Walk around downtown.* Downtown Sioux Falls, Inc. is hosting its next Open Streets event Friday evening and opening up a block of Phillips Avenue just for pedestrians. This month's Open Streets theme is "Red, White and Downtown," and between 6th and 7th Street you'll find live music, food trucks, face painting, kittens, family games, free watermelon and more. Get the details here.
Celebrate the Fourth. There's a lot of ways to celebrate Independence Day in the city this weekend – including a free lunch downtown, a cornhole tournament, free pool admission and a performance from the municipal band. And while there's no parade in Sioux Falls this year, we're only a short drive from Lennox, where there's a huge one.
Celebrate plastic-free July. The folks at Terra Shepherd are making it easy for you to make sustainable swaps this plastic-free July with their Refill Happy Hour event Wednesday evening. You can get discounts on bulk refill items, gifts with purchase and mocktails in shop. More details here.
Chuck some watermelons. Bring your watermelons to Tuthill Park and roll them down the hill starting at 1 p.m. Saturday. There will be prizes for the watermelons that roll the farthest and shortest. Details here.
To see, or not to see. See, obviously. This week kicks off Bare Bodkins' performance of Hamlet at the Queen Bee Mill ruins in Falls Park. The show runs starting at 7 p.m. July 2-3, 5-6, and 10-13. It's free to attend, you'll just want to bring a blanket or lawn chairs to sit on. Details here.