Events Fall
7 Book Signing at the Adams Museum with Bill Hass Deadwood, DeadwoodHistory.com
8-9 Polkapalooza Palmer Gulch, Hill City, PalmerGulch.com
8-9 Fair in the Square Deadwood, OutlawSquare.com
8-10 Stratobowl Historic Hot Air Balloon Launch Rapid City, BlackHillsBalloons.com
9 11th Annual Rush No More RV Resort & Campground Dakota Rods & Classics Car Show Rush No More Campground, Sturgis, RushNoMore.com/Special-Events
15-16 Deadwood Jam Deadwood, DeadwoodJam.com
15-17 Mickelson Trail Trek Custer, Edgemont, Rochford, Deadwood, GFP.SD.gov
16 Newcastle Shine & Show Newcastle, WY, Facebook.com/NewcastleShineShow
17 Bearlodge Mountain Classic Sundance, WY, SCGMBA.org/Bearlodge-Mtn-Classic
21-23 6th Annual Plein Air Paint Out Hill City/Custer State Park, HillCityArts.org/Plein-Air
22 Sturgis
Festival Sturgis, OfficialSturgisEvents.com/Events
22-23 Craft Beer Fest: Hops and Hogs Deadwood, Deadwood.com
22-24 Black Hills Photo Shootout Custer, BlackHillsPhotoShootout.com
23 Black Hills Rails to Ales Hill City to Custer, MickelsonTrailAffiliates.com
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1880 Train Wine Express Hill City, 1880Train.com/wine-express.html
24th Annual Hill City Quilt & Fiber Arts Show & Sale Hill City, HillCityArts.org/Quilt-Show 10 Black Hills Beer Fun Run/Walk Spearfish, VisitSpearfish.com/Events 12 Bonnie Raitt Concert Rapid City, TheMonument.live 14 Preservation Thursday: Black Hills Caves and the Karst Systems of the Black Hills Deadwood, DeadwoodHistory.com
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23 National Park Entrance Fee-Free Day NPS.gov/FindAPark
23 15th Annual Pumpkin Festival Rapid City, MainStreetSquare.org
23-24 7th Annual Wheelin’ to Wall Wall, WheelinToWall.com
23-26 Fall in Love with Lead Lead, LeadMeThere.org
28-30 Buffalo Roundup & Arts Festival Custer State Park, GFP.SD.gov
29 Rend Collective Concert Rapid City, TheMonument.live
29 - Oct 1
Black Hills Film Festival Hill City/Hot Springs, BlackHillsFilmFestival.org
30 1880 Train Oktoberfest Hill City, 1880Train.com/oktoberfest.html
30 Cruiser Car Show Rapid City, MainStreetSquare.org/Cruiser
1 Fall Volksmarch
Crazy Horse Memorial®, CrazyHorseMemorial.org
1 Godsmack with Special Guest I Prevail Rapid City, TheMonument.live
1-7 Living Treasures Indian Arts Cultural Exchange
Crazy Horse Memorial®, CrazyHorseMemorial.org
1-29 Fall Festival at Old MacDonald’s Farm Rapid City, OldMacDonaldsFarmRC.com
6-7 Oktoberfest Deadwood, Deadwood.com
6-8 Black Hills Pow Wow Rapid City, BlackHillsPowWow.com
6–21 Paranormal Investigations of the Adams House Deadwood, DeadwoodHistory.com
7 Oktoberfest Wiener Dog Races Outlaw Square, Deadwood, Deadwood.com
7 Harvest Moon Festival Buffalo Ridge Camp Resort, Custer, VisitCuster.com/Events
8 Run Crazy Horse Marathon and Races Crazy Horse Memorial® to Hill City, RunCrazyHorse.com
9 Native Americans’ Day Celebration Crazy Horse Memorial®, CrazyHorseMemorial.org
12-14 Wild West Songwriters Festival Deadwood, Deadwood.com
13-15 Midwest Fan Fest Box Elder Event Center, MidwestFanFest.com
13-29 (Weekends)
The Haunting of Keystone Keystone, HauntingOfKeystone.com
21 Belle Fourche PumpkinFest Belle Fourche, TheTriStateMuseum.com/Events
21-31 Haunted Tours of the Broken Boot Gold Mine Deadwood, Deadwood.com
27 Main Street Merchant Trick or Treat Hill City, VisitHillCitySD.com
27-28 Deadweird Deadwood, Deadwood.com
28 Children's Boo Bash & Pumpkin Festival Hill City, VisitHillCitySD.com
28 Downtown Trick-or-Treat Rapid City, MainStreetSquare.org
28 Safe N' Sweet Trick N' Treat Storybook Island, Rapid City, StorybookIsland.org/Events
31 Merchant's Trick or Treat Hot Springs, HotSprings-SD.com/Events
NOVEMBER
3-5 Hill City
Girlfriend's Weekend Hill City, VisitHillCitySD.com
11 National Park Entrance Fee-Free Day NPS.gov/FindAPark
11 Big Whiskey Festival Deadwood, Deadwood.com
11 Veterans Day Ceremony Rapid City, MainStreetSquare.org
Events are subject to change. All dates are accurate as of Aug. 15, 2023.
Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup
Black Hills Powwow
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Spearfish Canyon State Scenic Byway
The Northern Hills are home to Spearfish Canyon State Scenic Byway. Towering limestone palisades line U.S. 14A as it twists through the 19-mile gorge. Spearfish Creek traces the canyon where Bridal Veil, Spearfish and Roughlock falls are popular roadside attractions.
Boulder Canyon Scenic Drive
The high-walled valley road of U.S. 14A provides a short, yet sweet 12-mile drive. This relaxing route between Sturgis and Deadwood is especially stunning in the fall when it’s bursting with colorful foliage.
Vanocker Canyon/Nemo Road Scenic Drive
Enjoy the gentle curves of Nemo Road as you follow Box Elder Creek and pass dense pine, abandoned miner cabins and expansive meadows. Turn into Vanocker Canyon a mile from the town of Nemo. The 17-mile leg twists and curves through three breathtaking canyons that give way to a downhill plunge to Sturgis.
Peter Norbeck National Scenic Byway
This drive threads its way around pigtail bridges, through one-lane rock-walled tunnels and ascends to the uppermost heights of the Needles. The route is considered one of the most outstanding byways in America. It travels through portions of Custer State Park, the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve, near Mount Rushmore National Memorial and the Black Elk National Wilderness Area.
Belle Fourche to Devils Tower
The journey to Devils Tower National Monument takes you through the picturesque Belle Fourche River Valley on SD 34. As you enter Wyoming, the road changes its name to WY 24. The drive passes through Aladdin, WY, and climbs through ponderosa pine forests. As you approach the town of Hulett, WY, glimpses of the tower emerge from the ranches and grasslands surrounding the rocky hills.
Badlands Loop Scenic Byway
Meander through the north unit of Badlands National Park on SD 240 surrounded by towering buttes, dramatic cliffs and striated spires. This 31-mile stretch of highway has scenic overlooks with sweeping views of the Badlands’ jagged formations, popular hiking trails and the Ben Reifel Visitor Center.
