Sioux Falls, SD family weekend: Friday, December 4 – Sunday, December 6

Winter Wonderland at Falls Park

Falls Park — Sioux Falls · Minnehaha Co. · Sioux Falls

Free nightly lights at Falls Park.

• Ages 0-2
• Ages 3-5
• Ages 6-10
• 11+
• Big outing
• Free

Kicks off Fri Nov 20 at 5pm with the lighting of The Falls; tree lighting and fireworks at Jacobson Plaza at 6pm. Lights 5pm-midnight daily through Jan 3. Free.

An Irish Christmas with Rend Collective Presented by Thrivent

Mary W. Sommervold Hall — Sioux Falls · Minnehaha Co. · Sioux Falls

The Rend Collective Concert at the Washington Pavilion on 12/4 is currently SOLD OUT.

• Ages 0-2
• Ages 3-5
• Ages 6-10
• 11+
• Cost not listed
• Indoors

Blue Violin’s Retro Rock & Roll Christmas

Belbas Theater — Sioux Falls · Minnehaha Co. · Sioux Falls

America’s Christmas soundtrack returns after sold-out performances from the Sydney Opera House to Prague, Carnegie Hall to Iceland, internationally touring violin…

• Ages 0-2
• Ages 3-5
• Ages 6-10
• 11+
• Cost not listed
• Indoors

Free First Friday (Free Admission 5-8 p.m.)

Kirby Science Discovery Center — Sioux Falls · Minnehaha Co. · Sioux Falls

Join us for Free First Friday to explore our Kirby Science Discovery Center and Visual Arts Center at no cost.

• Ages 0-2
• Ages 3-5
• Ages 6-10
• 11+
• Free
• Indoors

Shaun Johnson: Run, Run Rudolph Tour

Mary W. Sommervold Hall — Sioux Falls · Minnehaha Co. · Sioux Falls

The Run, Run Rudolph Tour is the 2026 holiday edition of The Big Band Experience, led by Emmy® Award winner Shaun Johnson, longtime frontman of Tonic Sol-fa and an…

• Ages 0-2
• Ages 3-5
• Ages 6-10
• 11+
• Cost not listed
• Indoors

The Grinch

Sweetman Planetarium — Sioux Falls · Minnehaha Co. · Sioux Falls

Dec. 5 at 3 p.m. Head to Whoville for a heartwarming holiday adventure with the Grinch, Max and the cheerful Whos.

• Ages 0-2
• Ages 3-5
• Ages 6-10
• 11+
• Cost not listed
• Indoors

BritZa Presents: ‘Tis the Season

Mary W. Sommervold Hall — Sioux Falls · Minnehaha Co. · Sioux Falls

Join us for “Tis the Season,” a Christmas dance recital filled with festive-themed performances that celebrate the joy, wonder and spirit of the holiday season.

• Ages 0-2
• Ages 3-5
• Ages 6-10
• 11+
• Cost not listed
• Indoors

Art Collective

Visual Art Center — Sioux Falls · Minnehaha Co. · Sioux Falls

Shop Local Art This Holiday Season Find something one-of-a-kind at The Art Collective , returning to the Visual Arts Center at the Washington Pavilion Dec.

• Ages 0-2
• Ages 3-5
• Ages 6-10
• 11+
• Free
• Indoors

HANDEL’S MESSIAH

First Lutheran Church — Sioux Falls · Minnehaha Co. · Sioux Falls

The greatest story ever told. The most majestic music ever composed. A commentary on Christ’s Nativity, Passion, Resurrection and Ascension, experienced in Handel’s…

• Ages 0-2
• Ages 3-5
• Ages 6-10
• 11+
• Cost not listed
• Indoors

A Prairie Christmas Under the Stars— With Jeff Gould

Washington Pavilion — Sioux Falls · Minnehaha Co. · Sioux Falls

The 2 p.m. showtimes SOLD OUT! Additional 4 p.m. showtimes have been added for Dec. 6 & 13. A Prairie Christmas Under the Stars is a live trip through time to recreate…

• Ages 0-2
• Ages 3-5
• Ages 6-10
• 11+
• Cost not listed
• Indoors