Included an 8% Sales Tax

What You Get At SDSU Soccer Camp:

All sessions led by current SDSU soccer team players.
Special visit from Jack during the last session.

Camp Schedule:

Day 1 – 6:15pm – 7:15pm | Session 1
Day 2 – 6:15pm – 7:15pm | Session 2
Day 3 – 6:15pm – 7:15pm | Session 3

Additional Information: If a camper will require any accommodations due to special needs, we ask that you notify us via email or in writing of those needs a minimum of two weeks prior to the camp start date so we can make the accommodations.
Future Jacks Soccer Camp Fee is not refundable.
Questions Contact: Coach Caylee Costello | Caylee.Costello@sdstate.edu
Jackrabbit Soccer Camps are open to any and all entrants (limited only by number, age, grade level and/or gender).

Good Roots Wood Fire Pizza Night
2023-07-23 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.
Q & A-

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.

Please watch your children; we are unable to do so.

Even though it is tempting to go barefoot, a barnyard has many things that could cause a painful step, so best to keep shoes on.

Brookings Area Community Band Concert
2023-07-23 19:30 - 20:30 | Pioneer Park, 6th Street and First Avenue Brookings, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Throughout June and July, local resident musicians take the stage at Pioneer Park to perform your favorite tunes from the past. The Brookings Area Community Band host several concerts on Sunday evenings at 7:30 PM, encouraging community members to bring a blanket, their lawn chairs and settle in for a relaxing night of free, family fun. Each performance is typically centered around a theme and offers yummy snacks like popcorn, chocolate cake, watermelon, root beer, pretzels and more!
Please Note: In the event of bad weather, the performance will move to the Performing Arts Center on the campus of South Dakota State University.

Youth Ceramics Camp
2023-07-24 09:00 - 2023-07-27 12:00 | Brookings Arts Council, 524 4th Street, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Join us for four days of creativity and learning during each of our summer youth camps! During our ceramics camp you’ll learn different hand building clay techniques with a elementary art teacher Hannah Grapevine!

Ages 9-15

All supplies included

Modern Watercolor Summer Seashells
2023-07-24 17:30 - 19:00 | Brookings Arts Council, 524 4th Street, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Shell-ebrate summer! Join illustrator and watercolorist Eileen Binkley as she guides you through painting some customizable seaside-themed watercolor motifs.
– No experience necessary, perfect for beginners as well anyone who wants to brush up on their painting foundation
– All supplies included, but feel free to bring your own from home if you’d like to learn to use them.
Date
July 24th, 2023
Time
5:30-7pm

Moth Walk
2023-07-24 21:30 - 23:00 | McCrory Gardens, 631 22nd Ave, Brookings, SD, 57007
July 24th, 2023
9:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.
FREE admission
Join us in Celebrating National Moth week with a lit path around the gardens to discover moths!

Anderson Plaza Performance Series
2023-07-25 08:00 - 17:00 | South Dakota Art Museum, 1036 Medary Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Join us on Anderson Plaza, behind the South Dakota Art Museum (1036 Medary Ave.), for free performances on Tuesday evenings in June and July. Bring your own picnic, chair and blanket. We’ll have snacks and drinks for purchase, yard games and plenty of space for fun on the Campus Green while you enjoy the performance.

June 13 | Jim Groth | Folk music with a 3-time South Dakota Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee
June 20 | Afterwall | Solo folk music & Jon Bakken’s Hot Pockets | Free jam jazz
June 27 | ISANTI | Native American rock n roll from Sioux Falls, SD
July 11 | Eliza Blue | Timeless music with folk and blues roots
July 18 | Alma Andina | Traditional instruments from South America with Latin rhythms such as Cumbia, Salsa, Folk, Guajira, Latin Rock, Reggae, and other danceable styles
July 25 | JAS Quintet | Original jazz music and standards throughout the Jazz Age.

Day Camp: Mixed Media
2023-07-25 08:00 - 17:00 | Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Ages 6-12 | Drop Off | Registration Required | $52 ($41.60 members)
Mixed Media camp encourages children to work with a bit of everything as they explore taking mediums from different artistic areas and combining them together. Please bring a sack lunch.

Wildlife Rangers at Dakota Nature Park
2023-07-25 09:00 - 12:00, 2023-07-27 09:00 - 12:00 | Dakota Nature Park & Larson Nature Center
Wildlife rangers will travel back in time to imagine what life was like for the Native Americans and early settlers of this area. Campers will learn basic survival skills such as shelter building, outdoor cooking, animal tracking, fishing, canoeing, kayaking and outdoor games. Bring a snack lunch!
Ages 8-10 | 9-12 am – July 25
Ages 11-13 | 9-12 – July 27

Trivia Tuesday
2023-07-25 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+.

Playful Preschoolers: Lil' Scientists
2023-07-26 08:30 - 11:30 | Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Ages 3-5 | Drop Off Optional | Registration Required | $20 ($16 members)
Preschool Camps offer a great opportunity to make new friends, learn new skills, and have fun adventures. With our hands-on approach to learning, remember to dress for a mess!

Summertime Food Trucks and Fun
2023-07-26 11:30 - 13:30 | South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum, 977 11th Street, Brookings, SD, 57007, United States
Join the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum for our annual Summertime Food Trucks & Fun series! Each event will run 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM and the food truck, tables and chairs, and musician will be set up behind/north of the museum. Parking is available in the lot behind/north of the museum.
– July 26:Shorty’s Hot Box food truck and music by Kyle Knutson

Embroidery & Cross Stitch 1/2 Day Camp
2023-07-26 13:00 - 17:00 | Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Ages 8-12 | Drop Off | Registration Required | $30 ($24 members)
Calling all art enthusiasts! Come spend time with us in the Maker Studio exploring different mediums of art. Trained staff will support participants as they practice and learning new artistic skills and techniques. Not only will you get to take home your one-of-a-kind works of art, but you’ll also have tools and resources to continue creating at home!

Run 4 Fun
2023-07-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Brookings High School, 530 Elm Avenue, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Run 4 Fun Brookings is back for a second year!
Wednesdays July 5, 12, 19 and 26, starting at 6 p.m. at the Brookings High School track.
For boys and girls ages 4-12.
Free for all events!
Be part of the 2023 season by signing up here!
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.
The final race on July 26th will include the Predictor races — 400-, 800- and, for adults, 1,600 meters.
For weather changes tune to our Facebook page Run 4 Fun Brookings.
For more information:
Kati Merkley
605-999-4495 – kthoffman@yahoo.com

Predictor Mile
2023-07-26 19:00 | Brookings High School – Track Complex
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.

EBC Trivia Night
2023-07-26 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
2023-07-26 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.

Miracle Treat Day
2023-07-27 | Dairy Queen Grill & Chill, 520 22nd Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006
Helping kids in your community has never been so sweet! For every Blizzard® Treat sold on Miracle Treat Day at participating DQ® locations, $1 or more will be donated to local children’s hospitals through Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Each year, the DQ® system donates millions to local children’s hospitals across the U.S. and Canada. All contributions from Miracle Treat Day go to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals for your local hospital to directly help kids in your community.”

13U Class A State Baseball Tournament
2023-07-27 - 2023-07-30 | Bob Shelden Field, 530A Elm Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006
Which team will go home the state champions? Brookings hosts 13U teams from across the state playing for all the marbles.
More details here: 13 Under Division (sdclassabaseball.com)

Day Camp: Chain Reactions
2023-07-27 08:00 - 17:00 | Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Ages 6-12 | Drop Off | Registration Required | $52 ($41.60 members)
This Rube Goldberg inspired camp explores a variety of mechanical interactions in wacky and interesting ways. What fun reactions will you come up with? Please bring a sack lunch.

Central Residential Historic District Trolley Rides
2023-07-27 17:00 - 19:00 | Downtown Brookings, 400 Main Ave, Brookings, 57006, United States
The Brookings Historic Preservation Commission will be offering trolley rides through the Central Residential Historic District on Thursday, July 27th, 2023 from 5:00-7:00pm, in conjunction with Downtown at Sundown. Thank you to McCrossan Boys Ranch for bringing the trolley! The rides will start on the southwest corner of 5th Street and 5th Avenue (NW corner of the Children’s Museum) BHPC looks forward to seeing you there!

"South Dakota in Ink" Hector Curriel Opening Reception
2023-07-27 17:30 - 19:00 | Brookings Arts Council, 524 4th Street, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Join the Brookings Arts Council for the opening of their next exhibition, featuring works in ink by Sioux Falls artist Hector Curriel!

Open house reception from 5:30pm to 7pm on Thursday, July 27th at the Brookings Arts Council.

Downtown at Sundown
2023-07-27 17:30 - 21:00 | Downtown Brookings, 400 Main Ave, Brookings, 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 p.m! There are several engaging activities and booths for guests to enjoy including face painting, inflatables, yard games, retail/shopping booths, 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.
Downtown at Sundown Series Lineup:
July 27: Ivory
August 3: Rowan Grace
August 10: Multicultural Night: Soca Jukebox
August 17: New Resident Welcome Night: Barn Flies
August 24: SDSU Night: Shalo Lee Band

Pie and Puzzles Competition
2023-07-27 18:00 - 19:30 | Brookings Public Library, 515 3rd Street, Brookings, SD, 57006-2022, United States
Bring a team, eat some pie, and see which team can complete their puzzle the fastest!
A prize will be awarded to the winners.
Teams of 4 or fewer can register starting July 20.

9 to 5: The Musical
2023-07-27 19:00 - 21:00 | SD
BCT presents “9 to 5: The Musical” by Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton Book by Patricia Resnick
9 to 5 The Musical, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, is based on the seminal 1980 hit movie. Set in the late 1970s. this hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era is outrageous, thought-provoking and even a little romantic. Pushed to the boiling point, three female coworkers concoct a plan to get even with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot they call their boss. In a hilarious turn of events, Violet, Judy and Doralee live out their wildest fantasy – giving their boss the boot! While Hart remains “otherwise engaged,” the women give their workplace a dream makeover, taking control of the company that had always kept them down. Hey, a girl can scheme, can’t she?

Fishin' Fridays at Dakota Nature Park
2023-07-28 09:00 - 11:00 | Dakota Nature Park & Larson Nature Center
The Nature Center is offering a safe and supervised class for your child to explore some local fishing spots. We supply the bait and equipment. If you choose you can bring your own. Max 10 people per class.
Early bird pricing $27 ends May 16.
Fee: $35
Session 1: Friday June 9 & 16
Registration due May 30th | Ages 9-16 | 9-11 am
Session 2: Friday June 23 & 30
Registration due June 13th | Ages 9-16 | 9-11 am
Session 3: Friday July 14& 21
Registration due July 4th | Ages 9-16 | 9-11 am
Session 4: Friday, July 28 & August 4
Registration due July 18th | Ages 9-16 | 9-11 am
