Community Calendar

The Center’s Monthly Evening All-You-Can-Eat Meal

Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm at The Center
900 Whiting Dr
Yankton, SD

The Center offers an All-You-Can-Eat evening meal every first Wednesday of the month. Check out our menu at thecenteryankton.net to see what we are serving. Meals are open to all ages of the public 4-6 pm for a suggested $6 donation. Please RSVP 665-1055.

An Evening with Rachel Barton Pine, Antonio Stradivari, and Jacob Stainer

Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm at Aalfs Auditorium inside Slagle Hall (USD Campus)
E. Clark St. (next to music museum)
Vermillion, South Dakota 57069

The National Music Museum presents an extraordinary evening with world-renowned violinist Rachel Barton Pine on Wednesday, December 3, at 7:00 p.m. in Vermillion, SD.

Hear Pine perform on two of the museum’s most treasured instruments: the 1668 Jacob Stainer violin—not played publicly since it arrived at the NMM in 1989—and the 1693 ‘Harrison’ Stradivari, last heard in 2003. The concert will also debut the 2025 ‘Harrison’ Strad 2.0, a faithful replica created by leading violin-making schools.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear history brought to life, as centuries-old craftsmanship meets world-class artistry.

For more information, visit our website here.

Mead Museum Hall of Trees

Thursday, December 4th 2025 - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm at Mead Museum
82 Mickelson Drive
Yankton, South Dakota 57078

The 8th Annual Mead Museum Hall of Trees will feature 80 Christmas trees, uniquely decorated by area businesses and organizations.

The public is invited to enjoy 80 beautifully, uniquely decorated Christmas trees on all three floors of the Mead Museum in Yankton South Dakota. Community businesses and organizations join together for this special tradition. Visitors can vote for their favorite tree, enjoy free hot cocoa and coffee  – and kids will enjoy a scavenger hunt. This year’s foyer theme is 1950s Red Carpet Christmas by LilyCrest  – Framing, Décor & Gifts Gallery of Downtown Yankton.

Santa visits on Sundays in December (7th, 14th and 21st). From 2-4pm.

Experience Friday Night Lights – see the trees, enjoy live music and other special details until 8 PM.

Open daily Nov 28-Dec 31 (closed Dec 25th)

Weekdays 10am-5pm and Fridays open until 8pm. Weekends 1-5pm.

Members and kids are free. $10 admission for adults and $8 for 65+.

All the details at www.meadbuilding.org/HallOfTrees.

Mead Museum Hall of Trees

Friday, December 5th 2025 - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm at Mead Museum
82 Mickelson Drive
Yankton, South Dakota 57078

The 8th Annual Mead Museum Hall of Trees will feature 80 Christmas trees, uniquely decorated by area businesses and organizations.

The public is invited to enjoy 80 beautifully, uniquely decorated Christmas trees on all three floors of the Mead Museum in Yankton South Dakota. Community businesses and organizations join together for this special tradition. Visitors can vote for their favorite tree, enjoy free hot cocoa and coffee  – and kids will enjoy a scavenger hunt. This year’s foyer theme is 1950s Red Carpet Christmas by LilyCrest  – Framing, Décor & Gifts Gallery of Downtown Yankton.

Santa visits on Sundays in December (7th, 14th and 21st). From 2-4pm.

Experience Friday Night Lights – see the trees, enjoy live music and other special details until 8 PM.

Open daily Nov 28-Dec 31 (closed Dec 25th)

Weekdays 10am-5pm and Fridays open until 8pm. Weekends 1-5pm.

Members and kids are free. $10 admission for adults and $8 for 65+.

All the details at www.meadbuilding.org/HallOfTrees.

NMM Live! | A Victorian Christmas with Curtis & Loretta

Friday, December 5th 2025 - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm at National Music Museum
414 E. Clark St
Vermillion, SD

Celebrate the season with an old-fashioned holiday concert as beloved folk duo Curtis Teague and Loretta Simonet present A Victorian Christmas. Performing in authentic Victorian costumes, the pair bring to life the warmth and charm of Christmases past with heartfelt vocal harmonies, classic holiday songs, and audience sing-alongs. Their program features a delightful array of traditional instruments—including folk harp, mandolin, mandocello, harmonica, and celeste, a rare 19th-century acoustic keyboard with a bell-like sound.

Based in the Twin Cities, Curtis & Loretta have been performing together professionally for more than 40 years, bringing joy and authenticity to audiences across the Midwest, East and West Coasts, and the South. Known for their sincerity, humor, and deep musicality, they have been featured at Minneapolis’ A Victorian Christmas and Folkways of the Holidaysat The Landing in Shakopee, and their holiday concerts are treasured by audiences of all ages.

The NMM Live! Series is made possible by the USD Student Government Association and the South Dakota Arts Council through the Department of Tourism, and the National Endowment for the Arts. This program is made possible by the Maud and Mary Adams Memorial Fund.

This performance will be livestreamed at https://www.nmmusd.org/nmm-live-video

St. John’s Lutheran Church Drive Thru LIVE Nativity

Friday, December 5th 2025 - 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm at St. John\\\’s Lutheran Church
55203 854th Rd
Pierce, Ne 68767

“Follow the Star” to St. John’s Lutheran Church 7th annual Drive Thru LIVE NATIVITY     Dec. 5th 5:30-8:30pm and Dec. 6th 4:00-8:30pm.   The little town of Bethlehem comes to life with LIVE animals and congregation members playing the parts of the Nativity scene.  St. John’s is located 2 miles east of Pierce on Hiway 98.  This year we focus on Joseph’s Journey to Bethlehem.   Look for the signs east of Pierce along Hiway 98 and Hiway 81 that will lead you into the church campus, also known as “Bethlehem”.  Please use the west entrance off the Hiway.   As you enter “Bethlehem”, the Christmas story will be told via radio…just tune your car radio to 88.9 fm.  Bring your family and friends to this event so that all may be reminded of the real reason for the season!

St. John’s Lutheran Church in rural Pierce

LIVE NATIVITY

December 5th from 5:30-8:30

December  6th  from 4:00-8:30

Mead Museum Hall of Trees

Saturday, December 6th 2025 - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm at Mead Museum
82 Mickelson Drive
Yankton, South Dakota 57078

The 8th Annual Mead Museum Hall of Trees will feature 80 Christmas trees, uniquely decorated by area businesses and organizations.

The public is invited to enjoy 80 beautifully, uniquely decorated Christmas trees on all three floors of the Mead Museum in Yankton South Dakota. Community businesses and organizations join together for this special tradition. Visitors can vote for their favorite tree, enjoy free hot cocoa and coffee  – and kids will enjoy a scavenger hunt. This year’s foyer theme is 1950s Red Carpet Christmas by LilyCrest  – Framing, Décor & Gifts Gallery of Downtown Yankton.

Santa visits on Sundays in December (7th, 14th and 21st). From 2-4pm.

Experience Friday Night Lights – see the trees, enjoy live music and other special details until 8 PM.

Open daily Nov 28-Dec 31 (closed Dec 25th)

Weekdays 10am-5pm and Fridays open until 8pm. Weekends 1-5pm.

Members and kids are free. $10 admission for adults and $8 for 65+.

All the details at www.meadbuilding.org/HallOfTrees.

NMM Discovery Saturday

Saturday, December 6th 2025 - 10:30 am - 11:30 am at National Music Museum
414 E. Clark St
Vermillion, SD

Jam with us at the National Music Museum! Bring your little ones to Music Storytime on the first Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. for fun, music-filled storytelling led by Museum Educator Anna Van Kley. Designed for ages 3–6, this free monthly program invites children to explore rhythm, melody, and imagination—sponsored by the M.A. Martin Everist Foundation.

12th Annual Old Fashioned Christmas Worship Service

Saturday, December 6th 2025 - 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, rural Menno, SD – corner of 431 Ave. & Stone Church Road
29219 431 Ave.
MENNO, SD 57045

All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast

Sunday, December 7th 2025 - 8:30 am - 12:00 pm

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The public is invited to an all you can eat Pancake breakfast from 8:30A-12N hosted by the Sioux Falls American Legion Post 15 located at 1600 West Russell in Sioux Falls.  Age 11 and up is $8; age 10 and under is $2.

This is hosted the 1st Sunday of each month.