Fall for Great Autumn Events! September & October Events in the Black Hills & Badlands th rd th unique ride on a steam engine while sipping Aug 29 - 3 6 craft beer paired with local fare. Sturgis Mustang Rally, Sturgis, (605) 347- Crazy Horse Night Blast, Crazy 3662, sturgismustangrally.com. Competition, Horse Memorial, (605) 673-4681, 9th poker run, show & shine, auction, parade, crazyhorsememorial.org. In observance Dakota Rods and Classic Cruise-In, racing, Mustang rodeo, and more. Competition of Crazy Horse’s death in 1877 and the Rush-No-More Campground, (605) 347-2916, includes burn-out, launch box, drag racing, and commemoration of the 107th birth date rushnomore.com. Enjoy the live music, auto-cross. Event registration is at the Thunder of sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski born in beautiful cars, cold beer, and great food. The Dome, three miles east of Sturgis. 1908, this second night blast of the year pool will be open so bring your bathing suits (weather permitting) is a spectacular show of st th and towels. This event is free and open to the pyrotechnics. Admission to the Memorial is Aug 31 - 4 public.. Dakota Territory Challenge, Rapid City, free after 5 pm, although a food donation is very (605) 341-3667, bh4wheelers.com. This back much appreciated. th th road challenge offers everything from scenic th th 9 & 10 trails to technical rock crawling. Trails are 8 - 10 Heart of the Hills Quilt Show & Sale, Hill assigned general ratings that outline minimum Black Hills Stratobowl Historic Hot City, (605) 574-2810, hillcityarts.org. Come for vehicle requirements. Air Balloon Event, The Stratobowl, (605) a weekend all about quilts with an indoor show, 673-2520, blackhillsballoons.com. Held at the st outdoor show, and vendor mall! 1 Stratobowl, you can view the balloon launch Hike to Cedar Butte, Badlands National from the rim. Tickets are also available if you’d Park, (605) 455-2878, nps.gov/badl. Enjoy like to participate in the event. 9th & 10th panoramic views from the top of Cedar Butte th th Once Upon a Festival, Rapid City, (605) during this 4 hour rugged walk. Register by 8 - 9 342-6357, storybookisland.org. Vendors, calling the White River Visitor Center 605-455- Polkapalooza, Mt. Rushmore Resort at games, prizes, and entertainment for kids and 2878. Palmer Gulch, (605) 574-2525, palmergulch. families. Ride the dragon train and celebrate the rd com. Enjoy great German food, refreshing arrival of fall in Rapid City. 3 beverages, live music, and dancing. Admission Mt. Rushmore Rodeo at Palmer Gulch, is $5 per person, per night. 15th & 16th Mt. Rushmore Resort at Palmer Gulch, (605) th 574-2525, palmergulch.com. Events include 9 Taste of Autumn BBQ, Spearfish, (307) bull riding, saddle bronc, bareback riding, team Rails & Ales, Black Hills Central Railroad, 756-2288, tasteofautumnbbq.com. The KCBS roping, barrel racing and mutton bustin’ fun for (605) 574-2222, 1880train.com. Enjoy live sanctioned BBQ includes Family Fun with BBQ ••• SEPTEMBER 2017 ••• the kids. Free to resort & KOA guests. $10 for music and beer tasting during the social hour, vendors, live music, and refreshments. Taste of non-guests, $5 ages 6-12 and 5 under are free. then board the train where you will enjoy a Autumn People’s Choice judging will take place Autumn on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon nd rd and Beer Barrel Games! (while supplies last) and is open to the public. 22 & 23 th Admission is only $5 per day. Badger Clark Cowboy Music & Poetry 29 Gathering, Hot Springs, (800) 325-6991, 52nd Annual Buffalo Roundup, Custer th th hotsprings-sd.com. Celebrate the life, works, State Park, (605) 255-4515, custerstatepark. 15 & 16 and spirit of South Dakota’s first poet laureate at com. Feel the thunder as you watch cowboys Sturgis Supermoto, Sturgis, (605) 490- the Badger Clark Poetry & Music Gathering. It’s and cowgirls roundup and drive the herd 1321, amanationalsupermoto.com. The not just for cowboys, it’s for anyone who loves of approximately 1,300 buffalo into corrals. 5th Annual Sturgis Supermoto race, AMA- the Black Hills the way Badger Clark did! Volunteer crews will brand, sort, and vaccinate sanctioned event combines flat-out street the herd in preparation for the fall sale. racing right on Main Street with portions of dirt. rd 23 th This is a free event for spectators. Oktoberfest Express, Hill City, (605) 30 574-2222,1880train.com. Celebrate Oktoberfest Free National Park Day, Hills-wide, nps. th th on board the 1880 Train! Enjoy authentic gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm. Enjoy a day 15 & 16 seasonal beer paired with traditional German without entrance fees to Badlands National 27th Annual Deadwood Jam, Deadwood, foods and polka music. Park, Jewel Cave National Monument, Wind (800) 344-8826, deadwood.com. Rock, reggae rd Cave National Park or Devils Tower National and blues fill the Black Hills for two incredible 23 Monument. (Cave tour fees at Jewel Cave and days of outdoor concerts. Plus, enjoy food, Wild Harvest Fest, Spearfish, (605) 717-9294, Wind Cave still in effect.) West entertainment, and breathtaking views of visitspearfish.com. This festival allows farmers th the Black Hills. to sell locally grown produce & canned goods. 30 th It also features live entertainment, baked goods 9th Annual Great Downtown 16 contests, sidewalk sales, and street vendors. Pumpkin Festival, Rapid City, (605) 716- Wine Express, Hill City, (605) 574-2222, th th 7979, mainstreetsquarerc.com. The festival 1880train.com. Enjoy a memorable experience 28 - 30 will feature a pumpkin catapult, giant pumpkin on the 1880 Train during the annual “Wine Buffalo Roundup Arts Festival, Custer weigh-off, chef competition, the Regional Health Express,” featuring food courses served with State Park, (605) 255-4515, custerstatepark.com. and Scull Construction Kidz Zone, vendors, and regionally made wines, and local western At the Annual Buffalo Roundup Arts Festival, more! entertainment. up to 150 vendors will offer their fine wares th th including many SD-made products. 30 16 14th Annual Fall Festival & Car Show, th th th 11 Annual Shine & Show/Fall 28 - 30 Edgemont, (605) 662-5900,edgemont.info. The Festival, Newcastle, WY, (307) 746-2739, Oktoberfest, Deadwood, (605) 578-1876, Fall Festival offers car, motorcycle and hot rod newcastlewyo.com. Enjoy food & craft vendors, deadwood.com. Enjoy live German music, shows, hay rides, ATV and horseback poker games, 50s & 60s music, door prizes, and a car the annual Tour de Oktoberfest, free food, and runs, 50s music, quilt and craft shows, antique show in Dow Park. Prizes awarded to top four dancing. Bring the whole family and join in the equipment show, and a dance. People’s Choice cars. fun with the now famous “Wiener Dog Races” Black Hills & Badlands Tourism Association 1851 Discovery Circle Rapid City, SD 57701 Visitor Information: (605) 355-3700 or blackhillsbadlands.com st Mountain Grand requires tickets. 1 Autumn Volksmarch, Crazy Horse 13th - 15th Memorial, (605) 673-4681, crazyhorsememorial. SD Rodeo Association Finals, Rapid City, org. Join in for the autumn hike to the arm of (605) 466-2341, sdrodeo.com. Top state rodeo Crazy Horse and enjoy all of the fall festivities athletes compete for championship year-end of the Black Hills. $3/person AVA fee for 10K titles at the Central States Fairgrounds. round-trip hike. A donation of 3 cans of food per person to the KOTA Care & Share food drive is th th appreciated. 13 - 14 th nd th th 20 - 22 6 - 8 th th 31st Annual Black Hills Powwow, Rapid 27 - 29 Haunting of Keystone, Keystone, (605) City, (605) 341-0925, blackhillspowwow.com. 666-4847, hauntedkeystone.com. Get ready Experience the proud heritage and majestic to be spooked at this multi-event haunted pageantry of Native American dancers and house! Enter the mine, haunted forest, and old drum groups as the Lakota, Nakota, and Dakota schoolhouse at your own risk, but be prepared nations gather for this annual celebration. Held for a ghostly good time. at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, come and see the grand entrance, drum groups, and dance competitions! 27th & 28th th 20th Annual Halloween Night 7 Hike, Custer State Park, (605) 255-4464, An Evening with President Thomas custerstatepark.com. From the Peter Norbeck Jefferson, Mt. Rushmore National Memorial, Visitor Center, participants hike a paved (605) 341-8883, mountrushmoresociety.com. path along a “creepy” route with costumed This annual fundraising event includes a social, characters along the way. Hikes begin every 15 dinner, and educational program beginning at minutes from 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Reservations 5 p.m. in the Carver’s Cafe. for the hike are required. th 7 th ••• OCTOBER 2017 ••• 7th Annual Bierbörse, Rapid City, (605) 27th & 28 Deadweird, Deadwood, (605) 578-1876, 716-7979, mainstreetsquarerc.com. The deadwood.com. Make plans for the 5th annual event features a microbrew tasting, beer stock Monster Ball on Friday with a live band, exchange, homebrew sampling, polka music, dancing, and prizes; and the annual Costume and more. All ages are welcome and IDs are Contest with more than $8,000 in cash and required to consume alcohol. prizes for the best costumes on Saturday. Both th events are FREE, so come in costume or just 9 come to watch - it is quite the sight! Must be 21 Native American Day Celebration, to participate. Crazy Horse Memorial, (605) 673-4681, crazyhorsememorial.org. Native American Day is celebrated at Crazy Horse Memorial with a 28th Scare in the Square, Rapid City, (605) free public program featuring Native American 716-7979, mainstreetsquarerc.com. Downtown singers and dancers and hands-on activities Rapid City will celebrate Halloween on Sat, for children are offered in the visitor complex.