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Black Hills Events Calendar 2010

May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December


Events planned in the Black Hills for the Spring, Summer, and Fall of 201

Custer and vicinity

Hill City-12 miles/15 minutes, 

Hot Springs-30miles/45 minutes, 

Deadwood-55 miles/1 hour

 

Black Hills Events

March

Deadwood - St. Patrick's Day Weekend
March 14 & 17

Black Hills Events

April

 

Black Hills Events

MAY

May 3
Korczak Day - Crazy Horse
Anniversary of sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski's 1947 arrival in the Black Hills to accept Lakota Leader's invitation to carve Crazy Horse Memorial.
www.crazyhorsememorial.org

May 21-23
Custer State Park Visitor Appreciation Open House
Free entrance, free fishing, special events, prizes.
www.sdgfp.info/Parks/Regions/Custer/

May 22-Sept 30
Custer State Park Seasonal Volksmarch
www.sdgfp.info/Parks/Regions/Custer/

May 24 – Sept 25
6th Annual Custer Stampede - Custer City
A community wide bison art event featuring colorful life-size buffalo lining the streets of Custer City and other bison art hosted by Custer City businesses.
www.custerstampede.com

May 29-31
Crazy Horse Memorial Day Open House
Free to residents of SD, MT, ND, NE and WY. Booths featuring guest artists, crafts
people in Indian museum and cultural center.
www.crazyhorsememorial.org

Black Hills Events

JUNE

 

June 3
Dedication Anniversaries - Crazy Horse
Anniversary of 1948 dedication of the memorial and first mountain blast.
Anniversary of the unveiling of the face of Crazy Horse.
www.crazyhorsememorial.org

June 3-Aug 26
Crazy Horse Performance & Lecture Series
Free weekly programs each Thursday at 6 pm
www.crazyhorsememorial.org

June 5
National Trails Day - Custer State Park
Several guided hikes are offered throughout the park.
www.sdgfp.info/Parks/Regions/Custer/

June 5-6
Crazy Horse Volksmarch
www.crazyhorsememorial.org

June 10-13
Black Hills Overdrive Car Rally - Black Hills
Come drive the Hills in your antique or classic car.
www.bhoverdrive.com

June 18-20
Crazy Horse Stampede Rodeo
Annual Great Plains Indian Rodeo Assoc. & PRCA rodeo events. Native American/Western arts & crafts show-sale, fashion show-sale.
www.crazyhorsememorial.org

Deadwood - Wild Bill Days
June 18-19

June 26
Crazy Horse Night Blast
Anniversary of the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
www.crazyhorsememorial.org

 

Black Hills Events

JULY

July 2-4
Old Time Country Fair - Custer City
Sponsored by the 1881 Courthouse Museum, featuring arts and crafts fair, entertainment, old fashion fun.
www.1881courthousemuseum.com

Mount Rushmore National MonumentJuly 3-4     Mount Rushmore Independence Day Celebration. Entertainment, programs and patriotic music July 3-4. Held at Mount Rushmore National Memorial. (605-574-2523)

www.nps.gov/moru

 

July 4
Custer Fireworks - Pageant Hill - Custer City
Best fireworks in the Hills taking place at dusk (south 8th street)
www.custersd.com

July 4
Independence Day Blast at Crazy Horse Memorial
www.crazyhorse.org

July 23-25
Gold Discovery Days - Custer City
Annual event featuring arts & craft festival, children's events, parade, car show,
fun run, volleyball tournament, and hot air balloon rally
.
www.golddiscoverydays.com


 

July 27-31
Days of '76 in Deadwood
http://www.deadwood.org

 

Black Hills Events

AUGUST

Aug 6-14
Custer Cruisin - Custer City
Custer's motorcycle rally with emphasis on riding the Hills from here.
www.custercruisin.com

August 7
Annual Annalee's Memorial 10K run - Custer City

Aug 9-15
70th Annual Sturgis Rally & Races
: South Dakota's biggest event, hundreds of thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts arrive for a week of fun in the Black Hills. (605-720-0800)
www.sturgismotorcyclerally.com

 

August 20-21
Crazy Days - Custer City
Crazy FUN
www.custersd.com

August 26-29
Deadwood - Kool Deadwood Nites
 in Deadwood: Blast to the past, enjoy vintage cars & music.  (1-800-999-1876)
www.deadwood.org/DeadwoodEvents/KoolDeadwoodNites  

Black Hills Events

SEPTEMBER

 

September 4-6
Crazy Horse Labor Day Open House
Free to residents of SD, MT, ND, NE and WY. Booths featuring guest artists, crafts
people in Indian museum and cultural center.
www.crazyhorsememorial.org

September 6
Crazy Horse Night Blast
Observance of dual anniversaries - 1877 death of Crazy Horse and 1908 birth
sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski
www.crazyhorsememorial.org

September 17-18
Deadwood - Deadwood Jam
 

September 17-19
Mickelson Trail Trek - George S. Mickelson trail of the Black Hills
3-day bike ride over the historic Burlington Northern rail line, now an incredibly
beautiful 109 mile trail.
www.mickelsontrail.com

September 24 & 25
Buffalo Art Auction - Custer City

www.custerstampede.com

September 25-27
Buffalo Roundup & Arts Festival - Custer State Park
Arts and crafts festival with all-day entertainment. Custer State Park Roundup of the Custer State Park buffalo herd.
www.sdgfp.info/Parks/Regions/Custer/

September 26
Annual Chili Cook-off - Custer State Park
Competitors brew up their secret buffalo meat chili recipes
www.custersd.com

2005 Buffalo Roundup in Custer State Park, Black Hills of South Dakota

Black Hills Events

OCTOBER

 
Deadwood - Oktoberfest
October October 1-2

October 11
Native American Days - Crazy Horse
Activities of youth, program honoring 5th annual Teacher of the Year and blast on the mountain
www.crazyhorsememorial.org

October 20
Korczak Remembrance Day - Crazy Horse
(1908-1982)
www.crazyhorsememorial.org

October 29-30
Custer State Park Halloween Night Hike
Meet costumed characters along a two-mile guided hike.
www.sdgfp.info/Parks/Regions/Custer/

October 30
1881 Courthouse Museum Haunting & Carnival - Custer City
The 1881 Courthouse Museum becomes haunted and the shops host Trick-Or -Treaters.
www.1881courthousemuseum.com

October 30
Custer City Merchants Trick or Treat
www.custersd.com

Deadwood - Deadweird
October 30

 

Black Hills Events

NOVEMBER

November 20
Buffalo Auction - Custer State Park
Live sale of the Park's surplus buffalo.
www.sdgfp.info/Parks/Regions/Custer/


Black Hills Events

DECEMBER

December 4
Star of the Hills Light Parade - Custer City
Floats light up the night and shops stay open late for the holiday shopping.
www.custersd.com

December 4
1881 Courthouse Museum Christmas Festival - Custer City

www.1881courthousemuseum.com
 

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