• Learn (and love) lacrosse.* The Sioux Falls Family YMCA's Lacrosse Summer Sixes kicks off next week, and there's still time to register your K-12 boys and girls to participate in this fast-paced 5v5 lacrosse league. The season runs Aug. 5 through Sept. 28, with practices during the week and games on weekends. Gear rental and starter sets are also available. Learn more and get signed up here.
  • It's a sign.* Stein Sign Display is a third-generation, family-owned sign company that has been serving the region since 1952 and recently expanded with a new location in Sioux Falls. Stein Sign Display is a full-service sign company that provides end-to-end solutions—including design, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance—for clients across eastern South Dakota and surrounding areas.
    • The company serves businesses of all sizes and industries. Whether you're launching a new business, refreshing your brand, or maintaining your existing signage, Stein Sign Display is a trusted partner dedicated to helping you stand out. Learn more here.
  • Bye bye branches. The city has opened up two branch and tree drop-off sites for residents to use after the storms that have been rolling through town. You can drop off trees and branches at either Chambers Street near the city's Household Hazardous Waste Facility (1015 E. Chambers St.) or just south of the fairgrounds on Lyon Boulevard (200 Lyon Blvd.) These two sites will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays through Aug. 17.
  • The bands are back downtown. The annual Festival of Bands will take place Saturday, Oct. 4 along Phillips Avenue. It's the first time the festival has been downtown since it moved to Covell Lake in 2019, and the hope is that if it goes well, it'll be back downtown for the long-term. The festival features marching bands from five Sioux Falls high schools – Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Jefferson and O'Gorman. Those bands have the Sioux Falls Arts Commission to thank for the move back downtown. The group advocated for bringing the event back to the location where it originated 38 years ago.
    • "Not only will this be a wonderful performing arts event for our community to enjoy the sights and sounds, but we’re also working closely with Downtown Sioux Falls to maximize the economic impact as well," said Arts Commissioner Michael Hart, who also marched in the Festival of Bands on Phillips Avenue in his youth. "As I think about all the visiting bands coming to Sioux Falls, I’m so excited to share the vibrancy of our city with them."