Author Signing with Dann Hurlbert
2024-10-24 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | the Nook, 314 Main Ave, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
October 24th | 5:30 – 7:00 pm
The Nook | Downtown Brookings
Join us at the Nook to meet Author Dann Hurlbert + learn more about his book, ‘Suddenly Rural Girl’. After the discussion, Dann will sign copies of his books.
‘Suddenly Rural Girl’ is a friend and faith-finding journey featuring a strong, female, multiracial protagonist and is loaded with laugh-out-loud characters and gorgeous northern Minnesota beauty.

Women's Soccer vs. Denver
2024-10-24 18:00 | Fishback Soccer Complex, 1100 20th St S, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States

"Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant" - Book Reading by Author Curtis Chin
2024-10-24 19:00 - 20:30 | SDSU University Student Union, 1421 Student Union Ln, Brookings, SD, 57007, United States
Join acclaimed author Curtis Chin as he discusses his new book about growing up Asian American in Detroit, coming out in a working-class immigrant community and being a first-generation college student. Gain insights into identity, resilience and the Asian American experience in this inspiring presentation. Named as a top memoir by Time Magazine, the Washington Post, W. Magazine, Goodreads, and the San Francisco Chronicle, and received American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book–Israel Fishman Nonfiction Award, Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Books of the Year, and Apple Books Best Books of the Year. Event is free and scheduled on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Pheasant and Crest rooms of SDSU Student Union (SSU 253).

Fear Asylum
2024-10-24 19:00 - 22:00, 2024-10-25 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-10-26 19:00 - 23:00 | Fear Asylum
The Fear Asylum is rated South Dakota’s top haunted attraction and is a must-visit in the fall.
The patients are restless, and that’s putting it mildly.
The seemingly now abandoned Brookend Asylum has been overturned by the patients who have come to realize they’re not the only demented and twisted ones onsite; the doctors they thought were there to help them have ulterior agendas. The newly unearthed government-funded C.E.C. – Covert Experimentation Center is where the facility staff has been taking unwitting patients turned test subjects for years. The C.E.C. is packed with the most vile, disturbing, mutilated creatures not even your worst nightmares could concoct. But how does all of this terror and horror go unnoticed? The avaricious caretaker of the Asylum’s graveyard takes no issue with hiding the failed experiments amongst the numerous headstones.
*The Fear Asylum is open to all ages. It is not recommended for very young children and children under 12 should be accompanied by an adult.

Werewolf Night at Wooden Legs Brewing Co.
2024-10-24 19:00 - 22:00 | Wooden Legs Brewing Company, 309 5th Street, Ste 100, Brookings, SD, 57006
Werewolf is a social deduction game of Werewolves vs Villagers. At the start of the game each person will be secretly assigned a role, either a villager or a werewolf. The Werewolves will feast every night on one of the villagers and in the daytime it is up to the players to deduce who are the werewolves and remove a player from the game. The Villagers win if they have eliminated all the werewolves and the werewolves win if there are more werewolves in the game than villagers.

All rules will be explained by our game narrator Seth before the game starts. This is a mature rated game and we ask that players participating are mature enough to play (No Kids).

Duration of the game or games will be determined based on attendance.

"Steamboat Bill, Jr.", Silent Film & Pipe Organ Featuring Ben Model, Silent Film Historian and Organist
2024-10-24 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-10-25 19:30 - 22:00 | Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center, 1601 University Boulevard, Brookings, SD, 57007
In STEAMBOAT BILL, JR. (1928), Buster Keaton plays the son of a riverboat captain (Ernest Torrence) who comes home from college to help run the family business. As luck would have it, his girlfriend from school (Marion Byron) also has a father with a steamboat, who is trying to put Steamboat Bill, Sr. out of business. In the film’s climax, Buster faces a windstorm to save his father and his boat and win the heart of his girl. The film is known for what might be considered Keaton’s most famous film stunt: the facade of an entire house falls on top of him while he stands in the perfect spot to pass through the open attic window instead of being flattened. In 2016, the film was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. Preceding the feature will be the slapstick comedy short, THE RIVALS (1923), with Bobby Dunn and Slim Summerville.
The program will be introduced and live-scored by renowned silent film accompanist Ben Model on the Oscar Larson Center’s Reuter pipe organ.
Inspired by Woodbine Productions, this presentation is supported by Doug and Sandy Oleson

BHS Marching Band Indoor Show
2024-10-25 17:00 - 22:00 | Brookings High School, 530 Elm Avenue, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
It’s time for our Indoor Show! Mark your calendars and invite your family and friends to come and watch the BHS Marching Band transform their field show into an indoor performance!

There will be two FREE performances again this year. Join us to see our 2024 show “Writings on the Wall.” Take your pick and come at 5:00 or 7:30 p.m. Or watch both!

In between shows, we will serve a fundraiser meal of a “marching” taco (get it?!). Tickets can be purchased in advance at https://www.zeffy.com/…/690f7641-690f-4c34-8fc1….

All proceeds support the Marching Band! Spread the word and let’s celebrate the band’s hard work this season!!

Spooky Season Watercolors
2024-10-25 17:30 - 19:00 | Brookings Arts Council, 524 4th Street, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Join local artist Eileen Binkley for this fun and seasonal watercolor class. Costumes encouraged!

No experience needed
All supplies provided
8+, students 12 and under should have an adult accompanying or taking the class

Brookings Critical Mass - Costume Ride
2024-10-25 18:00 | SD
A monthly, casual bicycle ride around Brookings!
Meet at the corner of 5th St. & Main Ave at 6pm.
We bicycle around town for about an hour!
Find the “Brookings Critical Mass” Facebook page for routes & more details.
October 25th wear your costumes!!

MADS 'Boo'gie Bash
2024-10-25 18:30 - 20:30 | Madison Avenue Dance Studio, LLC, 2021 Tallgrass Parkway, Brookings, SD, 57006
Grab your friends, get dressed up in your Halloween costume and come boogie with us!
When: Friday, October 25 Time: 6:30 – 8:30PM Where: Madison Avenue Dance Cost: $25 (pay with cash, check or card at drop off) Who: Ages 5-10 (you do not need to be a member of MADS to attend)
Join us for a night filled with: Cute Crafts (we’re making our own chenille-patch Halloween treat bags!) Glitter Tattoos Spooky Snacks Ghoulish Games Bounce House … and Dancing (of course!)
It’ll be SPOOKTACULAR! Pre-registration is required. See you there, BOO-tiful dancers!

Fancakes at Wooden Legs Brewing Co.
2024-10-26 09:00 - 11:00 | Wooden Legs Brewing Company, 309 5th Street, Ste 100, Brookings, SD, 57006
Fancakes is back for the Jackrabbits ’24-’25 Football Season. Fancakes are FREE Blueberry and Apple pancakes we will be offering the morning of Jackrabbit Home Football Games. Each week we partner with local non-profits or organizations with a need in the Brookings area. All free will donations collected for the Fancakes will be donated directly to our weekly partner. Our Partner for October 26th is The Brookings Curling Club.

Farmers Market
2024-10-26 09:00 - 12:00 | Downtown Brookings, 400 Main Ave, Brookings, 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.

Uptown Girls Craft Show
2024-10-26 09:00 - 14:00 | First Lutheran Church, 403 8th St, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
25+ artisan booths with handmade items. Let us help you start your holiday shopping!
Sponsored by General Federation of Women’s Club Brookings. For more information please contact us via email: GFWC.brookings@gmail.com

Fall Market (3rd Annual)
2024-10-26 09:00 - 15:00 | Brookings Inn & Convention Center, 2500 East 6th Street, Brookings, 57006, United States
Crafters, Boutiques, Makers & More… All for your shopping pleasure!
Brookings Inn & Convention CenterSaturday October 26th9 am to 3 pm

Trick or Treat at Hy-Vee
2024-10-26 10:00 - 13:00 | Hy-Vee, 790 22nd Ave S, Brookings, 57006, United States
Trick or treat with us! Bring the kids to your Brookings Hy-Vee to celebrate Halloween with candy, costumes, and spooky fun on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

SDSU Volleyball vs. Denver
2024-10-26 13:00 - 15:30 | First Bank & Trust Arena, 1165 Jackrabbit Ave., Brookings, SD, 57006, United States

Mortimer's Monstrous Halloween
2024-10-26 15:00 - 18:00 | Oakwood Lakes State Park, 20247 Oakwood Dr, Bruce, SD, 57220
Join us for some Halloween fun for the whole family! This is a come and go event that includes activities such as an apple slingshot, trolley rides, scavenger hunt, trick-or-treat tables, yard games, crafts, and more!

Bluestem Saturday Cruise
2024-10-26 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 Football vs. South Dakota
2024-10-26 18:30 - 22:00 | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, 1396 Stadium Rd, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
The South Dakota State University Jackrabbits take on rivals South Dakota at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium.
Game day regarding parking, ticketing and tailgating can be found at South Dakota State Jackrabbits Athletics.
Find additional event information at SDSU here.
If you’re planning on getting some new Jackrabbit gear, stop in at Jackrabbit Central located at 416 Main Ave or stop in at the SDSU Bookstore on campus.
Be sure to check the Visit Brookings website www.visitbrookingssd.com for hotels, restaurants and other things to do before or after the game.
Go Jacks!

ECLIPSE | Skinner's Pub
2024-10-26 21:00 - 23:59 | Skinner’s Pub
Eclipse is coming back to Skinner’s Pub! Get ready to ROCK on Saturday October 26th from 9 – Midnight!...Eclipse is a longtime working band, playing shows throughout the Midwest. The band and crew bring live Rock & Roll and Country Rock Music with a party atmosphere everywhere they go. From bars and clubs to the largest street dances in the Midwest, Eclipse has shared the stage with acts such as Parmalee, Saving Abel, Black Hawk, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Diamond Rio, Quiet Riot, Hall & Oates, Joan Jett, Loverboy, Little Texas, Sawyer Brown, Joe Nichols, Gwen Sebastian, and many more!

Women's Soccer vs. Oral Robers
2024-10-27 13:00 | Fishback Soccer Complex, 1100 20th St S, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States

Trick-or-Treat at The Neighborhoods
2024-10-27 13:30 - 15:00 | The Neighborhoods at Brookview, 2453 Yorkshire Dr, Brookings, SD, 57006, United States
Residents at The Neighborhoods at Brookview nursing home will pass candy out to kids 12 years of age and younger.

DOORS OPEN AT 1:30 P.M.

For more information or to donate candy, please contact Activities Coordinator Amanda Uecker at (605) 696-8716.

Halloween Treats on the Trail
2024-10-28 16:30 - 19:00 | Dakota Nature Park & Larson Nature Center
Trick or Treat on the trail, glow bobber fishing & Halloween crafts inside!

SDSU Softball Developmental Hitting Camp
2024-10-28 18:00 - 19:00 | Jackrabbit Softball Stadium, 1505 Jackrabbit Ave, Brookings, SD, 57007, United States
The Developmental Hitting Camps are for beginner to intermediate softball players just learning how to hit. The camp will be run indoors with a maximum of 20 hitters. Please bring turf shoes or running shoes or molded cleats. You will learn some individual fixes to help you become a better hitter, learn drills that our SDSU players do weekly, and learn more about your own hitting style.
Location
Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex – Indoor 1015 Campanile Ave Brookings, SD 57006
(Enter from the NE Doors)
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.
Questions Contact
Assistant Coach Joshua Bertke | joshua.bertke@sdstate.edu

SDSU Softball Pitching Camps
2024-10-28 19:15 - 20:15 | Jackrabbit Softball Stadium, 1505 Jackrabbit Ave, Brookings, SD, 57007, United States
The Softball Pitching Camps are for beginner to intermediate softball pitchers just learning how to pitch, wanting to learn more pitches, or find out ways to gain more velocity. The camp will be run indoors with a maximum of 20 pitchers. Please bring turf shoes or running shoes or molded cleats, and all pitchers MUST BRING THEIR OWN CATCHER. You will learn some individual fixes to help you become a better pitcher, learn drills that our SDSU pitchers do weekly, and learn more about your own pitching style.
Location
Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex – Indoor 1015 Campanile Ave Brookings, SD 57006
(Enter from the NE Doors)
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.
Questions Contact
Assistant Coach Joshua Bertke | joshua.bertke@sdstate.edu

Halloween Cake Decorating Competition
2024-10-29 09:30 - 19:30 | Brookings Public Library, 515 3rd Street, Brookings, SD, 57006-2022, United States
Teams will have 45 minutes to decorate their own spooky cake. Bring your own cake and we’ll provide all the frosting and decorating supplies. Winners will receive a prize and bragging rights! This is an all-ages event! Click here to register starting October 22. Please register only once for your team . Please limit your team to 4 or fewer participants due to space constraints.

Story Time
2024-10-29 10:30 - 11:00 | Children’s Museum of South Dakota, 521 4th Street, Brookings, SD, 57006
All Ages | Free with paid admission | Family style
With every story, an adventure awaits! Join us on Tuesdays at 10:30 for an interactive Story Time, where tales come to life through engaging activities and creative fun. Perfect for young imaginations, this weekly event invites children to dive into new worlds and exciting experiences with every turn of the page.
